Birmingham, AL Commercial Real Estate for Lease and Sale

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Oxmoor Industrial Warehouse

204 Industrial Dr, Oxmoor, Birmingham, AL
Property

Industrial

68,742 SF
Availability

1 Space

68,742 SF
Year Built

1980
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Barber Business Park

216 Aquarius Drive, West Homewood, Homewood, AL
Property

Office

97,989 SF
Availability

5 Spaces

15,586 SF
Year Built

1987
For Lease

$11.50/SF/YR
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SouthBridge

2000 Southbridge Pkwy, Redmont Park, Birmingham, AL
Property

Office

225,000 SF
Availability

1 Space

21,294 SF
Year Built

1984
For Lease

$25.00/SF/YR
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Goldwire Place - FLEX

624 Goldwire Pl SW, South Titusville, Birmingham, AL
Property

Industrial

14,263 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

14,269 SF
Year Built

1963
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2900 US Highway 280

2900 US Highway 280, Shook Hill, Birmingham, AL
Property

Office

70,000 SF
Availability

1 Space
Year Built

1997
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4420B 4th Ave S

4420B 4th Avenue South, East Avondale, Birmingham, AL
Property

Retail

4,962 SF
Year Built

1958
For Sale

$850,000
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Independence Plaza

One Independence Plaza, Downtown Homewood, Homewood, AL
Property

Office

106,216 SF
Availability

3 Spaces

10,022 SF
Year Built

1979
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1770 Independence Court

1770 Independence Court, Vestavia Country Club, Vestavia Hills, AL
Property

Office

8,546 SF
For Sale

$1,800,000
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One Federal Place

1819 5th Avenue North, Downtown Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Property

Retail

300,041 SF
Availability

3 Spaces

12,403 SF
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Princeton II

817 Princeton Avenue, Arlington - West End, Birmingham, AL
Property

Office

67,404 SF
Availability

3 Spaces

5,712 SF
Year Built

1985
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The Market at Stadium Trace

1005 Marble Terrace, Trace Crossings, Hoover, AL
Property

Retail

4,617 SF
Availability

1 Space

4,617 SF
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Lakeshore Parkway Outparcel

2888 Lakeshore Pkwy, Oxmoor, Birmingham, AL
Property

VacantLand
Availability

1 Space

52,272 SF
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Cahaba Heights Retail Space

3965 Crosshaven Drive, Ste 113, Cahaba Heights, Birmingham, AL
Property

Retail

3,150 SF
Availability

1 Space

3,150 SF
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Co-Working Space: First Floor Available

2100 Morris Ave, Downtown Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Property

Office

7,550 SF
Availability

1 Space

1,313 SF
Year Built

1910
For Lease

$1,500.00/MO
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The Urban Center at Liberty Park - 1400 Urban Center Drive

1400 Urban Center Drive, Liberty Park, Vestavia Hills, AL
Property

Office

91,000 SF
Availability

3 Spaces

11,008 SF
Year Built

1995
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QSR Site in Irondale, AL

1810 Crestwood Blvd, Old Irondale, Irondale, AL
Property

Retail

3,433 SF
Year Built

1976
For Sale

Subject To Offer
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98 Acres Opportunity Zone in Irondale AL

2620 & 2651 Commerce Circle & 1556 John Rogers Blvd, Grants Mill Crossing, Irondale, AL
Property

VacantLand
For Sale

$690,000
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Arbor Place

5479 Highway 280, Greystone, Birmingham, AL
Property

Retail

26,474 SF
Availability

1 Space

1,440 SF
For Lease

$21.00/SF/YR
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West County Marketplace

2004 Veterans Memorial Drive , Forestdale, Birmingham, AL
Property

Retail

115,593 SF
Availability

5 Spaces

8,600 SF
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3020 Pump House Rd

3020 Pump House Rd, Cahaba Heights, Vestavia, AL
Property

VacantLand

3,580 SF
Availability

1 Space

27,442 SF
Year Built

1938
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Graymont Space Center

700 5th Avenue North , Smithfield, Birmingham, AL
Property

Industrial

69,069 SF
Availability

1 Space
Year Built

1978
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2117 Magnolia Ave S

2117 Magnolia Ave S, Five Points South, Birmingham, AL
Property

Office

10,370 SF
Availability

1 Space

5,200 SF
Year Built

1965
For Lease

$8,000.00/MO
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Office Park - 4 Office Park Circle

4 Office Park Circle, Old Mountain Brook, Mountain Brook, AL
Property

Office

84,708 SF
Availability

1 Space

947 SF
Year Built

1964
For Lease

$24.00/SF/YR
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2112 14th Ave S

