This Alabama metro sees massive 198% growth in new apartment construction

An estimated 506,353 new apartment units are expected to open nationwide by the end of the year—with more than half of new construction concentrated in the South. While large metros like New York, NY and Dallas, TX dominate the apartment-building boom by sheer volume, several smaller and mid-sized metros show dramatic year-over-year increases.

Read on to learn more about the surging number of new apartments built in Birmingham this year.

Birmingham triples new apartment construction over 2024

The Birmingham metropolitan area is expected to add 1,711 new apartment units this year—nearly triple the amount it recorded in 2024, according to a recent report by RentCafe.com. Although large metros like Dallas and Austin, TX, command the highest numbers in the South (28,958 and 26,715, respectively), smaller and mid-sized metros like Birmingham have experienced the most significant change in year-over-year growth.

Trailing just behind Naples, FL, the Birmingham Metro took the #2 spot among the Top 20 U.S. Metros for New Apartments in 2025 with a 198.1% increase in new apartment construction. RentCafe attributed Birmingham’s growth to several factors, including:

• Downtown revitalization efforts
• improved business incentives
• Relatively low cost of living
• Increased migration from nearby Southern states
• Birmingham’s emerging tech and startup scene

New and coming soon apartments in the Birmingham metro include:

• Livano Liberty Park, a 270-unit complex in The Bray at Liberty Park
• The William, a 27-unit mixed-use redevelopment of a former furniture/department store in downtown Birmingham set to open before the end of the year
• The Fitzroy (formerly known as The Tracks), a 273-unit apartment complex at the eastern end of Rotary Trail
• Southtown Senior, a 143-unit residential building at the Edgehill at Southtown development
• Colina WeHo, a 310-unit apartment complex in West Homewood
• The James on Highland Avenue, a 272-apartment complex on the former Highland Plaza site

Excited to see such a surge in new apartment builds in the Birmingham metro? Tag us @thebamabuzz to let us know!