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'''Beaconview Apartments''' is a 250-unit apartment complex located at 1257 [[Beacon Parkway East]]. | [[File:1965 Beaconview Apartments ad.jpg|right|thumb|360px]] | ||
'''HighPointe Apartments''', formerly '''Beaconview Apartments''' is a 250-unit apartment complex located at 1257 [[Beacon Parkway East]]. The complex opened in early [[1965]] offering 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom units with extra baths, fireplaces, and wet bars, as well as access to a clubhouse, tennis courts, and swimming pool. The complex was given its present name between [[2008]] and [[2011]]. | |||
On [[May 5]], [[2010]] Marqualius | On [[May 5]], [[2010]] Marqualius Harris, 18, was found [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2010|shot to death]] after a gunfight in a breezeway at the complex that left two others wounded. The shooter was found to have been acting in self defense. A [[September 19]] fire claimed three more lives and destroyed 10 units in one building in the complex. On [[June 11]], [[2022]] 24 year-old Frankie McDonald was [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2022|shot to death]] at the complex. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* Stewart, Sherrel (September 19, 2010) "Three die in morning fire at Beaconview Apartments." | * Stewart, Sherrel (September 19, 2010) "Three die in morning fire at Beaconview Apartments." {{BN}} | ||
[[Category:Apartment buildings]] | [[Category:Southside apartments]] | ||
[[Category:Apartment complexes]] | |||
[[Category:1965 buildings]] | |||
[[Category:1965 establishments]] | |||
[[Category:Beacon Parkway East]] | [[Category:Beacon Parkway East]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:08, 14 June 2022
HighPointe Apartments, formerly Beaconview Apartments is a 250-unit apartment complex located at 1257 Beacon Parkway East. The complex opened in early 1965 offering 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom units with extra baths, fireplaces, and wet bars, as well as access to a clubhouse, tennis courts, and swimming pool. The complex was given its present name between 2008 and 2011.
On May 5, 2010 Marqualius Harris, 18, was found shot to death after a gunfight in a breezeway at the complex that left two others wounded. The shooter was found to have been acting in self defense. A September 19 fire claimed three more lives and destroyed 10 units in one building in the complex. On June 11, 2022 24 year-old Frankie McDonald was shot to death at the complex.
References
- Stewart, Sherrel (September 19, 2010) "Three die in morning fire at Beaconview Apartments." The Birmingham News