Following significant leasing momentum, The Denham Building has cemented its place as the western anchor of Birmingham’s fast-growing Parkside District. In recent months, the project’s developer Third & Urban has inked more than 20,500 square feet in office leases, with one remaining spec suite available. The team also recently welcomed a new-to-Birmingham coffee bar called East Pole (now open) and Tucana Tiki Bar, an immersive cocktail experience opening later this Fall. East Pole and Tucana Tiki Bar join Monday Night Brewing at the building’s street-level.
“The Denham Building has attracted a great variety of tenants – from journalists and architects to baristas and brew masters,” said Jon Huang at Third & Urban. “They are drawn to the historic character of the almost century-old building and the unique community that’s planting roots here. We are encouraged by all the growth happening in Parkside and proud to be part of this burgeoning urban district.”
Companies and retailers joining The Denham Building include:
- East Pole Coffee Co., a new-to-market coffee shop that got its start in 2015 roasting coffee in a friend’s garage in Atlanta and has twice been named Food & Wine’s best Georgia coffee roaster. This marks the brand’s third coffee bar location and first in Alabama (1,318 square feet).
- Tucana Tiki Bar, a cocktail bar by Alabama native Nicky Vann Tisdale that will transport guests to a tropical oasis filled with exotic rum drinks and evocative jungle decor (3,018 square feet).
- Arcadis, a leading global design and consultancy organization for natural and built assets (3,193 square feet).
- Turnerboone, a new-to-market furniture showroom (8,712 square feet).
- Alabama Media Group, which publishes AL.com and will bring its collaborative newsroom to the building (3,955 square feet).
- Clayco, a full-service real estate, architecture, engineering, design-build and construction firm (4,737 square feet).
“We are so excited to bring the flavor and fire of tiki to Birmingham for the first time with Tucana Tiki Bar,” said Nicky Vann Tisdale, a beloved industry veteran. “The Denham Building, with its distinctive combination of old and new, is the perfect location for our deconstructed tiki concept, where exotic drinks are served in a verdant bamboo jungle underneath glimmering disco stars.”
Jules Tompkins, an owner and co-founder of East Pole, said, “We’re thrilled to be taking our brand across state lines and settle into Birmingham, a town with a food and beverage scene we’ve admired for a while. We couldn’t be happier with how the Denham space turned out and are confident it will serve as an ideal venue for us to bring our coffee bar experience to a new market.”
East Pole opened its coffee bar earlier this summer at The Denham Building and is now open seven days a week: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends.
Third & Urban is seeking a full-service restaurant concept for the last remaining retail space; the 59 loft apartments are fully leased; and the last remaining office space is being built out as a turnkey, 11,629-square-foot spec suite. Colliers’ Jamie Justice and John Hennessy handle office leasing and retail leasing is led by Lochrane Smith as Sloss Real Estate.
Located at 12th Street and First Avenue South, The Denham Building is positioned alongside Good People Brewery, Regions Field, Railroad Park and the forthcoming Urban Supply project by Orchestra Partners. In 2019, Third & Urban repurposed the historic building into upscale loft apartments, creative office and modern retail space. The Denham Building originally opened in 1927 and is named after its original architects, Denham, Van Keuren & Denham.
Third & Urban is known for its creative approach to mixed-use development and community building, with a portfolio that exceeds 1.7 million square feet throughout the Southeast.
About Third & Urban:
The Third & Urban team are Developers Building Community—modern, culture-rich adaptive reuse and urban infill that anchors people not just city blocks; that retains context, history and experience, not just tenants; and that creates culture and connection, not just ROI. The Atlanta-based company is focused in the southeastern United States, engaging in a deliberate value creation process to produce truly unique destinations and best-in-class results for office, retail and residential spaces. The firm seeks opportunities in markets that exhibit a high quality of life, a strong workforce and consistent job growth. With a current portfolio of more than 1.7 million square feet across the Southeast, Third & Urban has developed more than $790 million in institutional grade urban projects. For more information, please visit www.thirdandurban.com.
