Harbert Team Awarded Two CoStar Power Broker Quarterly Deal Awards - Huge congrats to the incredible Harbert Retail team for winning TWO CoStar Power Broker Quarterly Deal awards for Q1 2025! 🏆 This a testament to their hard work, expertise, and dedication to excellence in commercial real estate. These awards recognize the top deals of the quarter, and we’re so proud to see Casey Howard and Lacey Scott’s success spotlighted! Way to ...
Harbert Retail Brokers $1.6M Sale of Historic Mixed-Use Property in Downtown Birmingham - Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard successfully represented the seller in the $1.6M (7.9% cap) investment sale of a prominent mixed-use retail and office building located at 115 Richard Arrington Jr Blvd North, in the heart of Downtown Birmingham’s Central Business District, and home to Buzz Daily Coffee, Strive Consulting, About Town Publishing, and Austin Law Firm among others. This 10,800sf historic ...
Harbert Represents Landlord and Tenant in Deal with New Napoli Pizza Location in Liberty Park - Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard and Lacey Scott represented the landlord of Marketplace at The Bray and the tenant in a new 1,200 SF lease deal with Napoli Pizza. Napoli Pizza is a pizza and pasta restaurant offering signature Italian dishes and desserts. This will be their second location in Alabama. Located in the Liberty Park neighborhood within the Mountain ...
Harbert Represents Landlord in Deal with Wing Stop at Shops on Montevallo - Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard and Lacey Scott represented the landlord in a deal with Wing Stop for 1,350 SF at Shops on Montevallo, located at 4500 Montevallo Road in Birmingham, AL. The property is positioned in a high traffic corridor near Mountain Brook and Crestline neighborhoods. Wing Stop will join 3 other tenants that Harbert Retail has recently executed leases ...
Infinity Personal Fitness to Join Parkside at Dolly Ridge in Cahaba Heights - Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard and Thomas Hickman represented both the landlord and tenant in a recently completed lease that will bring Infinity Personal Fitness to Parkside at Dolly Ridge, a premier mixed-use development in Cahaba Heights. Infinity will occupy the last remaining ±1,246-square-foot space in the center, bringing the development to 100% occupancy. Infinity Personal Fitness, a leader in customized ...
Harbert Represents Landlord in Deal with Rainbow at Academy Shopping Center - Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard and Lacey Scott represented the landlord in a deal with Rainbow for ±6,000 SF at Academy Shopping Center, a Walmart shadow anchored center located at 726 Academy Drive in Bessemer. Alexander Barineau with The Shopping Center Group represented the tenant. The new lease deal with Rainbow brings the center to 100% leased. Academy Shopping Center is ...
New Restaurant Coming to Pizitz Food Hall - A new-to-Birmingham tasting-menu restaurant will open this Saturday, March 8, in downtown’s Pizitz Food Hall!! Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard represented Rêve in a new deal for the restaurant space. Rêve, a fine-dining restaurant that will offer such French favorites as steak au poivre and coq au vin, is the fulfillment of a longtime dream for chef Jacob Stull, who fine-tuned his tasting-menu concept at ...
Harbert Retail Represents Seller of Iconic Downtown Building - Harbert Retails’ Casey Howard represented the seller of the Land Title Building – Land Title Building, LLC, a Sixty West company – in the $2.925M sale to Land Title Partners, LLC, an entity based out of Spring Hill, Tennessee. The 31,000-square-foot building is located across from 1901 Sixth Avenue and is within walking distance to a number of downtown restaurants ...
Harbert Retail Represents California-Based Nonprofit, The Kelsey, in Land Purchase for New Development - The Kelsey, a San Francisco-based nonprofit that advocates for and co-develops affordable, accessible housing for people with disabilities, is teaming up with local leaders to bring disability-forward, inclusive and affordable housing to Avondale. Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard represented the organization in the recent purchase of 0.77 acres of land at 4121 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35222 for $1,150,000. The Retail ...- Harbert Deal Named CoStar Power Broker Quarterly Deal Winner - We are excited to announce that Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard, MBA, PMP and Lacey V Scott have been recognized as 2024 CoStar Power Broker Quarterly Deals winners for a top Commercial Real Estate office leasing transactions in Q4! Both Casey and Lacey were recognized for representing the landlord in a ±23K lease to Alabama Department of Corrections at 801 Tom ...
