By Chase Holmes, News Reporter
TRUSSVILLE — A new short-term rental business is coming to downtown Trussville.
Main Street Flats has been approved to remodel the Elite Jewelers building located at 235 Main Street across Gadsden Highway from Marco’s pizza.
Matthew Gregory, a 10-year resident of Trussville, said he is proud to have been given the opportunity to bring this unique concept to Trussville.
“I’m very excited. We have about 15 other short term rentals and they are all in these multi-family building settings. We’re not the ones who go into residential settings,” Gregory said. “Trussville giving us the opportunity to do this is a great thing. Not everybody loves the hotel lodging and you have a large group of people who do AirBnBs and stay there. We always try and make sure our properties are nice.”
The proximity to the Trussville Entertainment District made the former Elite Jewelers building a prime target for Main Street Flats.
“We love that it is in the parking lot of the Trussville Entertainment District. People can go to the bars and get a drink and something to eat and have fun,” Gregory said.
Main Streets Flats will have four two-bedroom, two bath suites and four one-bedroom, one bath flats. Each one will have a kitchen and pull out couches for extra sleeping space.
Things are moving along to begin the remodeling process. Gregory said they are almost ready to get started.
“We’re gonna go and get an application for the demo permit today and start on the demo in the next week or two,” he said. “We should be starting construction in the next two to four weeks. The full project will take six to eight months.”
Gregory said that anyone that wants to get an idea of what Main Street Flats will look like can check out some of his other short-term rental properties in Birmingham. 216 Lofts can be viewed by going to 216lofts.com. His other Birmingham building, Rushton Suites, can be viewed at rushtonsuites.com.