Birmingham, AL Commercial Real Estate for Lease and Sale

Explore 550 listings of Birmingham commercial real estate to find the best space for your business.

1721 3rd Avenue North

1721 3rd Avenue North, Downtown Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Property

Office

14,000 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

6,166 SF
For Lease

$19.75/SF/YR
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2828 Old 280 Court
The Lindsey Building
2828 Old 280 Court, Vestavia Hills, AL
Services

Meeting Room

Private Office

Dedicated Desk
Amenities

Complimentary coffee & tea

Golf course/simulator

High-speed wifi

Office furniture

Parking

Printer

Professional & social events

TV/Monitor
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2129 1st Avenue North

2129 1st Avenue North, Downtown Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Property

Office

12,148 SF
For Sale

$2,500,000
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1020 22nd Street South

1020 22nd Street South , Five Points South, Birmingham, AL
Property

Office

4,217 SF
Availability

1 Space

5,000 SF
Year Built

1965
For Lease

$17.95/SF/YR
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2121 1st Avenue North

2121 1st Avenue North, Downtown Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Property

Office

1,668 SF
Availability

5 Spaces

363 SF
Year Built

1924
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Pad Site For Sale

1869 Chace Dr, Chase Lake, Hoover, AL
Property

VacantLand
For Sale

$575,000
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4330 Powell Ave

4330 Powell Ave, North Avondale, Birmingham, AL
Property

Industrial

23,500 SF
For Sale

$750,000
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Southlake Village

4524 Southlake Pkwy, Southlake, Hoover, AL
Property

Retail

57,970 SF
Availability

5 Spaces

9,070 SF
Year Built

1988
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Logan Portfolio

2030 Highland Ave S, Five Points South, BIRMINGHAM, AL
Property

Multi-Family

21,714 SF
Year Built

1923
For Sale

Subject To Offer
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Center Point Shopping Center - 1671-1691 Center Point Pkwy

1671 Center Point Pkwy, Center Point, Birmingham, AL
Property

Retail

148,275 SF
Availability

7 Spaces

37,000 SF
Year Built

1990
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301 Beacon Parkway West

301 Beacon Parkway West, Glen Iris, Birmingham, AL
Property

Office

30,000 SF
Availability

4 Spaces

20,553 SF
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Heritage Towne Centre Shopping Center

873 Dennison Avenue Southwest, Woodland Park, Birmingham, AL
Property

Retail

85,344 SF
Availability

5 Spaces

48,736 SF
Year Built

1991
For Lease

$8.00 - $18.00/SF/YR
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Former Villa Fiesta

7950 Crestwood Blvd, Crest Forest, Irondale, AL
Property

Retail

6,920 SF
Availability

1 Space

6,920 SF
Year Built

1977
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Move-In-Ready Office Space In Southside

1100 23rd St S, Five Points South, Birmingham, AL
Property

Office

5,429 SF
Year Built

1985
For Sale

$678,625
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2129 1st Avenue North

2129 1st Avenue North, Downtown Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Property

Office

12,148 SF
Availability

1 Space

12,148 SF
For Lease

$21.50/SF/YR
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C & M Building

2871 Acton Rd, Acton Park, Vestavia, AL
Property

Office

31,945 SF
Availability

1 Space

3,144 SF
Year Built

2005
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Forum Business Center

100 Oxmoor Road, Mason City, Birmingham, AL
Property

Industrial

83,058 SF
Availability

1 Space

2,675 SF
Year Built

1983
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714 29th Street

714 29th St, Southside Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Property

Office

2,772 SF
For Sale

$725,000
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400 Cahaba Park Circle

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

Retail

24,739 SF
Availability

1 Space

2,269 SF
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734 3rd Avenue North

734 3rd Avenue North, Smithfield, Birmingham, AL
Property

VacantLand

2 Acre
Availability

1 Space

2 Acre
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2115 1st Avenue North

2115 1st Avenue North, Downtown Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Property

Office

2,168 SF
Availability

1 Space

2,168 SF
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3301 Lorna Road

3301 Lorna Road, Lynngate - Tal Heim, Birmingham, AL
Property

Retail

5,243 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

5,243 SF
For Lease

$20.00/SF/YR
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Highway 280 Midtown

2800 US 280, Greystone, Birmingham, AL
Property

Retail

7,000 SF
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511 Vulcan Drive

511 Vulcan Drive, Old Irondale, Birmingham, AL
Property

Industrial

166,318 SF
For Sale

$7,014,000
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5113 Messer Airport Hwy

5113 Messer Airport Hwy, Woodlawn, Birmingham, AL
Property

Retail

3,431 SF
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25 W Oxmoor

25 W Oxmoor Rd, Mason City, Birmingham, AL
Property

Industrial

33,840 SF
Availability

3 Spaces

3,620 SF
Year Built

1967
For Lease

$14.44 - $15.65/SF/YR
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Urban Center Drive

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

VacantLand

22 Acre
Availability

1 Space

22 Acre
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Lakeshore Pavilion - Outparcel For Lease, Sale, or Build-to-Suit

Lakeshore Pkwy & Shannon Wenonah Rd, Oxmoor, Birmingham, AL
Property

Other
Availability

1 Space

1.15 Acre
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Redevelopment Opportunity in Heart of Homewood

2707 18th St S, Downtown Homewood, Birmingham, AL
Property

Retail

1,760 SF
Year Built

1965
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Shades Crest Office Building

