Longtime Birmingham complex falls to make way for new community

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Demolition begins on the Southtown Court Apartments in Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)Director of strategic communications for HABD Antwan Harris speaks to the media as demolition begins on the Southtown Court Apartments in Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)Director of real estate for HABD Jennifer Brown speaks to the media as demolition begins on the Southtown Court Apartments in Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)Jefferson County district 2 commissioner Shelia Tyson speaks to the media as demolition begins on the Southtown Court Apartments in Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)Demolition begins on the Southtown Court Apartments in Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)Demolition begins on the Southtown Court Apartments in Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)Demolition begins on the Southtown Court Apartments in Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)Demolition begins on the Southtown Court Apartments in Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)Demolition begins on the Southtown Court Apartments in Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)Demolition begins on the Southtown Court Apartments in Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)Demolition begins on the Southtown Court Apartments in Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)Demolition begins on the Southtown Court Apartments in Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)Construction manager for HABD James Hawkins holds up a brick from the Southtown Court Apartments site as demolition begins in Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)Demolition begins on the Southtown Court Apartments in Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)Demolition begins on the Southtown Court Apartments in Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)Demolition begins on the Southtown Court Apartments in Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)Demolition begins on the Southtown Court Apartments in Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)Demolition begins on the Southtown Court Apartments in Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)Demolition begins on the Southtown Court Apartments in Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)Demolition begins on the Southtown Court Apartments in Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)Demolition begins on the Southtown Court Apartments in Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)Demolition begins on the Southtown Court Apartments in Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Crew members doused debris with water to control dust as mechanical claws grabbed chucks of brick and steel and tossed them to the ground.

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