Birmingham’s Regions Harbert Plaza Now Minus Regions

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The Regions Harbert Plaza rises 32-stories over downtown Birmingham and is a distinctive part of the city’s skyline. The office tower though is at a point of transition as Regions plans to vacate the building by the end of the year. That’ll open up about a quarter of the office space there. We talk about how the New York firm that owns the building is approaching the situation in this week’s Magic City Marketplace.

Photo by Terry McCombs

 

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