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316 18th Street North (formerly addressed 316-318 18th Street North) is a two-story, 9,000 square-foot commercial building on Block 71, on the west side of 18th Street North, adjoining Eddie Kendrick Memorial Park. It was constructed either around 1900 or in the early 1920s.
In the 1930s the building housed the local offices of the Chicago Defender newspaper, a Durham Woolen Mills store, and the Equator Pool Room on the ground floor, while Tom Hayes' Rush Hotel occupied the second floor.
The structural frame of the building was compromised in later years with the removal of interior walls.
Redmont R&D purchased the building in 2016 for $390,000 and worked with Joseph McClure Commercial Real Estate to redevelop it for their offices and laboratory and for a ground floor retail tenant. Hendon + Huckestein Architects provided design services for the $1.5 million project, along with LCS Designs interior designers.
As part of the redevelopment, a temporary greenhouse was placed on the roof to raise fruits and vegetables for the first tenant, Fresh Squeeze juice bar.
References
- Poe, Kelly (August 28, 2017) "Historic building on 18th Street to be redeveloped into juice bar, private lab." The Birmingham News