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Merit Bank Opens New Office, Retail Branch at The Range in Huntsville, Alabama

by John Nelson

HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Merit Bank has opened at The Range, The Beach Co.’s 49,229-square-foot office building located on Governors Drive in Huntsville. Merit Bank now occupies the third floor of the property, which spans roughly 17,433 square feet, in addition to a first-floor retail branch, with a total 20,000 square feet of occupancy. The Range features a common-area courtyard, high-speed Gigabyte internet and walkability to nearby restaurants, entertainment and retailers. The building is also situated adjacent to The Foundry, a 340-unit multifamily and townhome community, and STOVEHOUSE, a mixed-use development.

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Graham & Co. Sells Warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama for $17M

by John Nelson

BESSEMER, ALA. — Graham & Co. has sold a Class A warehouse located at 4251 Turin Drive in Bessemer, about 15 miles southwest of Birmingham via I-20. The Birmingham-based developer broke ground on the 187,200-square-foot facility in 2021 and completed construction in June 2022. Barber Cos. purchased the facility from Graham & Co. for $17 million. Situated along the Lakeshore Parkway corridor, the rear-load warehouse features 32-foot clear heights and 31 dock-high doors. The property is best-suited for one or two tenants and offers proximity to nearby industrial distributors including FedEx, Dollar General, Amazon and Lowe’s Home Improvement. John Coleman and Matthew Graham represented Graham & Co. on an internal basis in the transaction, and Gifford Taylor and Merrimon Epps were Barber’s internal representatives.

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Ironside Realty Acquires 7,500 SF Industrial Property in Huntsville, Alabama

by John Nelson

HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Ironside Realty has acquired a 7,500-square-foot industrial property located at 376 Dan Tibbs Road N.W. in Huntsville. The property was fully leased to United Rentals at the time of sale. A local broker represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction, and Jimmy Goodman of Chicago-based The Boulder Group represented Ironside. The sales price was not disclosed.

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First Citizens Bank Provides $37M Refinancing for Medical Office Building in Birmingham

by John Nelson

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — First Citizens Bank has provided a $37 million loan for the refinancing of Grandview Physicians Plaza I, a medical office building (MOB) in Birmingham. Rethink Healthcare Real Estate was the borrower. Tenants at the property, which totals 200,000 square feet on the Grandview Medical Center campus, include practices specializing in endoscopy, imaging, orthopedics, women’s health services, internal medicine and physical therapy.

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Marcus & Millichap Brokers $21.7M Sale of St. Andrews Villas in Madison, Alabama

by John Nelson

MADISON, ALA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $21.7 million sale of St. Andrews Villas, a newly built, 96-unit townhome community in Madison, about four miles west of the Mazda Toyota Manufacturing plant in Huntsville. Josh Jacobs and Royce Emerson of Marcus & Millichap represented the developer, Keelon Development Inc., in the sale. The buyer was not disclosed. Built in 2023, St. Andrews Villas features one-level luxury rental townhomes with 9-foot ceilings, walk-in showers and garages featuring electric vehicle charging. Amenities include a swimming pool, coworking space and a fitness center.

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IPA Brokers $17.6M Sale of Eastwood Village Retail Center in Birmingham

by John Nelson

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Zach Taylor of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the $17.6 million sale of Eastwood Village, a 130,056-square-foot shopping center in Birmingham. Situated near a new Amazon facility, the center is anchored by Walmart, which was not part of the transaction. Other tenants of Eastwood Village include Ross Dress for Less, Office Depot, Michael’s and Party City. Taylor represented the seller, a partnership based in Louisiana, and sourced the buyer, a private syndicator based in California that paid all-cash. “The key to this transaction was selecting a buyer that was truly all-cash,” says Taylor. “This took the uncertainty of rising interest rates off the table and allowed us to trade at an aggressive cap rate.”

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Essex Capital, Ascend Property Group Break Ground on Front Row Mixed-Use Development in Huntsville, Alabama

by Jeff Shaw

HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — A joint venture between Essex Capital and Ascend Property Group has broken ground on Front Row, an 11-acre mixed-use project in downtown Huntsville. The $220 million first phase of Front Row is now underway, following news last week that Banco Inbursa and a group led by Keel Point and Opportunity Alabama provided $115 million in construction financing. The first retail space is slated for delivery in late 2025, followed by apartments and office space in early 2026. Upon full build-out, the first phase of Front Row will comprise two six-story buildings featuring 545 apartments, 36,000 square feet of office space and 47,000 square feet of retail space. Further plans for the project — including a hotel, a class A office tower and luxury condos — will be disclosed at a later date, according to the developers. The development will be situated across from the Von Braun Center, a 170,000-square-foot entertainment center that opened its doors in 1975. The developers state that Front Row is intended to interlink the Von Braun Center with other key areas of the city, such as Big Spring Park, Fountain Circle, University of Alabama Huntsville and Downtown Greenway. The project’s team also includes …

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AE Industrial Acquires 2.3 MSF Facility in Northwest Alabama, Plans Conversion to Aerospace Center

by John Nelson

CHEROKEE, ALA. — An affiliate of AE Industrial Partners (AEI), a private equity firm specializing in aerospace investments, has purchased a vacant industrial facility in Cherokee spanning nearly 2.3 million square feet. The Retirement Systems of Alabama sold the facility to AEI for an undisclosed price. The property sits on a 638-acre site at 1200 Haley Drive in northwest Alabama’s Shoals area and was previously home to tenants including National Steel Car, Navistar and FreightCar America. AEI plans to renovate the facility to serve as an aerospace center and house the headquarters of aerospace suppliers, manufacturers and innovators. The company will also be partnering with Poarch Band of Creek Indians, a federally recognized tribe of Native Americans with reservation lands in lower Alabama, on the project. The facility sits roughly 75 miles west of NASA Marshall Space Flight Center and the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala.

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WaterWalk Opens 126-Room Extended Stay Hotel-Apartment Property in Huntsville, Alabama

by John Nelson

HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — WaterWalk has opened a 126-room extended stay hotel and apartment living property at 1550 Perimeter Parkway in Huntsville, the first Alabama property for the lodging brand and its 12th total. WaterWalk Huntsville comprises 76 fully furnished hotel rooms and 50 apartments that range in size from studios to two-bedroom units. All units feature kitchens with full-size appliances, a pantry and a kitchen island. Additionally, each unit features full-size washers and dryers, as well as bathrooms that include vanities with storage space and walk-in showers. Amenities include a lobby lounge, fitness center, outdoor pool and a patio with a fire pit, lawn games and grilling areas.

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Food City Affiliate Buys Land in Huntsville, Plans New Grocery Store

by John Nelson

HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — An affiliate of grocer Food City has purchased two acres in Huntsville from The Beach Co. The entity is Marathon Realty Corp., a real estate subsidiary of Food City parent company K-VA-T Food Stores Inc. The site is located between The Foundry, The Range and Stovehouse along Governors Drive and will be connected to the developments via a 10-foot-wide pedestrian sidewalk. Marathon Realty plans to break ground on the new store next quarter with plans for an early 2025 opening. Last year Marathon Realty entered into a development agreement with the City of Huntsville to develop six new Food City grocery stores in the greater Huntsville area.

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