2600 Highland
2600 Highland Avenue is a proposed 41-unit, 11-story, $19 million condominium tower at the corner of Highland Avenue and Niazuma Avenue in the Highland Park neighborhood of Birmingham.
The project's developer is a partnership operating as 2600 Highland LLC. Partners include Ingram Tynes, Phil Mulkey, and Scott Hinkle. The design is principally the work of SGN+A Architects of Atlanta with input from Krumdieck Design and the Garrison Barett Group. Golden Construction is the general contractor, with this their largest project to date.
The project is proposed for the site of the Otto Marx residence, a historic mansion which had been converted for use as the Mary Lewis Convalescent Center. Hinkle purchased the property from UAB in 2003 for $820,000. Based on the architectural renderings and plans - which incorporate stylistic references to the design of the Marx residence, permission to proceed with demolition was granted by the Birmingham Design Review Committee on March 1, 2005.
The design creates an 11-story wall along Highland and Niazuma with a grand lobby accessed from a raised terrace at the corner. A spa and fitness center will be located adjacent to the lobby on the ground floor. A 3-story parking deck is planned for the rear of the site with a garden terrace and swimming pool.
The 41 one- to three-bedroom units, ranging from 1,200 to 2,400 square feet with 10-foot ceilings, are being marketed by Ingram and Associates in the range of $300,000 to $850,000.
After a year of no visible progress following the demolition of the Marx residence, construction began on September 21, 2006. At that time, approximately one third of the units were reported to have been reserved. In August 2007 it was reported that 18 of 41 (44%) had been sold. Completion of the project is expected in April 2008.
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References
- Tomberlin, Michael (March 1, 2006) "Highland condo aims to both blend in, stand out". Birmingham News.
- "Work on eight-story condo project to start." (September 14, 2006) Birmingham News.
- Cooper, Lauren B. (August 21, 2007) "Highland Avenue condo project gets 'topped off' Friday." Birmingham Business Journal.