It’s a busy time to be on Birmingham’s Heaviest Corner on Earth. While Ascent Hospitality is busy redeveloping the historic Brown Marx Tower into a dual-branded AC & Element Hotel, local entrepreneur Jesus Mendez has chosen the adjoining Brown Marx Annex as the future home for his newest endeavor, El Tigre.

New establishment coming soon to downtown Birmingham

In the early 20th century, the intersection of 20th Street N. and 1st Avenue N. was given a promotional nickname, the Heaviest Corner on Earth. The nickname was inspired by the near-simultaneous construction of four of the tallest buildings in the Southeast: • The Woodward Building (1902) • The Brown Marx Building (1906) • The Empire Building (now the Elyton Hotel) (1909) • The American Trust and Savings Bank Building (now t

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