2112 14th Ave S, Five Points South, Birmingham, AL
Property

Office

3,040 SF
Availability

1 Space

3,040 SF
Year Built

1970
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Office Warehouse For Sale Or Lease

5616 Clifford Circle, Liberty Highlands, Birmingham, AL
Property

Industrial

38,750 SF
Availability

1 Space

38,750 SF
For Lease

$3.60/SF/YR
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22 Inverness Center

22 Inverness Center Pkwy, Inverness Cove, Birmingham, AL
Property

Office

131,562 SF
Availability

1 Space

22,043 SF
Year Built

1983
For Lease

$22.50/SF/YR
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Frequently Asked Questions

Commercial real estate is a broad category that includes a high variety of space types designed to meet the needs of various industries of the local economy and their specialized subsectors, as presented in our real estate 101 guide to types of commercial real estate. However, there are three main categories that you are most likely to come across: office, retail, and industrial space.

Modern office space is typically organized over large floor plates bound by high ceilings and large windows for an abundance of natural light and is located in transit-oriented developments with good access to multiple modes of transportation, so as to facilitate employee commute. The Birmingham commercial real estate market incorporates 10,497,792 square feet of office space across 215 buildings.

Office buildings can also accommodate coworking spaces, which are shared office options that typically cater to the needs of small, startup businesses that require flexible workspaces, a concentration of amenities, and services that can be accessed on an occasional or short-term basis. In Birmingham, the coworking segment of the commercial real estate market incorporates about 380 square feet.
Retail space includes shopping malls, department stores, street retail, or specialty stores dedicated to a narrow range of products. Such properties are typically located in high foot-traffic and/or car traffic areas, to facilitate customer access. The Birmingham commercial real estate market includes 4,645,445 square feet of retail space in a variety of settings.
Industrial property most often serves businesses operating in manufacturing or logistics and generally consists of large open spaces located within good access to roads, railways, freight airports or regional water ports. Industrial space listings can include warehouses, manufacturing plants, distribution centers, flexible industrial space, or even data center facilities. Across the Birmingham market, there is a total of 3,966,318 square feet of industrial property.

The listing inventory in Birmingham incorporates commercial real estate for lease and for sale of almost all property types and subtypes. However, you’ll find some categories offer more rental or investment opportunities than others.

The largest share of commercial real estate space for lease in Birmingham is represented by Office space, which accounts for 3,547,133 square feet of available listings. Industrial space available in Birmingham adds up to 1,833,563 square feet.

Meanwhile, most of the listings of commercial property for sale in Birmingham are in the Office category.

The price of renting or buying commercial real estate is influenced by a variety of factors, including: the property type (for example, office space is priced higher than other property types in most locations); the condition and asset class rating (property rated class A or above will typically command a higher price than lower grade classifications); the quality or the development potential of the property location; whether or not there is high demand for the type of commercial asset in question; and what the state of supply is relative to demand.

The average rent for commercial real estate space listed for lease in Birmingham is $18.92 per square foot. However, this value does not offer enough perspective on its own, as you will find significant variation in prices across property types, property classes, and location, as well as other impacting factors. For instance, rent per square foot of office space in Birmingham can vary greatly depending on the rating of the property from Class A to Class C, as well as across the city depending on the location of the asset. What’s more, each commercial property type makes its own rent market: while the average rent for office space rested at $21.5 per square foot, industrial space in Birmingham saw average rents of $5.67 per square foot.

Whether you are looking for commercial real estate for lease or commercial property for sale, the best choice of location depends on the factors that are most relevant to your business strategy. A good thing to look for at the start, however, is the areas of the city that have the highest concentration of your preferred type of property, as these areas are generally well connected to the amenities and points of interest that are most relevant to each property type.

As such, there are several areas that you could consider to be the best location for commercial real estate in Birmingham, depending on the property type you are interested in. The highest concentration of commercial space listings of any kind in Birmingham is in the Downtown Birmingham neighborhood. But if we look at each commercial property type, we find that for office space, the best location is the Downtown Birmingham area.

Meanwhile, retail space opportunities are most abundant in the Downtown Birmingham submarket. Alternatively, if you are looking for warehouse or other industrial space, consider looking at listings in West Homewood.

Select your preferred property type from the search filters menu at the top of the search page and then navigate the interactive map for a better view of commercial real estate availability in the locations most suited to your needs.

Regardless of whether buying or leasing commercial space is a new experience for you, there are significant benefits to working with a commercial real estate broker. In addition to saving you time and money, an experienced broker will contribute specialist knowledge of the local market, the property type you need representation for, and will handle negotiations on your behalf in your best interest.

