Experts: Birmingham industrial market makes big strides in 2016

Following several large deals in the first half of the year, experts say Birmingham’s industrial real estate market is off to a strong start in 2016. Ogden Deaton, senior vice president in Graham & Co’s industrial group, said the market is well ahead of where it was at this point in 2015. “We’re still about … Read More

Graham & Company, LLC represented the Tenant and the Landlord in this transaction bringing Voestalpine Automotive Body Parts Inc. to Birmingham, AL

Auto supplier opening $11 million Birmingham plant An Austrian auto supplier is opening an $11.1 million plant in Birmingham. Voestalpine Automotive Body Parts Inc. will outfit an existing facility at 260-A Lyon Lane off of Lakeshore Parkway in Birmingham. “This investment is an important step in the growth strategy of our company in the U.S.,” … Read More

“Prayers for Parker” – Birmingham Heart Walk

Graham & Company and GCP employees will be participating in the Birmingham Heart Walk on Saturday, June 11th! Our team “Prayers for Parker” is walking in honor of our associate Ashley Neil and her daughter Parker, who was recently born with HLHS.  We are excited to be supporting the AHA and their fight to end … Read More

2016 Birmingham Industrial Market Report

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2016 Birmingham Office Market Report

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2016 Huntsville Market Report

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2016 Jacksonville Market Reports

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Coca-Cola Bottling Company opens new $35 million distribution center, warehouse in Montgomery

Coca-Cola Bottling Company dedicated its new, state-of-the-art $35 million distribution center and warehouse in Montgomery on Tuesday. Montgomery Coca-Cola has added 63 jobs to the workforce since November 2014, and now employs 310 with an annual payroll of approximately $13 million, the company announced. “The addition of the state-of-the art regional distribution center further enables … Read More

Site of Hoover Child Care Center Sold for $620K

The site that will be Children’s Lighthouse early child care center in Hoover was recently purchased for $620,000. As we’ve previously reported, Children’s Lighthouse plans to build a 10,500-square-foot facility on the one and a half acre site located at 4731 Chace Circle, right off U.S. 31 in Hoover’s Chace Landing development. Ira Levine of … Read More

What’s next for old Trinity campus?

Tonight, the old Trinity hospital campus sits empty. It has a new home in Grandview Medical Center on Highway 280. But what does the future hold for the facility? The old campus is 20 acres, with more than 900,000 square feet of redevelopment space. The plan is to give these buildings new life. Grandview President … Read More