Exciting and Upcoming in Birmingham, AL

[Hunter Terryn]

So I attended the Birmingham CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) Luncheon this week and had a blast. It was an awesome group and they had an excellent guest speaker - Cornell Wesley, Director of Innovation and Econ. Dev. for Bham. Cornell was very inspiring, and had some cool things to share about the Magic City, their goals for growth, and some stuff in the works currently. 

Highlights (specifically in sports/entertainment) include:

Final prep for The World Games (July 2022) - collaboration with the airport, enhanced lightning and safety features on event routes, and the completion of “City Walk” near Uptown.

The Birmingham Xpress (BX) bus system for rapid transit - goal is to be within a 10 minute walk to any stop.

The World Police and Fire Games - coming to Bham 2025

Bham is a finalist for a future CrossFit Games

Working on getting the New Orleans Saints to play a preseason game here at Protective Stadium. 

Cornell also highlighted one key point that resonated well with the crowd- Birmingham’s greatest opportunity right now is Marketing. We have so much to offer as a city and so many great things coming in the future, we just don’t do a good job of sharing it with the world. I guess this post is my way of trying to help get the conversation started.

Would love to hear your thoughts and any other exciting Bham news you’ve heard of!

[Addison Watson]

@Hunter Terryn not only do those factors present a real opportunity to grow appreciation, unlike other growing Southern cities, Birmingham has the housing already in place to support a net influx of migration. So property prices aren't through the roof (yet) (see e.g., Nashville & Huntsville). The "desirable" OTM communities are all full, and those new inhabitants have to find somewhere to live. Keep an eye on Norwood as the next Avondale.