Birmingham, AL Commercial Real Estate for Lease - 332 Listings

1401 Montgomery Highway

1401 Montgomery Highway, Montreat - Vestridge, Vestavia Hills, AL
Property

Retail

3,672 SF
Availability

1 Space

3,672 SF
Year Built

1970
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The Battery II

206 22nd St South, Five Points South, Birmingham, AL
Property

Retail

20,000 SF
Availability

6 Spaces

13,379 SF
Year Built

1910
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Oxmoor Flex Buildings

432 Industrial Ln, Oxmoor, Birmingham, AL
Property

Industrial

19,076 SF
Availability

1 Space

19,076 SF
Year Built

1999
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409 Richard Arrington Jr Blvd S

409 Richard Arrington Jr Blvd S, Five Points South, Birmingham, AL
Property

Retail

9,000 SF
Availability

1 Space

9,000 SF
For Lease

$16.00/SF/YR
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Forestdale Office Center

1329 Forestdale Blvd, Forestdale, Birmingham, AL
Property

Office

11,220 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

2,266 SF
For Lease

$300.00 - $1,500.00/MO
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Commerce Square Business Park

Commerce Square Business Park, Liberty Highlands, Irondale, AL
Property

Industrial

228,200 SF
Availability

1 Space

5,000 SF
For Lease

$9.00/SF/YR
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University Park

1201 2nd Avenue South, Five Points South, Birmingham, AL
Property

Office

30,271 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

6,991 SF
Year Built

1985
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40 Inverness Center North

40 Inverness Center Drive, Inverness Cove, Birmingham, AL
Property

Office

148,877 SF
Availability

1 Space

1,000 SF
Year Built

1985
For Lease

$19.50/SF/YR
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2317 2nd Ave S

2317 2nd Ave S, Southside Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Property

Office

6,877 SF
Availability

1 Space

6,877 SF
Year Built

1955
For Lease

$15.00/SF/YR
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2768 B M Montgomery Street

2768 B M Montgomery Street, Rosedale, Birmingham, AL
Property

Office

2,900 SF
Availability

1 Space

2,900 SF
For Lease

$27.50/SF/YR
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Blue Lake Center

3500 Blue Lake Drive, Cahaba Commons, Birmingham, AL
Property

Office

166,779 SF
Availability

19 Spaces

96,538 SF
For Lease

$22.50/SF/YR
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Free standing Office-Medical use building Hwy-280 market

252 Inverness Center Dr, Inverness Cove, Birmingham, AL
Property

Office

4,324 SF
Availability

1 Space

4,614 SF
Year Built

2008
For Lease

$24.50/SF/YR
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501 28th St South

501 28th St South, Old Irondale, Birmingham, AL
Property

Industrial

39,960 SF
Availability

1 Space

39,960 SF
Year Built

1973
For Lease

$7.95/SF/YR
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West County Marketplace

2004 Veterans Memorial Drive , Forestdale, Birmingham, AL
Property

Retail

115,593 SF
Availability

4 Spaces

7,100 SF
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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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The Massey Building

2025 3rd Avenue North, Downtown Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Property

Office
Availability

1 Space

12,182 SF
Year Built

1925
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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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Hoover Office Building

400 Emery Drive, Trace Crossings, Hoover, AL
Property

Office

8,000 SF
Availability

1 Space

3,504 SF
For Lease

$22.50/SF/YR
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Plaza Building

2112 11th Avenue South , Five Points South, Birmingham, AL
Property

Office

88,143 SF
Availability

3 Spaces

11,514 SF
For Lease

$18.50/SF/YR
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110 Building

110 Office Park Dr, 3rd Floor, Old Mountain Brook, Birmingham, AL
Property

Office

39,772 SF
Availability

1 Space

2,881 SF
Year Built

1972
For Lease

$23.50/SF/YR
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148 41st Ave N W

148 41st Ave N W, Fairmont, Birmingham, AL
Property

Other

25,600 SF
Availability

1 Space

12,000 SF
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SteelRidge Center

2101 Old Columbiana Road, Cobblestone - Mountain Woods Park, Birmingham, AL
Property

Office

34,000 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

21,614 SF
Year Built

2021
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Cahaba Office Park

200 Cahaba Park Circle, Cahaba Commons, Birmingham, AL
Property

Office

79,805 SF
Availability

6 Spaces

8,776 SF
Year Built

1986
For Lease

$15.00 - $16.00/SF/YR
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2189 Parkway Lake Drive

2189 Parkway Lake Drive, Gables - Sterling Oaks, Hoover, AL
Property

Office

12,393 SF
Availability

1 Space

12,393 SF
Year Built

1988
For Lease

$19.50/SF/YR
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Riverchase Business Park

245 Riverchase Pkwy East, Gables - Sterling Oaks, Birmingham, AL
Property

Office

155,000 SF
Availability

1 Space

2,172 SF
Year Built

1980
For Lease

$16.00/SF/YR
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Oxmoor Industrial Park

241-277 Lyon Lane, Oxmoor, Birmingham, AL
Property

Industrial

52,662 SF
Availability

1 Space

6,750 SF
Year Built

1998
For Lease

$9.95/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 10,232,729 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 4,306,156 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 4,234,372 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 3,244,818 square feet of available listings. Industrial space available in Birmingham adds up to 2,532,609 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 $18.39 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 $21.76 per square foot, industrial space in Birmingham saw average rents of $5.97 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 Cahaba Commons area.

Meanwhile, retail space opportunities are most abundant in the West Homewood 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 $34.5 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 55,015 square feet.
Retail properties here incorporate an average of 37,445 square feet.
Industrial space in Birmingham is in buildings that are, on average 78,415 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 8,804,773 square feet. The market offers 174 active office listing(s), which amount to 3,244,818 square feet and account for 51% of commercial spaces on the market. Local retail availability includes 984,252 square feet across 100 retail space(s). Industrial space for rent opportunities in Birmingham amount to 2,532,609 square feet across a total of 42 warehouse and other industrial listing(s).

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	174	3,244,818
Retail	100	984,252
Industrial	42	2,532,609
Other	19	2,043,094

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 3,030,948 square feet of commercial property for sale here , which includes 41 office building(s) for sale , 23 retail investment opportunity listing(s) , and 17 listing(s) of industrial real estate property for sale .

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	41	1,071,929
Retail	23	293,809
Industrial	17	1,053,406
Other	44	611,804

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 - 332 Listings

1401 Montgomery Highway

The Battery II

Oxmoor Flex Buildings

409 Richard Arrington Jr Blvd S

Forestdale Office Center

Commerce Square Business Park

University Park

40 Inverness Center North

2317 2nd Ave S

2768 B M Montgomery Street

Blue Lake Center

Free standing Office-Medical use building Hwy-280 market

501 28th St South

West County Marketplace

The Urban Center at Liberty Park - 1400 Urban Center Drive

The Massey Building

Oxmoor Industrial Warehouse

Hoover Office Building

Plaza Building

110 Building

148 41st Ave N W

SteelRidge Center

Cahaba Office Park

2189 Parkway Lake Drive

Riverchase Business Park

Oxmoor Industrial Park

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