The site of the Western Supermarket location in Birmingham that for decades was known as the “Weird Western” for attracting an avant-garde, around-the-clock grocery clientele will soon become an apartment, retail and office complex.

The Birmingham City Council voted Tuesday to approve re-zoning of the site at 2230 Highland Ave. South for mixed-use development.

The complex will feature 272 apartment units, and 10,000 square feet of retail and office space, to be developed by 22nd Street Partners on 2230 Highland Ave. South, 2174 11th Court South and 1128 22nd St. South.

Western Supermarkets discontinued operations in 2019. The Western Supermarket on Highland Avenue was famous for being open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, making it a go-to for midnight grocery shoppers and those leaving bars or hospital graveyard shifts who needed to pick up essentials in the middle of the night.