200 Montgomery Highway, Montclaire - Woodridge Estates, Vestavia Hills, AL
Property

Other
Availability

1 Space

17,307 SF
Year Built

1991
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Ash Place

2100 16th Avenue South , Five Points South, Birmingham, AL
Property

Office

53,170 SF
Availability

8 Spaces

43,405 SF
Year Built

1982
For Lease

$21.00 - $25.00/SF/YR
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1569 Cooper Hill Rd

1569 Cooper Hill Rd, Crestline, Irondale, AL
Property

Office

31,864 SF
Availability

1 Space

31,864 SF
Year Built

1974
For Lease

$5.00/SF/YR
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Homewood Commons

146 Wildwood Pkwy, West Homewood, Homewood, AL
Property

Retail

156,299 SF
Availability

4 Spaces

41,284 SF
Year Built

1995
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Birmingham Food Terminal - Building 16

305 26th Ave W, Acipco - Finley, Birmingham, AL
Property

Industrial
Availability

1 Space

36,800 SF
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The Concourse at Riverchase

The Concourse at Riverchase, Gables - Sterling Oaks, Birmingham, AL
Property

VacantLand

7.5 Acre
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Patchwork Farms Shopping Center

3040 Healthy Way, Acton Park, Vestavia Hills, AL
Property

Retail

75,600 SF
Availability

1 Space

1,200 SF
Year Built

2016
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3216 Cahaba Heights Road

3216 Cahaba Heights Road, Cahaba Heights, Vestavia Hills, AL
Property

Retail

2,100 SF
Availability

1 Space

2,100 SF
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4530 Galleria Blvd / 3939 Lorna Rd

4530 Galleria Blvd, Chase Lake, Hoover, AL
Property

VacantLand
For Sale

$750,000
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8 acres of prime property for development

2340 John Hawkins Parkway , Lake Crest, Hoover, AL
Property

VacantLand
For Sale

Subject To Offer
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3912, 4003 & 4011 1st Avenue North

3921, North Avondale, Birmingham, AL
Property

VacantLand

56,628 SF
For Sale Contact for pricing
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513 & 517 4th Ave North

513 & 517 4th Ave North, Smithfield, Birmingham, AL
Property

Industrial

4,820 SF
For Sale

$318,000
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5224 Messer Airport Highway

5224 Messer Airport Highway, Woodlawn, Birmingham, AL
Property

VacantLand

0.48 Acre
Availability

1 Space

0.48 Acre
For Lease

$3,500.00/MO
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714 29th Street

714 29th St, Southside Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Property

Office

2,772 SF
Availability

1 Space

2,772 SF
For Lease

$18.00/SF/YR
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Highway 280 Midtown

2800 US 280 Birmingham, Old Mountain Brook, Birmingham, AL
Property

Retail

7,000 SF
Availability

1 Space

7,000 SF
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±4.67 Acre Parcel for Sale in Jefferson Metropolitan Park Lakeshore

301 Leaf Lake Blvd, Oxmoor, Birmingham, AL
Property

Other
For Sale

$585,000
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Avondale Land

4121 3rd Avenue South, Forest Park, Birmingham, AL
Property

VacantLand

0.77 Acre
For Sale

$1,200,000
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2078 valleydale road

2078 valleydale road, Gables - Sterling Oaks, Hoover, AL
Property

Retail

4,000 SF
Availability

1 Space

4,000 SF
For Lease

$24.00/SF/YR
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Land For Sale

2221 Old Columbiana Road, Cobblestone - Mountain Woods Park, Vestavia Hills, AL
Property

VacantLand
For Sale

$795,000
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Southside Industrial Warehouse

3317 5th Ave South, Southside Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Property

Industrial

35,000 SF
Availability

1 Space

9,975 SF
Year Built

1965
For Lease

$6.50/SF/YR
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Cahaba Heights Development Land

3279 Cahaba Heights Rd, Cahaba Heights, Vestavia, AL
Property

VacantLand

1,352 SF
Year Built

1945
For Sale

$549,000
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2001 & 2017 Richard Arrington Jr Blvd S

2001 & 2017 Richard Arrington Jr Blvd S, Five Points South, Birmingham, AL
Property

VacantLand

1.16 Acre
Availability

1 Space

1.16 Acre
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Ash Place

2100 16th Avenue South , Five Points South, Birmingham, AL
Property

Office

53,170 SF
Year Built

1982
For Sale

$5,750,000
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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 14,136,902 square feet of office space across 240 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 4,586,701 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 4,189,273 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 3,679,146 square feet of available listings. Industrial space available in Birmingham adds up to 3,021,259 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 $19.01 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 $7.53 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 West Homewood submarket. Alternatively, if you are looking for warehouse or other industrial space, consider looking at listings in Smithfield.

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 $28.75 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 65,449 square feet.
Retail properties here incorporate an average of 36,116 square feet.
Industrial space in Birmingham is in buildings that are, on average 56,612 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 10,955,862 square feet. The market offers 193 active office listing(s), which amount to 3,678,454 square feet and account for 50% of commercial spaces on the market. Local retail availability includes 1,256,901 square feet across 112 retail space(s). Industrial space for rent opportunities in Birmingham amount to 3,101,407 square feet across a total of 59 warehouse and other industrial listing(s).

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	193	3,678,454
Retail	112	1,256,901
Industrial	59	3,101,407
Other	19	2,919,100

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 5,206,065 square feet of commercial property for sale here , which includes 47 office building(s) for sale , 29 retail investment opportunity listing(s) , and 23 listing(s) of industrial real estate property for sale .

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	47	2,202,955
Retail	29	403,684
Industrial	23	1,085,174
Other	65	1,514,252

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

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Birmingham, AL Currently Available Listings

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Birmingham, AL Commercial Real Estate Market Overview

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