2210 2nd Avenue North
2210 2nd Avenue North is a 2-story, 7,000 square-foot red brick commercial building constructed in 1907.
As a contributing structure to the Downtown Birmingham Historic District as listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it is noted for its "fine brickwork, pressed metal cornices with running dog frieze, segmented arch window opening, pressed metal brackets and cartouche," and described as, "a particularly intact example of the Beaux Arts influence on early 20th-century commercial architecture."
Clyde Aldridge Furniture opened in the building, but moved after the store's inventory was damaged by fire in the 1960s.
Tammy Cohen acquired the recently-renovated building for her Cohen & Co. architecture firm in 1998.
Chuck Geiss and Bill Mudd purchased the building from Cohen in 2005 and used it as the offices of Geiss' Black & White alternative news weekly. The paper folded in 2013.
In 2014 Bolaji Kukoyi's engineering firm Dynamic Civil Solutions purchased the building. The City of Birmingham provided $60,000 in business incentives over three years to keep the building from falling vacant.
Tenants
- W. D. Crew Furniture (1929), Broyles & Cooper furniture, Cohen & Co. architects (1998-2005), Black & White (2005-2013), Ray Harsh Design
- 2210a: Percy's Steak House, Bainbridge & Strauss attorneys (2000), Dynamic Civil Solutions engineers (Bolaji Kukoyi 2014–)
References
- Mathews, Tom (February 4, 2005) "'Black & White' moving downtown from Southside." Birmingham Business Journal
- Tomberlin, Michael (February 4, 2014) "Dynamic Civil Solutions buys downtown building for new headquarters." The Birmingham News
- Stella, Stephen W. (June 1981) "Downtown Birmingham Historic District". National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form - listed March 11, 1982
- Parker, Illyshia (December 27, 2022) "Retail opportunity for lease in busy downtown business corridor." Birmingham Business Journal