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{{About|the downtown warehouse|retail building in Lakeview|Pheonix Building (Lakeview)}} | |||
[[Image:Phoenix lofts.jpg|thumb|right|325px|The Phoenix Lofts in 2009]] | [[Image:Phoenix lofts.jpg|thumb|right|325px|The Phoenix Lofts in 2009]] | ||
The '''Phoenix Lofts''' (formerly the '''Phoenix Building''') was originally built in [[1926]] as a large warehouse building on the site of a former horse carriage service on the northeast corner of [[17th Street North|17th Street]] and [[2nd Avenue North]]. | The '''Phoenix Lofts''' (formerly the '''Phoenix Building''') was originally built in [[1926]] as a large warehouse building on the site of a former horse carriage service on the northeast corner of [[17th Street North|17th Street]] and [[2nd Avenue North]]. | ||
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In the late 1940s, the [[Southern Bell Company]] signed a lease with the owners of the building which necessitated a major expansion. The deal is believed to have been the longest warehouse lease signed in the city. The building was extended over the site of the [[Jefferson Theater]], which was demolished in [[1946]]. | In the late 1940s, the [[Southern Bell Company]] signed a lease with the owners of the building which necessitated a major expansion. The deal is believed to have been the longest warehouse lease signed in the city. The building was extended over the site of the [[Jefferson Theater]], which was demolished in [[1946]]. | ||
When it reopened in [[1950]], the building contained 168,000 square feet of warehouse space on | When it reopened in [[1950]], the building contained 168,000 square feet of warehouse space on five floors, plus ground floor retail tenants. The brick and terra cotta facade grew to extend for a total of 340 feet of street frontage. A café occupied the corner at ground level. The [[Phoenix Bowling Center]] operated from 1706 2nd Avenue North. | ||
[[BellSouth]] remained a tenant until [[1987]], after which the building was left largely vacant. In [[2004]], Metropolitan LLC commenced a massive renovation of the Phoenix Building, creating 74 lofts with parking, and restoring the terra cotta facade to its original splendor. The project won a Preservation Award from the [[Birmingham Historical Society]], recognizing it as "Alabama's first mixed-income lofts." | [[BellSouth]] remained a tenant until [[1987]], after which the building was left largely vacant. In [[2004]], Metropolitan LLC commenced a massive renovation of the Phoenix Building, creating 74 lofts with parking, and restoring the terra cotta facade to its original splendor. The project won a Preservation Award from the [[Birmingham Historical Society]], recognizing it as "Alabama's first mixed-income lofts." | ||
Revision as of 22:40, 22 July 2010
- This article is about the downtown warehouse. For retail building in Lakeview, see Pheonix Building (Lakeview).
The Phoenix Lofts (formerly the Phoenix Building) was originally built in 1926 as a large warehouse building on the site of a former horse carriage service on the northeast corner of 17th Street and 2nd Avenue North.
In the late 1940s, the Southern Bell Company signed a lease with the owners of the building which necessitated a major expansion. The deal is believed to have been the longest warehouse lease signed in the city. The building was extended over the site of the Jefferson Theater, which was demolished in 1946.
When it reopened in 1950, the building contained 168,000 square feet of warehouse space on five floors, plus ground floor retail tenants. The brick and terra cotta facade grew to extend for a total of 340 feet of street frontage. A café occupied the corner at ground level. The Phoenix Bowling Center operated from 1706 2nd Avenue North.
BellSouth remained a tenant until 1987, after which the building was left largely vacant. In 2004, Metropolitan LLC commenced a massive renovation of the Phoenix Building, creating 74 lofts with parking, and restoring the terra cotta facade to its original splendor. The project won a Preservation Award from the Birmingham Historical Society, recognizing it as "Alabama's first mixed-income lofts."