Harbert Represents Seller of Prominent Site Near Vulcan Park to Tidal Wave Auto Spa - Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard and Lacey Scott represented seller (Vulcan Storage, LLC) in the $2.1 million sale transaction of 2001-2017 Richard Arrington Jr Blvd South to Tidal Wave Auto Spa (TWAS Properties, LLC). Tidal Wave Auto Spa is an industry-leading conveyor car wash company founded in 1999 by Scott and Hope Blackstock in Thomaston, GA. Tidal Wave® is committed to ...
Harbert Represents Landlord in Deal with Parkside Pet Hospital in Vestavia - Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard and Lacey Scott represented the landlord of Marketplace at The Bray in a new 3,600 SF lease deal with Parkside Pet Hospital.  Parkside Pet Hospital is a pet clinic that provides compassionate and expert veterinary care with a full range of medical services (exams, vaccinations, surgery, diagnostics), grooming and nutritional products to the area’s pet owners. ...
Harbert Represents Guthrie’s in New Location in Hoover - Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard represented Guthrie’s in a new lease deal for the former 3,900 square foot Steak N’ Shake located at 1817 Montgomery Hwy in Hoover, Alabama.  Guthrie’s is a fast-casual restaurant chain renowned for pioneering the chicken finger-only concept. Founded in 1965 by Hal Guthrie in Haleyville, Alabama, the restaurant initially offered a full Southern menu. In 1978, it ...- Harbert Represents Landlord in Deal Bringing Synovis MCA to 801 Tom Martin Drive - Harbert’s Casey Howard and Lacey Scott represented the landlord in a 23,910 SF deal bringing Synovis MCA (SYNOVIS MICRO COMPANIES ALLIANCE, INC.) to 801 Tom Martin Drive, Birmingham, Alabama. Tripp Alexander and Joe Azar with Colliers represented the tenant. The property is now 100% leased. Founded in 2000, Synovis MCA is dedicated to bringing reconstructive microsurgeon advancements in products and ...
Harbert Represents Buyer and Seller in Alexander City Deal - Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard and Lacey Scott represented both the buyer and seller of 2209 US Highway 280 in Alexander City, Alabama. The 0.87 acre property is conveniently located along a high traffic retail corridor with traffic counts of 17,000+ AADT and nearby retailers including Home Depot, Walmart, Wendy’s, Auto Zone, Dollar General, Arby’s and many more. The Harbert team ...
Kares Salon Relocating to Vestavia/Cahaba Heights Development - Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard and Thomas Hickman represented the landlord of Parkside at Dolly Ridge and Realty South represented the tenant in a ±2,518 SF deal with Kares Salon, a full-service hair salon owned by Bethany Chapman, which specializes in hair color, hair styling, extensions, keratin treatments, bridal hair and makeup and more. The salon is relocating from their existing location ...
Harbert Represents Industrial Tenant in Long Term Lease Deal - Harbert Realty’s Lacey Scott represented the tenant, Performix Metallurgical Additives, LLC, in a 46,000 SF long term lease at 5000 Commerce Avenue in Birmingham, AL. Performix supplies metallurgical additives to the steel and foundry industries, including briquettes, slag conditioners, insulators, and tundish fluxes. Performix was recently acquired by Opta Group LP, a leading supplier of performance materials and specialty chemical ...
Harbert Retail Represents Restaurant in Deal for Space at The Pizitz - Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard represented Rêve in a new deal for restaurant space at the The Pizitz Food Hall. Chef Jacob Stull signed a lease for the anchor restaurant space . Rêve will serve elevated French comfort food, with seasonally rotating three-course, five-course and 10-course tasting menus, alongside a dessert program from an in-house pastry chef and new a la ...- Harbert Represents Landlord and Tenant in Deal Bringing New Tenant to 801 Tom Martin Drive - Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard and Lacey Scott represented the landlord and tenant in a 23,743 SF, 10-year deal bringing a State of Alabama Department to 801 Tom Martin Drive, Birmingham, Alabama. The property is centrally located in Oxmoor Valley near retail, restaurants and major transportation arteries. State of Alabama will be joining another recently signed tenant at the property, Kratos SRE, an ...
Harbert Retail Represents Black Diamond Building Landlord in Deal with Moxi Co-working - Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard and Lacey Scott represented the landlord of The Black Diamond Building at 2229 1st Ave North in a new lease deal for the entire ±13,100 SF property with Moxi, a co-working concept where members can access flexible, reliable childcare and co-working space on their schedule — all bookable on Moxi’s app. Moxi is a community of ...
