2101 6th Avenue
2101 6th Avenue, formerly Colonial Plaza, is a 12-story, 170,660 square-foot office building located at 2101 6th Avenue North, at the corner of Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard North. It was constructed in 1982 for the Alabama Gas Corporation, and was acquired by Colonial Properties Trust as its headquarters building in 1984.
The precast concrete-clad building diagonally straddles an enclosed 396-space parking deck. It was renovated extensively in 1999.
The building was acquired by DRA Advisors of New York City for $23.8 million in June 2007. They sold the building to a New Jersey-based investor in December 2020 for $8.2 million.
In 2024 the Birmingham Board of Education made plans to relocated to 2101 6th Avenue after selling their previous Birmingham Board of Education building on Linn Park to A & R Group of Orange Beach, Baldwin County for $5 million for redevelopment as a boutique hotel. The board purchased the 6th Avenue building for $7 million and approved $19 million for renovations, to be completed by May 2026.
Tenants
- Spire, former location of Alabama Gas Corporation
- Suite 114: Parking Enforcement Systems
- Suite 700: Birmingham Urban League, former location of Gorham & Waldrep (–2005), Vines & Waldrep (2005–), Southwestern Athletic Conference (–2020)
- Suite 750: former location of Colonial Properties Trust / Colonial Realty Limited Partnership (1984–2013)
- Suite 1100: Turnbull, Holcomb & LeMoine attorneys
- Suite 1125: In Touch Counseling Agency, former location of Butler Snow LLP attorneys, Aldridge Pite attorneys
- Suite 1175: Wilbron Inc., public relations (–2023)
- Suite 1200: Willis Towers Watson risk management consultants and brokers
References
- Van der Bijl, Hanno (December 28, 2020) "Colonial Plaza downtown sells for $8.2M." Birmingham Business Journal
- Watson, Nathan (June 13, 2024) "Birmingham Board of Education votes to sell its HQ to make way for a new downtown hotel." Bham Now
- Bookman, Alaina (January 31, 2025) "Birmingham Board of Education taps additional $19 million for new office." AL.com