Bryan Holt came to Southpace Properties in 1997 with a background in commercial construction and bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He became a Principal at Southpace in 2010 and oversees the retail division of the company. Bryan specializes in retail tenant representation and investment sales and his present and […]
Leadership
John Lauriello
“Damn Yankee, Pioneer of Birmingham” Article In 1984, John co-founded Southpace Properties with William McDavid. Southpace is now the largest independent commercial real estate firms in Alabama. John moved to Birmingham in 1969 from his hometown in Amsterdam, New York. It was in Birmingham where he “accidentally” got into real estate as a way to […]
William “Bill” McDavid
William “Bill” McDavid is the principal and co-founder of Southpace Properties. He specializes in the sale and leasing of industrial, office, and retail properties. Throughout his career as a commercial real estate broker, Bill’s transaction volume has exceeded $200M. A Birmingham native, Bill graduated from Auburn University with a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering. Bill […]
Tyler Bradford
Tyler is a data-driven commercial real estate expert with over 20 years of dealmaking experience, dedicated to helping clients make informed decisions and getting new stores opened. His career began at Books-A-Million as a real estate analyst after earning a finance degree from Auburn University. Over a decade at BAM, Tyler rose to Vice President […]
Blake Crowe
Blake Crowe joined Southpace Properties in 2000 and began his career in commercial real estate. He specializes in office landlord and tenant representation, office acquisition and disposition, as well as office investments. Blake has completed 565 transactions in his time as an associate broker and his transaction volume exceeds over $199M. Blake obtained his CCIM […]
Stephanie Hill
Stephanie Hill launched her career in commercial real estate while earning her bachelor’s degree in Marketing at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). During her junior and senior years, she interned in Southpace’s Property Management department. After graduating, she transitioned into a full-time role in the company’s marketing department before shifting to the sales […]
Joey Ward
Joey joined Southpace Properties in 2025 as Chief Financial Officer. Joey brings experience from both public accounting and industry. He was an experienced Audit Partner with several firms. He served companies in the start-up/pre-revenue phase, privately-held middle market companies as well as multi-billion dollar public companies. He also served as the National Managing Partner of […]