Southern Immediate Care Opens Another Birmingham Metro Location in Forestdale - Southern Immediate Care (SIC) has opened their 10th location in the state of Alabama. The new 8,554 SF space is located at 1664 Forestdale Boulevard (US 78) in Forestdale near Piggly Wiggly, Walgreens, AutoZone and more, with average daily traffic counts of 20,300+ along the highway. This marks SIC’s 6th location in the Birmingham metro. Casey Howard, Vice President with ...
Harbert Retail Represents the Buyer of Former QSR Site For New Car Wash Location - Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard and Lacey Scott represented the buyer, LIV Development, LLC, in the purchase of a 1.54 acre former Burger King site for $2.03M. The property will be redeveloped into a New Day Car Wash location. New Day uses an innovative wash process that combines speed with precision utilizing touchless technology and precision-controlled water jets to ensure a ...
Harbert Retail Represents Landlord in Deal Bringing Bark Park to Shops on Montevallo - Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard and Lacey Scott represented the landlord of Shops on Montevallo in a 4,556 SF deal bringing Bark Park to the Winn-Dixie shadow anchored center. Bark Park is an overnight dog boarding, daycare, grooming, and pet photography business and is owned by Emondre Johnson (“EJ”). Libby Lassiter with Tessa Commercial represented the tenant. Shops on Montevallo is a Winn-Dixie ...
SWTHZ Contrast Therapy Studio Coming to Vestavia/Cahaba Heights Development - Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard and Thomas Hickman represented the landlord of Parkside at Dolly Ridge and Bill Pradat of EGS Cushman Wakefield represented the tenant in a ±1,691 SF deal with SWTHZ, a unique Contrast Therapy Studio with Infrared Saunas, Cold Plunges and Vitamin-C showers that offers a wellness experience like no other. With over 48 locations across the US and growing, the ...
Harbert Represents Buyer of Former Prominent Restaurant Space - Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard represented the buyer of the former Landry’s Seafood House for $1.5M. The freestanding ±7,650 SF building, which is located at 139 State Farm Parkway, offers prime visibility from I-65 and Lakeshore Parkway. The property is located within a highly active corridor with nearby retailers including Walmart, Sam’s Club, Hobby Lobby, Planet Fitness, Chick-fil-A Restaurants, Taco Bell, McAlister’s ...
Harbert Retail Represents Landlord in Deal with Connect ABA Therapy, Bringing MOB to 100% Occupancy - Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard represented the landlord of 1286 Oak Grove Road, Birmingham, AL, in a 5,300 SF deal bringing Connect ABA Therapy to the medical office building. Connect ABA Therapy’s Applied Behavioral Analysis therapy centers are locally owned and operated by a team of experienced BCBAs. Serving children ages 2-10, they provide child-centered ABA therapy through individualized treatment goals ...
Harbert Retail Represents Capella Pizzeria in 3rd Alabama Location - Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard represented Capella Pizzeria in a deal that will bring the restaurant to Uptown retail development at the BJCC. They will occupy the former Your Pie space near Top Golf, Protective Stadium, the BJCC, Mugshots, Texas De Brazil, Eugene’s Hot Chicken and more. This will be Capella’s third location in the Birmingham metro. Howard also represented Capella ...
Harbert Represents Landlord in Deal Brining Physical Therapy Group to Valley Village - Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard and Lacey Scott represented the landlord of Valley Village in a 3,206 SF deal bringing The Total Joint Physical Therapy to the retail center. The Total Joint was established to provide physical therapy and wellness services to those who desire to move with less pain and more confidence. This will be their second location in the ...
Harbert Represented Landlord in Deal Bringing New Tenant to 801 Tom Martin Drive - Harbert Realty’s Casey Howard and Lacey Scott represented the landlord of 801 Tom Martin Drive in a 43,001 SF deal bringing Kratos SRE to the building. Kratos SRE is an advanced concept group within the Defense & Rocket Support Services (KDRSS) Division of Kratos Defense & Security Systems, Inc. Kratos is a technology company in the defense, national security and ...
Harbert Represents Buyer of Huntsville Area Investment Property - Harbert Realty’s John Tally represented the buyer of a Huntsville area investment property occupied by Starbucks. Located at 11709 Memorial Parkway, the 2,500 SF property is 100% leased to Starbucks with ±12 years lease term remaining. The property is located in a high-growth retail corridor of Huntsville, one of the fastest growing areas in the state. Jones Lang LaSalle represented ...
