New Hardware Store Coming To Shops Of Montevallo

BIRMINGHAM, AL — A longtime local businessman has signed a lease at the Shops of Montevallo in Birmingham to open an Ace Hardware location in Crestline Park. Don Compton, who also operates four CC Food Mart convenience stores in the area, will open the new Ace location at 4500 Montevallo Road by the end of the year.

Compton Ace Hardware signed the lease with Continental Realty Corporation for 10,395 square feet of space within the 65,000 square foot neighborhood shopping center. Kelsi Bozel Holman, Commercial Leasing Associate for Continental Realty Corporation and Alex Benson of Southpace Properties represented the landlord, and Tyler Roeller of Newmark represented the tenant in this lease transaction.

Ten people will initially work at Ace Hardware when it first opens, with more employees expected to be hired in the future.

“It has long been my dream to own a neighborhood hardware store since I was very young, but I waited for the perfect location and opportunity,” Compton said. “Walking around a store filled with hammers, ladders, and tools is the same experience little kids have when wandering through a toy store. This is like a vacation to me, the tools and such are my toys. The Shops on Montevallo reaches an extremely broad economic area ranging from $30,000 annual households to those approaching $500,000 and we intend to satisfy the needs of each customer with personalized service and knowledge of our craft. That is what will separate us from the experience at big-box hardware stores.”