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'''University Tower''' was a proposed 15-story, medical-professional office building to be located on a 100 by 150 foot lot owned by [[J. Hamilton Perkins]]'s [[Southeastern Properties, Inc.]] at the southeast corner of [[21st Street South|21st Street]] and [[University Boulevard|8th Avenue South]] as part of the growing [[Birmingham Medical District|Medical District]] in [[Five Points South neighborhood|Five Points South]]. At the time of its announcement in March [[1960]], the tower was slated to be the first major office building constructed in Birmingham along with [[Two North Twentieth|Bank for Savings Building]] in 34-years.  
'''University Tower''' was a proposed 15-story, medical-professional office building to be located on a 100 by 150 foot lot owned by [[J. Hamilton Perkins]]'s [[Southeastern Properties, Inc.]] at the southeast corner of [[19th Street South|19th Street]] and [[University Boulevard|8th Avenue South]] as part of the growing [[Birmingham Medical District|Medical District]] in [[Five Points South neighborhood|Five Points South]]. At the time of its announcement in March [[1960]], the tower was slated to be the first major office building constructed in Birmingham along with [[Two North Twentieth|Bank for Savings Building]] in 34-years.  


The proposed $2.5 million building featured a strikingly modern design with porcelainized columns and spandrels. It further was to include interior parking, high-speed elevators, and street level retail.
The proposed $2.5 million building featured a strikingly modern design with porcelainized columns and spandrels. It further was to include interior parking, high-speed elevators, and street level retail.
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[[Category:Unbuilt proposals]]
[[Category:Unbuilt proposals]]
[[Category:21st Street South]]
[[Category:19th Street South]]
[[Category:University Avenue]]
[[Category:University Boulevard]]
[[Category:15-story buildings]]
[[Category:15-story buildings]]
[[Category:Birmingham Medical District]]
[[Category:Birmingham Medical District]]

Latest revision as of 09:55, 26 June 2022

University Tower was a proposed 15-story, medical-professional office building to be located on a 100 by 150 foot lot owned by J. Hamilton Perkins's Southeastern Properties, Inc. at the southeast corner of 19th Street and 8th Avenue South as part of the growing Medical District in Five Points South. At the time of its announcement in March 1960, the tower was slated to be the first major office building constructed in Birmingham along with Bank for Savings Building in 34-years.

The proposed $2.5 million building featured a strikingly modern design with porcelainized columns and spandrels. It further was to include interior parking, high-speed elevators, and street level retail.

The University Boulevard Parking Deck was later constructed on the site.

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