2101 6th Avenue

'2101 6th Avenue, formerly Colonial Plaza, is a 12-story, 170,660 square-foot office building located at 2101 6th Avenue North, at the corner of Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard North. It was constructed in 1982 for the Alabama Gas Corporation, and was acquired by Colonial Properties Trust as its headquarters building in 1984.

The precast concrete-clad building diagonally straddles an enclosed 396-space parking deck. It was renovated extensively in 1999.

The building was acquired by DRA Advisors of New York City for $23.8 million in June 2007. They sold the building to a New Jersey-based investor in December 2020 for $8.2 million.

Tenants

• Spire, former location of Alabama Gas Corporation
• Suite 700: former location of Gorham & Waldrep (–2005), Vines & Waldrep (2005–), Southwestern Athletic Conference (–2020)
• Suite 725: Willis Towers Watson risk management consultants and brokers
• Suite 750: former location of Colonial Properties Trust (1984–2013)
• Suite 1125: Aldridge Pite LLP, former location of Butler Snow LLP
• Suite 1175: Wilbron Inc., public relations (–2023)

References

• Van der Bijl, Hanno (December 28, 2020) "Colonial Plaza downtown sells for $8.2M." Birmingham Business Journal