Watts Happenings: News & Blog

"Are the new apartment buildings filling up?" That's the question Birmingham Business Journal's Brent Godwin set out to answer and Flats on 4th was able to deliver... again!The article is in the subscriber content of the BBJ's website, so I posted a little b...

Over the last few years, Birmingham has experienced a renaissance and redevelopment of downtown in large part due to commercial real estate growth. Commercial real estate, according the Birmingham Association of REALTORS®, contributes $465 billion a year to the U.S. GDP (Gros...

Brent Godwin of the Birmingham Business Journal recently interviewed Chip about newly announced projects and some currently active projects slated for the Southside community of downtown Birmingham. The following is an excerpt. To read the entire article click on the link below. ...

Last week Chip met with REV Birmingham's CEO David Fleming to talk about the continuing construction and growth of the Downtown/Parkside District.  Check out the A Zyp Bike tour of Birmingham's future (Part 2 of 2) from Alabama NewsCenter on Vimeo." target="...

As a lot of you familiar with Watts Realty Company know already, we are a big supporter of YMCA Camp Cosby.  Over the years a Watts has served on the Board for Camp Cosby as well as fundraising programs to send underprivileged kids to camp for a week.  As a thank you, w...

Local real estate experts are hopeful that a new Topgolf location in downtown Birmingham could mean big things for the future of the city. "Topgolf is an entertainment venue many of our clients have experienced in other metros and have expressed as a 'wish-list' item when discuss...

Chip was interviewed by Gigi Douban of WBHM earlier this month for a National Public Radio segment about Birmingham's downtown and neighborhood revitalization efforts. Here's a little something from the article. You have to click the link to learn more and listen to the segment. ...

            We broke ground today on our Flats on 4th project on a surprisingly windy day! We are looking forward to watching this go from plans to brick & mortar over the next year. Thank you to our partners! Architect - Hendon + Huckestein ...

Go get some food from our new Tenant, Holler & Dash at 2801 18th Street South! Oh yes, we know social media is about shameless plugs nowadays, so get ready!!! After you eat, stop by Soho Retro to browse (& buy!) for some new stuff for your house, then get a haircut at S...

We are so proud of this new lease with Holler & Dash. It's been "hush hush" since Greg Hess at The Shopping Center Group introduced us to them in May 2015. We were able to sign a lease with them back in August 2015. It appears they are starting to hit the social...