First high-bay facility now complete at Redstone Gateway development

9700 Advanced Gateway, a high-bay building at the Redstone Gateway Class A office park, completed in July 2025 in Huntsville, Alabama. — 9700 Advanced Gateway is Redstone Gateway’s first high-bay facility. (Marty Sellers / Robins & Morton)

The 470-acre Redstone Gateway development along Rideout Road near Redstone Arsenal’s Gate 9 continues to grow with the completion of 9700 Advanced Gateway, a 50,000-square-foot high-bay facility.

The facility’s general contractor, Birmingham-based construction firm Robins & Morton, and the development’s managing partner, COPT Defense Properties, made the announcement Tuesday, July 29, touting the facility as the first of its kind for the mixed-use, Class A office park and the closest available to the arsenal.

Read on for details about the new building and more at Redstone Gateway.

New building is 100% leased

COPT Defense Properties Vice President of Asset Management & Leasing says the building is 100% leased, and the entire development is close to that mark.

“Redstone Gateway as a whole is 98.4% leased, demonstrating that the demand for space closest to the commands on Redstone Arsenal is strong.”
_{James Lomax, Vice President of Asset Management & Leasing at COPT Defense Properties}

Specialized features + design

Truck docs and entrances to 9700 Advanced Gateway, a high-bay building at the Redstone Gateway Class A office park, completed in July 2025 in Huntsville, Alabama. — The new, high-bay building features office space in the front and R&D spaces in the back. (Marty Sellers / Robins & Morton)

Nola Van Peursem Architects designed the pre-engineered metal building, configuring it with office space in the front and high-bay research and development areas throughout the rest, including capacity for trucks to dock or drive directly into the building.

“The completion of this project marks the delivery of another state-of-the-art facility as part of our longstanding partnership with COPT Defense Properties. We began serving our clients at Redstone Gateway in 2010, and we are excited for its continued growth.”
_{Nick James, Robins & Morton Project Manager}

Still more to come at Redstone Gateway

Grass and sidewalks next to 9700 Advanced Gateway, a high-bay building at the Redstone Gateway Class A office park, completed in July 2025 in Huntsville, Alabama. — 9700 Advanced Gateway is the latest facility completed at Redstone Gateway, a multi-phase Class A office park. (Marty Sellers / Robins & Morton)

Redstone Gateway is a joint venture of COPT Defense Properties and Jim Wilson & Associates and opened in 2012. When complete, the office park will include 5.8-million square feet of space with multiple hotel, retail and restaurant amenities amid connective green spaces and landscaping.

Current amenities include TownePlace Suites by Marriott, Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott, Beignets & Brew, Ardent Pre-school & Daycare and The Shops at Redstone Gateway, the latter comprising 19,200 square feet of retail space with three restaurants and a conference center.