Harbert Retail Represents Seller of Development Land Off of Highway 280 - Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard represented seller– North Shelby Office Park II, LLC, an entity of The Lemak Companies– of 3700 Cahaba Beach Road, a 10.49 acre site located off of Highway 280. The New Jersey based purchaser, Bluestone Investments, purchased the property for an undisclosed price. The site is situated a short drive off of Highway 280 near retailers including ...
Harbert Retail Represents Seller of Former Popeyes Location in Homewood (Birmingham) - Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard represented the Maryland-based owner of 361 Palisades Blvd – BECO Investments, LLC – in the sale of the former stand-alone Popeyes to Stivers Realty, LLC. The 2,000 SF/0.63 AC property was purchased for $1.425 million. Stiver’s Ford relocated its previous downtown location to the former Virginia College campus at the Palisades shopping center just across the street from ...
Harbert Retail Represents Seller of Former Hardee’s - Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard and Lacey Scott represented USA Properties, Inc, a retail investment group based in California, in the sale of a 3,431 square foot former Hardee’s. Located at 5113 Messer Airport Highway, the property is situated on 1.5 acres of land in close proximity to Birmingham Shuttlesworth International Airport. The property was purchased by Airport Ranch House, LLC.
Southern immediate Care to Open New Metro Birmingham Location in Downtown Homewood - Southern Immediate Care will soon be opening their 9th location in the State of Alabama in metro Birmingham. The new ±3,397 square foot space is located at 1920 28th Avenue South in the Independence Corner shopping center, along with ATI Physical Therapy, Smoothie King and Club Pilates. The new location is conveniently located in Downtown Homewood immediately off Highway 31 ...
Harbert Realty Represents Seller of Gardendale Medical Office Building - Harbert Realty Services’ Norman Tynes and Lacey Scott represented NKC Properties, LLC, the seller, in the sale of 1324 Main Street for an undisclosed price. The property consists of 2,190 SF building on 0.34 acres in the heart of Gardendale. The purchaser, Mebambo, LLC, was represented by Kyle Church with Lightpoint. The building offers high visibility from US 31 at ...
Harbert Retail Represented Landlord in Deal Bringing H&R Block to Shops on Montevallo - Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard and Lacey Scott represented the Landlord of Shops on Montevallo in a deal bringing H&R Block to the center. H&R Block will occupy 1,200 SF at the center which is located at 4500 Montevallo Road in Birmingham’s bustling Crestline Gardens neighborhood. Other tenants at the center include Planet Fitness, Pizza Hut, Ace Hardware, Subway and more.
Raggio MD Facial Plastic Surgery Opens New Location in Homewood - Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard and John Tally represented the landlord in a deal bringing Raggio MD Facial Plastic Surgery, led by Dr. Blake Raggio, to 1920 Huntington Road, Homewood, AL 35209. This newly renovated ±5,000 SF medical office space offers high end finishes and ample parking in Homewood’s sought after downtown core just off Highway 31/Montgomery Hwy, near CVS, Alabama ...
Southern Immediate Care to open Another New Metro Birmingham Location Along Lakeshore Parkway - Southern Immediate Care will soon be opening their 8th location in the state of Alabama in metro Birmingham. The new 4,200 SF space is located at 2860 Lakeshore Parkway in the Publix anchored Lakeshore Pavilion shopping center. This newly constructed Publix-anchored neighborhood center at the southwest corner of Lakeshore Parkway is a major commuter route to/from I-65, and Shannon Wenonah ...
European Wax Centers Announces New Location in Hoover’s Trace Crossings Center - European Wax Centers franchisee, Lamp Post Franchisee, LLC (“Lamp Post”) has announced they will open a new location in Publix- anchored Trace Crossings Shopping Center, located at 2543 John Hawkins Parkway, Hoover, AL 35244. Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard represented Lamp Post in what will be European Wax Center’s second location in the Birmingham metro area. The company will be opening another location soon ...
Harbert Retail Represents Seller of Hardee’s Corporate Absolute NNN Investment Property - Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard and Lacey Scott represented the seller of an absolute NNN, corporate leased, ±2,526 SF Hardee’s located at 9940 Highway 119, Alabaster, AL.  The property was sold by GBL Investments, LLC, to Asset Preservation, Inc, for $1,335,000 at a 5.9% cap rate. The Hardee’s is ideally located along Highway 119 (23,700+ AADT) in Alabaster nearby upcoming city recreation/retail developments at the ...
