Mixed-Use Land for Sale in Gadsden, Alabama

The Shoppes at Coosa Trail is a 6.8 +/- acre commercial land offering on US Highway 411 in Etowah County, Alabama, along the highway corridor northeast of Gadsden. The offering is made up of three parcels: a 3 +/- acre East Parcel, a 3 +/- acre West Parcel, and a 0.8 +/- acre North Parcel, totaling 6.8 +/- acres. The property can be purchased as the complete 6.8 +/- acre assemblage, as individual parcels, or subdivided further to fit a specific building footprint. The parcels carry frontage on both sides of US Highway 411, a primary route through this part of Etowah County. Ingress and egress for the development will be provided off US Highway 411 as part of the master development plan. Water, public sewer, electric, and high-speed internet are all available to the property. The site lies in FEMA Zone X, which is outside the mapped flood zone. Commercial entitlement for the property is expected in August 2026. Buyers and their representatives should confirm current entitlement status and final access point locations directly with the applicable local authorities before finalizing any purchase or building plans. US Highway 411 carries substantial daily traffic through this corridor. Alabama Department of Transportation counts on nearby segments of US-411 in the Gadsden and Rainbow City area range from approximately 20,000 to 25,000 vehicles per day (Rainbow City Transportation Plan). Buyers can confirm the exact count for this specific frontage through ALDOT's public traffic data tool. The property sits alongside two platted residential developments that together total 128 approved homesites. The Coosa Valley subdivision, 60 lots, is located directly behind the property on the same assemblage, and the Morgan Farms subdivision, 68 lots, sits across the highway. As these lots build out, they add households along this stretch of highway, though the pace of that construction is outside the seller's control and is not guaranteed. This section of US Highway 411 is in Etowah County, which has a population of approximately 104,000 people according to recent U.S. Census Bureau estimates (Etowah County QuickFacts, U.S. Census Bureau). The corridor is within a few miles of Rainbow City, population over 10,000, and Southside, population over 9,500, both of which have grown in recent years, and of Gadsden, the county seat and largest city in the area at approximately 33,000 residents (U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, Gadsden city; Rainbow City, Southside population data, Data USA). Several announced projects sit within the same corridor. Minth Group, an automotive supplier, has announced a $430 million manufacturing campus on the former Gulf States Steel site, projected to bring more than 1,300 jobs. The City of Gadsden's RISE Plan is a $140 million reinvestment effort that includes the $82 million, 160,000 square foot Gadsden Athletic Center, currently under construction and expected to open in October 2027. A privately funded riverfront development, Coosa Harbor, is planned along the Coosa River with construction expected to begin in 2026. These figures reference the Alabama Department of Commerce, the City of Gadsden, and public reporting from 2025 and 2026. None of these projects guarantee future traffic, tenant demand, or income for this property, and buyers should verify current project status independently. Given its highway frontage, entitlement status, and position between two residential developments, this property may suit a single retail or service user building on one of the individual tracts, such as a pharmacy, coffee shop, fast food restaurant, car wash, or dental or medical office. It may also suit a developer interested in assembling the full 6.8 acres into a multi-tenant retail center. The seller has not committed the property to a particular use, and buyers should confirm permitted uses under final commercial entitlement before finalizing building plans. P