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This article is about the assisted-living facility. For the apartments, see Highland Manor Apartments.

Highland Manor in February 2006

Highland Manor is a 15-story assisted-living apartment tower located at 2040 Highland Avenue on the corner of 21st Street South.

The building was constructed in 1961 as the Colony Motor Hotel, later rebranded as a Sheraton Motor Inn.

The apartment building was repainted in 2006 and remodeled inside and out in 2017.

Edgemon, Erin (December 1, 2016) "High-rise apartment complex in Birmingham's Southside to get facelift." The Birmingham News

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 '''Highland Manor''' is a 15-story assisted-living apartment tower located at 2040 [[Highland Avenue]] on the corner of [[21st Street South]].
-The building was constructed in [[1961]] as the 208-room '''Colony Motor Hotel''', later remodeled with 196 rooms and rebranded as a '''Sheraton Motor Inn''' after it was acquired by the Dextra Corporation in the mid 1960s.
+The building was constructed in [[1961]] as the [[Colony Motor Hotel]], later rebranded as a [[Colony Motor Hotel|Sheraton Motor Inn]].
-[[Image:Top of 21 logo.jpg|left|75px]]
-When it was operated as a hotel, under the management of Mrs [[M. Michelli]], the building boasted flexible meeting rooms on the second floor, nightly dancing in the "Cloud Room" and a penthouse restaurant, the '''Guv'nor's Grill'''. The restaurant was later called '''Top of 21'''.
 The apartment building was repainted in [[2006]] and remodeled inside and out in [[2017]].
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 ==External links==
 * [http://www.emporis.com/building/highlandmanor-birmingham-al-usa Highland Manor] on Emporis.com
 [[Category:Southside apartments]]
 [[Category:1961 buildings]]
-[[Category:Former hotels]]
 [[Category:15-story buildings]]
 [[Category:Highland Avenue]]
 [[Category:21st Street South]]