Thriving mall turned ghost town: What's next for Brookwood Village

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CONTINUING TO INVESTIGATE THIS CASE. WELL, BROOKWOOD VILLAGE, A ONCE THRIVING EPICENTER OF FAMILY FUN, IS NOW ALMOST EMPTY. YEAH, ONE BY ONE, BUSINESSES HAVE LEFT THE SHOPPING CENTER. WE DO WANT TO GET OUT TO WVTM 13 S BRYCE OSELEN. HE IS OUTSIDE OF BROOKWOOD VILLAGE RIGHT NOW. BRYCE, WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE OLD MALL? GOOD MORNING. WELL, THAT IS STILL UP FOR DEBATE. HOWEVER, A MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE TODAY TO DECIDE THE FUTURE OF THIS SPACE. BROOKWOOD VILLAGE FIRST OPENED IN THE 70S. IT USED TO BE KNOWN AS BROOKWOOD MALL. IT SITS RIGHT BETWEEN TWO MAJOR HIGHWAYS, 280 AND 31. OFF RAMPS ARE JUST YARDS AWAY FROM IT. SHADES CREEK RUNS THROUGH THE PROPERTY. THE PATIO SPACE OVERLOOKING THE CREEK, NOW EMPTY AND WORN DOWN. THE ONCE THRIVING SHOPPING MALL, NOW ALMOST EXTINCT. LOCAL RESIDENTS SAY THEY’RE ALSO WAITING TO SEE WHAT’S NEXT FOR BROOKWOOD. THEY REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO BECOME PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. THEY WANT SOMETHING HERE. SOMETHING POSITIVE. I THINK IT’S A FANTASTIC SPOT IN TOWN, AND THE FACT THAT IT’S EMPTY DOES JUST SEEM LIKE A WASTE OF SPACE. NOW THERE IS A PROPOSAL ON THE TABLE TO TURN THE BELK SHOPPING CENTER INTO AN ANDREWS SPORTS MEDICINE FACILITY. THE CITY OF HOMEWOOD WILL VOTE TO COME INTO AN AGREEMENT TODAY WITH THE CITY OF MOUNTAIN BROOK. THIS AGREEMENT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT BOTH CITIES WILL WORK TOGETHER TO REVAMP THIS SPACE. THAT MEETING IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE TODAY AT 6 P.M. LIVE IN HOMEWOOD. BRYC

Brookwood Village was once a thriving epicenter of family fun but is now almost empty.One by one, businesses have started to move out of the shopping center. The city of Homewood plans to vote on the mall’s future.Brookwood Village first opened in the 70s it used to be known as Brookwood Mall. It sits right between two major highways, 280 and 31 ramps are yards away. Shades Creek runs through the property. The patio space overlooking the creek is now empty and worn down.The once thriving shopping mall is now almost extinct. Residents say they're also waiting to see what next for Brookwood."They really want to know what is going to become part of our community, they want something here, something positive,” Jennifer Andress said."I think it's a fantastic spot in town, and the fact that it's empty seems like a waste of space,” Abby Brunson said.There is a proposal on the table to turn the Belk shopping center into an Andrew’s Sports Medicine facility. However, it’s still going through a lengthy process to get the final stamp of approval. Homewood City Council will vote to approve an agreement with Mountain Brook City officials.The agreement acknowledges that the two cities will have to work together on plans to revive and renovate Brookwood Village.

HOMEWOOD, Ala. —

Brookwood Village was once a thriving epicenter of family fun but is now almost empty.

Brookwood Village first opened in the 70s it used to be known as Brookwood Mall. It sits right between two major highways, 280 and 31 ramps are yards away. Shades Creek runs through the property. The patio space overlooking the creek is now empty and worn down.

The once thriving shopping mall is now almost extinct. Residents say they're also waiting to see what next for Brookwood.

"They really want to know what is going to become part of our community, they want something here, something positive,” Jennifer Andress said.

"I think it's a fantastic spot in town, and the fact that it's empty seems like a waste of space,” Abby Brunson said.

There is a proposal on the table to turn the Belk shopping center into an Andrew’s Sports Medicine facility. However, it’s still going through a lengthy process to get the final stamp of approval. Homewood City Council will vote to approve an agreement with Mountain Brook City officials.

The agreement acknowledges that the two cities will have to work together on plans to revive and renovate Brookwood Village.

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