Highland Plaza
- This article is about the shopping center, for the nearby condominium tower, see Highland Plaza Apartments.
Highland Plaza (originally Plaza Stores) is a 24,000 square-foot shopping center on the 2200 block of Highland Avenue, between 22nd Street South and 11th Court South. The Art Deco-style strip was designed by James Gatling for Shepherd-Sloss Realty, and opened in 1938.
The south end of the building includes a lower-level area, originally the home of Caddell Creamery, and later used by Upside-Down Plaza before being renovated for the Hot and Hot Fish Club restaurant.
The shopping center was damaged by fire in the 1970s.
In 2018 Highland Plaza was purchased by 22nd Street Partners LLC, an affiliate of Daniel Corporation, for $4.75 million. The partners also bought two adjoining properties behind the shopping center, representing a combined 2.5 acres stretching to Ireland Way. In January 2023 the owners successfully applied to rezone the property for a 272-unit luxury apartment complex with a 373-space parking garage and a small retail component.
Tenants
- Highland Avenue
- 2222: former location of Utopia Cleaners, Mayfield Cleaners, Annabelle & Lulu's, T-Bones, Subway (- May 2015)
- 2224: Lovely Nails, former location of Beauty Land, Movie Time
- 2226: Taj India (Aman and Navneet Judge 1990s–), former location of Savage's Bakery, Ben Franklin Stores, Pasquale's Pizza & Pasta, Highland Gourmet, C'est Bon (Adam Lyberopoulos 1989–)
- 2228: Highland Package Store (2009-) former location of Plaza Variety Store, Spivey's, Lovett's Flowers and Dollar Tree
- 2230: Western Supermarket, former location of A & P Super Market
- 2232: (expansion of supermarket), former location of Lane Drugs, Posey's Plaza Drugs, and Cleere Pharmacy
- 11th Court South
- 2180: Hot and Hot Fish Club (1995-), former location of Plaza Grill (1938-1945), Caddell's Highland Plaza Restaurant (1950s), Upside-Down Plaza (1962-1987)
References
- Godwin, Brent (January 30, 2018) "Prominent Highland Avenue shopping center bought by entity connected to Daniel Corp." Birmingham Business Journal