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The '''12 Most Wanted''' was a list of prominent [[downtown Birmingham]] buildings in need of renovation created by [[Operation New Birmingham]] in [[2004]]. The list sparked interest in most of the properties.
The '''12 Most Wanted''' was a list of prominent [[downtown Birmingham]] buildings in need of renovation created by [[Operation New Birmingham]] in [[2004]]. The list sparked interest in most of the properties.


As of [[2011]] fewer than half had been renovated, due in part to the [[2008]]-[[2009|09]] [[Great Recession]]. By [[2016]] significant progress had been made with the notable exception of the [[Brown Marx Tower]].
As of [[2011]] fewer than half had been renovated, due in part to the [[2008]]-[[2009|09]] [[Great Recession]]. By [[2016]] significant progress had been made with the notable exception of the [[Brown Marx Tower]]. In [[2023]] financing was secured for its conversion to a dual-branded Marriott hotel property.


==The List==
==The List==
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# [[Blach's Building]], 1928 [[3rd Avenue North]] (renovated in [[2005]])
# [[Blach's Building]], 1928 [[3rd Avenue North]] (renovated in [[2005]])
# [[Roger's Trading Company Building]], 2500 [[1st Avenue North]] (renovated in [[2007]])
# [[Roger's Trading Company Building]], 2500 [[1st Avenue North]] (renovated in [[2007]])
# [[Jefferson Home Furniture building]], 1716 [[2nd Avenue North]] (planned renovation as Jefferson Lofts never realized, currently under redevelopment as self-storage)
# [[Jefferson Home Furniture building]], 1716 [[2nd Avenue North]] (planned renovation as Jefferson Lofts never realized, redeveloped in 2021 as self-storage facility Jefferson Storage)
# [[Brown Marx Tower]], 2001 [[1st Avenue North]] (condo project never realized)
# [[Brown Marx Tower]], 2001 [[1st Avenue North]] (condo project never realized)
# [[New Ideal Building]], 1801 [[2nd Avenue North]] (renovation plans on hold until next-door Pizitz Building project is underway)
# [[New Ideal Building]], 1801 [[2nd Avenue North]] (renovation plans on hold until next-door Pizitz Building project is underway)

Revision as of 21:56, 28 November 2023

The 12 Most Wanted was a list of prominent downtown Birmingham buildings in need of renovation created by Operation New Birmingham in 2004. The list sparked interest in most of the properties.

As of 2011 fewer than half had been renovated, due in part to the 2008-09 Great Recession. By 2016 significant progress had been made with the notable exception of the Brown Marx Tower. In 2023 financing was secured for its conversion to a dual-branded Marriott hotel property.

The List

  1. City Federal Building, 2026 2nd Avenue North (renovated as condominiums in 2005)
  2. Sears Building, 1500 1st Avenue North (renovated as Innovation Depot in 2007)
  3. Blach's Building, 1928 3rd Avenue North (renovated in 2005)
  4. Roger's Trading Company Building, 2500 1st Avenue North (renovated in 2007)
  5. Jefferson Home Furniture building, 1716 2nd Avenue North (planned renovation as Jefferson Lofts never realized, redeveloped in 2021 as self-storage facility Jefferson Storage)
  6. Brown Marx Tower, 2001 1st Avenue North (condo project never realized)
  7. New Ideal Building, 1801 2nd Avenue North (renovation plans on hold until next-door Pizitz Building project is underway)
  8. Cabana Hotel, 1631 1st Avenue North (planned renovation as Leer Tower was never financed, but converted to apartments as the Thomas Jefferson Tower in 2016)
  9. Red Cross Building, 2225 3rd Avenue North (apartment conversion completed in 2023)
  10. 1918 1st Avenue North, former Alagasco office building (eventually renovated as a Fairfield Inn in 2018, operated jointly with the Elyton Hotel)
  11. Pizitz Building, 1821 2nd Avenue North, (redeveloped as The Pizitz apartments, offices and food hall in 2016)
  12. Stonewall Building, 2308 4th Avenue North, (condo project put on hold in 2008, later projected as apartments)

References

  • Tomberlin, Michael (February 13, 2011) "Downtown dreams: Renovation slow for prominent buildings." Birmingham News