What’s next for the Riverchase Galleria?

Once Alabama’s premier retail destination, the Hoover shopping center is looking to stop a trend over the last decade of diminishing foot traffic, fewer retail tenants, and reduced revenue.

On Monday, the Hoover City Council got a peek at the results of a six-month feasibility study, which recommended a $240 million revamp which would demolish some big box anchor space, replacing it with apartments, single-floor retail and a performing arts center with up to 1,200 seats.

“There’s an opportunity to do something here that’s pretty neat,” said Steve Haemmerle, an executive vice president with Hunden Partners, the consultants who crafted the plan.

But the proposed fix will take more than just money.

As Haemmerle mentioned, the City of Hoover does

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