A $40 million, 17-story high rise apartment project is planned for Five Points South.

The Opus Group, a Rosemont, Illinois-based developer, is planning the project. Myefski Architects is the architect on the project.

The project will be located at 1001 20th Street, next to the former location of World of Beer and Magic City Brew. The project will require demolishing The Break Pool Hall.

Architect John Mysefski said the aesthetic is a modern with art deco accents. The facade will be made of four materials, the largest percentage of which will be glass.

The group plans to break ground later this year or early next year, with an estimated 18-month construction time.

The Birmingham Design Review approved plans for the building Wednesday morning. Plans presented Wednesday show there will be a total of 196 units. There will be 14 "efficiency" units, which are essentially just smaller studio units, 28 studio units, 14 one-bedroom apartments, 42 two-bedroom apartments, 14 three-bedroom apartments, and 84 four-bedroom apartments. Total, the apartments can accommodate 518 beds.

The building is planned to have a 2,116-square-foot lobby and 3,844 square feet of ground floor retail. The building will have an 3,555-square-foot amenity deck and a 2,010-square-foot gym. The idea behind the project is to have extensive amenity space to complement smaller units, a representative for the developer said Wednesday.

The top of the roof's elevation is 183 feet.

The building would require 221 parking spots, some of which would go on a lot catty-corner to the building along 10th Avenue South and Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard South. There's some parking on the building's first two levels. There is not yet a name for the building.

The Opus Group presented all of this information at Design Review. AL.com has reached out to the group for additional contact but did not receive an immediate response.