These are the five highest-priced home sales publicly reported in the Birmingham, Alabama metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026. Together, the five closings totaled $10.52 million, led by the $3,690,000 sale of a renovated 1938 estate in Birmingham’s Crestline neighborhood.
The week’s closings were recorded in the Crestline, Mountain Brook, Cherokee Bend, and Greystone areas, with sale dates ranging from August 3 through August 7.
RealtyWireβs Top 5 ranks the five highest-priced residential closings it identified in the Birmingham, Alabama metro area for the reporting week. It may omit private, delayed, nondisclosed, or otherwise unreported transactions.
No. 1 — $3,690,000 · 3624 Ridgeview Dr E, Birmingham, Alabama
A renovated 1938 estate at 3624 Ridgeview Drive East in Birmingham’s Crestline neighborhood led the week, closing for $3,690,000 on August 3, 2026. Set on approximately 1.5 landscaped acres, the home offers five bedrooms and seven baths, five full and two half, across three levels and a reported 6,777 square feet. According to the listing, the property underwent a comprehensive renovation with professionally designed interiors that preserved its original stone facade and period architecture.
The main level holds formal living and dining rooms, a family room, a private office, a sunroom, and a primary suite with custom closets and a marble bath. The kitchen is organized around a large island and includes a walk-in pantry and a scullery, opening to a vaulted breakfast room and family room. Outdoor amenities include a screened porch with a fireplace, a pool, a spa, a putting green, and a workshop, along with generous parking. The listing notes the home is within walking distance of Birmingham Country Club and Crestline Village.
Hillary Weiss of ARC Realty Mountain Brook was the listing agent. Erin Rutledge of Ray & Poynor Properties represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $1,950,000 · 2211 Lane Park Rd, Mountain Brook, Alabama
At 2211 Lane Park Road in Mountain Brook, a custom home marketed as “The Home Over The Brook” closed for $1,950,000 on August 7, 2026. Built in 1985, the four-bedroom, five-bath residence spans a reported 4,630 square feet on nearly an acre overlooking cascading waterfalls and the West golf course at the Country Club of Birmingham, with expansive windows and outdoor entertaining areas framing panoramic views.
The main-level primary suite includes dual baths, walk-in closets, and private balcony access. Upstairs are two bedrooms, two baths, a living room, and an office with a separate entrance, while a guest suite with a kitchenette sits above the two-car garage and a lower-level bonus room serves as a fitness space. The listing describes the secluded, mountain-like setting as nonetheless a short walk from the village and the Botanical Gardens.
Helen Drennen of RealtySouth-MB-Cahaba Rd was the listing agent. Isabelle Lawson of RealtySouth-MB-Cahaba Rd represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $1,900,000 · 3424 E Briarcliff Rd, Birmingham, Alabama
A 1955-built home at 3424 East Briarcliff Road in the Mountain Brook area closed for $1,900,000 on August 3, 2026. Set on approximately 2.8 landscaped acres, the four-bedroom residence spans a reported 4,886 square feet behind a classic columned entrance, with established gardens and seasonal winter views. The bedrooms, including a primary suite with separate his-and-hers baths, are all on the main level, along with formal living and dining rooms, a laundry room, and an office.
The kitchen features quartz countertops, a large island, a farmhouse sink, custom cabinetry, stainless appliances, a gas cooktop, double ovens, a warming drawer, a beverage refrigerator, and a pantry. A stone-floored den with a fireplace opens to a stone patio and the backyard, while the upstairs adds a playroom, walk-in attic storage, and a cedar closet. A two-car carport and basement storage round out the property.
Caroline Ezelle of RealtySouth-MB-Cahaba Rd was the listing agent. Stephanie Robinson of RealtySouth-MB-Cahaba Rd represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $1,680,000 · 4301 Corinth Dr, Birmingham, Alabama
At 4301 Corinth Drive in Birmingham’s Cherokee Bend neighborhood, a six-bedroom, six-bath home closed for $1,680,000 on August 4, 2026, taking the fourth spot on the week’s list. Built in 1970, the residence spans a reported 5,551 square feet, and the property shares the 35213 ZIP code with the week’s top-ranked Crestline sale.
Detailed listing remarks were not available for this transaction, so this report is limited to the sale’s publicly reported facts: the price, the closing date, and the home’s recorded size, bedroom and bath counts, and year of construction. Interior finishes, lot details, and recent updates, if any, could not be independently described from the available data.
Isabelle Lawson of RealtySouth-MB-Cahaba Rd was the listing agent. Stephanie Robinson of RealtySouth-MB-Cahaba Rd represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $1,303,750 · 5018 Greystone Way, Birmingham, Alabama
Inside the gated Greystone community, the home at 5018 Greystone Way closed for $1,303,750 on August 7, 2026. Built in 1994 and updated with modern finishes, the five-bedroom house offers six full baths and a reported 5,462 square feet of single-level living, set on nearly two acres reached by a long private drive.
The property backs onto the community’s golf amenities, with the driving range, the Founder’s Clubhouse, the golf shop, and the first hole just beyond the back door, and tennis courts and two swimming pools within walking distance, according to the listing. Outdoor features include a hot tub, a gas fire pit, and an expansive paver-stone circular driveway with room for numerous vehicles. The home received fresh paint throughout and a new HVAC system in 2026.
Lauren Zapf of ARC Realty 280 was the listing agent. Tina Baum of RE/MAX Advantage represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, August 9, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.
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