Harbert Retail Represents Dunkin’ and Landlord in Deal Brining New Dunkin’ Location to Gardendale - Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard and Lacey Scott represented both the landlord and tenant in a deal bringing Dunkin’ to Gardendale, AL. The new store is complete and set to open soon. It will feature a drive-thru and is located at 626 Fieldstown Road in one of the area’s busiest retail corridors. Other tenants at the center include Chicken Salad Chick and Jersey Mike’s.
Harbert Retail Selected to Lease and Manage Eastwood Village - Harbert Retail has been selected to lease and manage Eastwood Village, a 130,056 SF retail center located at 1632 Montclair Road in Birmingham with major tenants including Ross, Starbuck’s, Five Below, Michael’s, Party City and more. Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard and Lacey Scott will lead the leasing efforts at the center, which is 96% occupied. “We are thrilled to have ...
Harbert Retail Represents Buyer in First Avenue North Property Purchase - Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard represented New Orleans-based investment group “Historic Investment Properties PM 2023, LLC”,  in the purchase of both the historic Black Diamond Building located at 2229 1st Avenue North as well as an additional adjacent parking lot for an undisclosed price. The ±13,782 SF building was built in 1905 and includes beautiful interior and exterior architectural elements. Howard stated, “This ...
Harbert Retail Represents both the Landlord and Tenant in a Deal Bringing Chicken Salad Chick to Gardendale - Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard and Lacey V Scott represented both the landlord and tenant in a deal bringing Chicken Salad Chick to Gardendale, AL. The new store will feature a drive-thru and is located at 626 Fieldstown Road in one of the area’s busiest retail corridors. Read the Article from the BBJ to Learn More 
Harbert Retail Represents Landlord in Deal Bringing Pizza Hut to Leeds Village - Pizza Hut will open a new location at Leeds Village, located at 8525 Whitfield Avenue, Leeds, AL 35094. Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard and Lacey Scott represented the landlord of Leeds Village in a deal bringing the popular pizza restaurant to the center. Pizza Hut will occupy a 1,400 SF space with nearby retailers including Encore Rehabilitation, Walmart, Gamestop, Great Clips, ...
Harbert Retail Represents Seller of Subway Anchored Investment Property - Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard represented the seller in the investment sale transaction of a two-tenant, Subway-anchored retail building located at 840-844 Main Street in Montevallo, Alabama. The property was sold by E-Tap, LLC for an undisclosed price. Located along the main artery through Montevallo, the property boasts high visitor volume thanks to its proximity to the University of Montevallo (±2,377 ...
Harbert Retail Represents Seller in Free-Standing Restaurant Sale - Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard and Lacey Scott represented the seller in the sale transaction of a former Burger King location in the Montgomery, Alabama. The property was sold by the Chang Family Trust and Wang Family Trust to TDMT, LLC, for $1,165,000. The property is ±2,689 SF and is ideally located at 1621 Carter Hill Road near Alabama State University in ...
Southern Immediate Urgent Care to Open Another New Metro Birmingham Location - Southern Immediate Urgent Care will soon be opening their 7th location in the state of Alabama in metro Birmingham. The new 3,000 SF space is located at 4500 Valleydale Road in a high traffic corridor near Oak Mountain High School, Jefferson State Community College Shelby-Hoover Campus, Publix, Walmart and Spain Park High School. It is set to open Summer of ...
Harbert Retail Represents Seller in Popeye’s Portfolio Sale - Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard and Lacey Scott represented the seller in the sale transaction of two Popeye’s restaurants in the Birmingham metro. The properties were purchased by Georgia based investment group, Bessemer Management, Inc, for an undisclosed amount. The first property is ±1,700 SF and is located at 930 9th Avenue North in Bessemer, AL. The second property is ±2,150 SF and ...
Harbert Retail Represents Landlord and Tenant in Deal Bringing Encore Rehab to Leeds Village - Encore Rehabilitation will open a new location at Leeds Village, located at 8525 Whitfield Avenue, Leeds, AL 35094. Harbert Retail’s Casey Howard and Lacey Scott represented both the landlord of Leeds Village and Encore Rehabilitation in a deal bringing the therapy provider to the center. Encore Rehabilitation will occupy a 3,850 SF space with nearby retailers including Walmart, Gamestop, Great ...
