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Birmingham’s Southtown development moves forward with planned hotel, offices, retail Updated 12:37 PM; Today 11:54 AM Children play kickball in the Southtown housing community, with St. Vincent s Hospital in the background. (Birmingham News File Photo/Linda Stelter)bn Facebook Share Southtown, the public housing community sitting on 26 acres of high-demand property behind a painted wall on University Boulevard between St. Vincent’s Hospital and the UAB campus, is finally ready for its makeover. The Birmingham City Council voted on Tuesday to re-zone the Southtown Court public housing campus from multiple dwelling to mixed-use. That will make way for a mix of residential development, hotel and office space, parking garages and retail space on the opposite side of Red Mountain Expressway from St. Vincent’s Hospital. ....