Birmingham, AL Office Spaces for Rent

Find your best Birmingham, AL office space among 559 for rent listings, which average an asking price of $21.97 per square foot.

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25 W Oxmoor

25 W Oxmoor Rd, Mason City, Birmingham, AL
Space Type

Office
For Lease

$650.00 - $1,200.00/MO
2 spaces available / 540 - 920 SF
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2309 1st Avenue North

2309 1st Avenue North #101, Birmingham, AL
Space Type

Private Offices
For Lease

From $375/month
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Landmark Center

2100 1st Avenue North, Downtown Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Space Type

Office
For Lease

$18.00/SF/YR
12 spaces available / 485 - 6,300 SF
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Frequently Asked Questions

In Birmingham, office spaces range from smaller units to larger options. On average, office spaces in this area tend to be about 6,716 square feet. However, the largest listings can go up to 350,000 square feet for an individual listing. This can give you a good starting point to compare with your needs.
In Birmingham, you have several options when it comes to leasing office space. To better understand what to look for, check out our definitive guide to finding office space for your small business or startup. Here is an overview of the most common types currently available:
- Most Common Office Type
  The most frequent subtype available for lease is General Office, which makes up 32.92% of all listings in the city.
- Second-Most Common Office Type
  The second-most common office space type listed here is Medical Office, accounting for 15.38% of available listings.
- Third-Most Common Office Type
  Up next, Office Building also makes up a significant portion of listings, offering additional options for those seeking alternative spaces.
- Rarest Office Type
  On the other end of the spectrum, the rarest type of office space among local listings is Warehouse/Distribution, with only 1 listing currently available.
You can find a total of 559 listings for lease in Birmingham, which add up to a total of 3.7 million square feet. Out of these listings, 18 are sublease listings, with the highest concentration of sublease listings being located in Cahaba Commons
Generally, buildings completed since the year 2000 offer modern amenities, decor and services. This also applies to buildings that have been renovated within the same timeframe. Buildings completed in or after the year 2000 account for 12.57% of office properties in this city and incorporate a total of 541,688 square feet. Additionally, about 18.32% of office space in Birmingham is in buildings that have been renovated at least once since 2000.

Birmingham, AL Office Space for Rent

Office inventory

According to our listing data, Birmingham's office market contains 27.6M square feet of space as of 2026.

Birmingham Office Market Breakdown by Building Size
Building Size Range	Total Square Feet
50k to 100k Sq. Ft.	4.6M Sq. Ft.
100k to 500k Sq. Ft.	15.2M Sq. Ft.
500k to 1M Sq. Ft.	3.6M Sq. Ft.
> 1M Sq. Ft.	1.4M Sq. Ft.

Data was provided by Yardi Research Data, refers to properties larger than 50,000 square feet.

Properties sized 100k to 500k Sq. Ft. make up most of the local office inventory, amounting to 15.2M square feet.

Average Rent for Office Spaces

The average rent for office space in Birmingham is $21 per square foot. However, you can find rental rates as low as $4 per square foot here, depending on what compromises you are willing to make. If you are looking for office space priced at a certain value, you can use the filters at the top of the page to look for properties within your optimal range.

The maximum rental rate is $36 per square foot among local listings currently available for lease.

For our detailed analysis of the latest rent and sale prices in Birmingham, as well as overall market quality and new construction data, see Birmingham Office Market Trends.

Office Spaces Classes

The office space market in Birmingham incorporates a mix of properties of various ages, ratings, construction grades, and other quality indicators. 45.87% of total office listings in this city are in properties rated Class A. Class B accounts for 42.7% of traditional work spaces listed on the leasing market. Class C makes up 11.42% of such listings in Birmingham. This data is current as of 2026.

Birmingham Office Market Breakdown by Building Class
Class	Total Square Feet	Share of Total Office
A	12.7M	45.87%
B	11.8M	42.7%
C	3.2M	11.42%

Data was provided by Yardi Research Data, refers to properties larger than 50,000 square feet.

The most common factor that influences the cost of renting space for your business in any location is the property class rating. For example, Birmingham office space rated Class A asks an average of $23.25 per square foot. Class B space in Birmingham costs $18.6 per square foot, on average.

Top Neighborhoods for Office Space

Location is everything when it comes to office spaces. Tenants place great value on well positioned properties in amenity-rich areas, potentially boosting office attendance.

In Birmingham, the greatest concentration of lease opportunities is in Cahaba Commons, Downtown Birmingham and Five Points South.

Office Classes in Birmingham, Alabama Neighborhoods

Downtown Birmingham

Cahaba Commons

Huffman

Class A+/A
Class B
Class C

The Downtown Birmingham neighborhood contains the most Class A office space, attracting premium tenants and corporate headquarters. Meanwhile, the neighborhood with the most Class B space is Five Points South, offering quality space at affordable rates.

Birmingham, AL Office Market Overview

Birmingham has the largest population of any city in Alabama and is a prominent regional economic and transportation hub of the Deep South, Piedmont and Appalachian regions. The city is also one of the most important banking centers in the nation, with healthcare, higher education, insurance and telecommunications industries as major contributors to the local economy.

Demand for office space in Birmingham is fueled by the presence of insurance companies such as Blue Cross and Blue Shield, and banking centers like BBVA Compass and Regions Financial. Currently, there are 200 projects — totaling roughly 25 million square feet of office space — under construction in the city. Birmingham also recorded its highest five-year sales volume in 2016, when approximately 2.3 million square feet of office space changed hands for a total of $401 million.

With thousands of graduates in law, engineering, medicine, dentistry, optometry and physical therapy every year from a host of private and state schools and colleges, Birmingham has a generous pool of highly skilled workers.

Birmingham, AL Office Spaces for Rent

25 W Oxmoor

2309 1st Avenue North

Landmark Center