Watts Happenings: News & Blog

As Appeared in the Birmingham Business Journal by Illyshia ParkerLocal insurance brokerage Steel City Insurance is developing commercial space in the historic Bluff Park neighborhood in Hoover.The 5,400-square-foot office building also includes retail space and is currently under...

Some of our office staff and our maintenance technicians joined Scott, Kat, Preston & their crew today for a special steak lunch at Scott’s Koneys. Scott Green is a perfect example of a local, successful, owner operated business. We have enjoyed patroning his restaurant...

We managed the space & leased to Dennis back in 2002 before the new Waites development came around to end his stay at his last property.  And now looking forward to working with his son Joshua!  Yum - Rocky's Pizza!https://www.al.com/life/2023/05/rockys-pizza-se...

We manage buildings for LSA across the State of Alabama for decades. This particular building was a special project for David Watts many years’ ago. We professionally assisted our client to navigate abating environmental hazards, shoring up the foundation, new roofs/HVAC&rs...

Did you know 70% of the rental inventory is owned by "Mom & Pop" Property Owners? And that 30% of those are managed by firms like Watts Realty for those Mom & Pop families! Watts Realty manages for mainly these small landlords!  The "Mom & Pop"...

If you like nature and walking/running/biking trails. Then check out the Celebrate Trials Day 2023. Emile will be on hand to talk about the efforts in place for Connecting the City to Nature.  https://www.railstotrails.org/experienc.../celebrate-trails/ 

Dedicated mountain bikers and anyone who’s ever wanted to give it a try, you’re in for a treat. On November 19, from 2-5PM, RideBHM opens, bringing mountain biking to the masses. We got a sneak preview, so keep reading for all the details.  Back in March 2022, we...

Just dropping this here to recognize Chip on his Birmingham Business Journal's "Who's Who in CRE"!Just look at all those designations y'all. It means Chip knows a thing or two about commercial real estate.

Emile Hughes, one of our commercial agents here at Watts Realty, has started a new venture called Ride Resorts. It's a mountain biking park development setting out to make the sport accessible to people of all skill levels and provides something beyond the average bike trail ...

According to Chip Watts, president of Watts Realty Co., three major areas revolving around “uncontrollable expenses” are impacting rents in the Birmingham market. This includes comparative sales increases causing property taxes to rise and be recouped through increase...