To start, it is important for you to have a good understanding of what kind of broker you need. For instance, there are differences between a tenant broker and a listing broker. Also important at the start is to have a clear idea of what kind of space (or tenant) you are looking for and what (if any) particular needs and requirements you might have. And, while it is good to get a referral, you should interview several brokers to better gauge who you feel would best represent your interests.

CommercialCafe hosts listings from some of the most trusted commercial real estate brokerages in the country. Use the contact form available on each listing page or the contact details for the property representatives to reach out and start your search!

The profitability of a commercial real estate investment depends on a multitude of factors working together. These factors include the quality of the asset itself — which itself includes aspects such as location, property class, amenities, and the quality of the property management — to the local market conditions, the state of the local economy, the demand for that particular type of commercial property, and of course the costs of owning and maintaining it relative to what leasing rate or sale price you get from the property. Asking rents in the city went as high as $50 per square foot. In particular, the property type commanding the highest lease rates in Birmingham was Office space.

Conversely, the highest sale price last year was $28,000,000 that is located at 3980 Colonnade Pkwy.

The average size of a commercial property in Birmingham depends greatly on the property type and the location — geographical possibilities and zoning allowances have significant influence on how big developers can build. While there are outliers that break height or volume records in the city, we can look at some average sizes by property use:

In Birmingham, the average size of an office property is 56,138 square feet.
Retail properties here incorporate an average of 39,038 square feet.
Industrial space in Birmingham is in buildings that are, on average 69,585 square feet in size.

Birmingham, AL Currently Available Listings

Commercial Space for Lease Breakdown

Commercial real estate listings for rent in Birmingham currently add up to 8,489,055 square feet. The market offers 177 active office listing(s), which amount to 3,547,133 square feet and account for 52% of commercial spaces on the market. Local retail availability includes 1,008,637 square feet across 102 retail space(s). Industrial space for rent opportunities in Birmingham amount to 1,833,563 square feet across a total of 41 warehouse and other industrial listing(s).

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	177	3,547,133
Retail	102	1,008,637
Industrial	41	1,833,563
Other	20	2,099,722

Commercial Space for Sale Breakdown

What’s more, if you are interested in making an investment in the local market, you can also find commercial real estate for sale in Birmingham, AL. Currently, there is 3,035,367 square feet of commercial property for sale here , which includes 39 office building(s) for sale , 25 retail investment opportunity listing(s) , and 19 listing(s) of industrial real estate property for sale .

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	39	996,105
Retail	25	320,970
Industrial	19	819,596
Other	46	898,696

Birmingham, AL Commercial Real Estate Market Overview

Birmingham Commercial Real Estate Overview

Along with Atlanta, Birmingham, Ala., is one of the largest transportation centers in the South, crisscrossed by several railways and highways, including the I-20, I-22 and I-65. Previously known for its focus on heavy industry, Birmingham has reinvented itself as a banking, healthcare and engineering center.

Commercial real estate properties in Birmingham host various steel manufacturers and important engineering and construction companies. Since the 1980s, the city has seen major investment in its biotech and medical research facilities. The University of Alabama is the second-largest employer in the area, and healthcare companies such as Encompass Health, Caremark RX and Diagnostic Health Corporation are vital to Birmingham’s economy.

The Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority (BJCTA) offers public transportation by bus and trolley bus, as well as links between the city’s central business district, the University of Alabama campus and the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. There are also Greyhound and Megabus shuttles to and from Atlanta and Memphis, as well as the Crescent, a passenger train operated by Amtrak. Three major railroad freight lines also have stops in Birmingham, including the Norfolk Southern, CSX Transportation, BNSF Railway and Birmingham Southern Railroad.

Birmingham, AL Commercial Real Estate for Lease and Sale

Oxmoor Industrial Warehouse

Barber Business Park

SouthBridge

Goldwire Place - FLEX

2900 US Highway 280

4420B 4th Ave S

Independence Plaza

1770 Independence Court

One Federal Place

Princeton II

The Market at Stadium Trace

Lakeshore Parkway Outparcel

Cahaba Heights Retail Space

Co-Working Space: First Floor Available

The Urban Center at Liberty Park - 1400 Urban Center Drive

QSR Site in Irondale, AL

98 Acres Opportunity Zone in Irondale AL

Arbor Place

West County Marketplace

3020 Pump House Rd

Graymont Space Center

2117 Magnolia Ave S

Office Park - 4 Office Park Circle

2112 14th Ave S

Office Warehouse For Sale Or Lease

22 Inverness Center

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Birmingham, AL Currently Available Listings

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Commercial Space for Sale Breakdown

Birmingham, AL Commercial Real Estate Market Overview

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