Whistle Express – Birmingham, AL

The Issenberg Britti Group of Surmount is pleased to present for sale this Whistle Express Car Wash located at 400 24th Street South in Birmingham, Alabama. The property is a ±2,930SF express car wash on 0.64 acres in Birmingham’s Southside neighborhood, near the UAB campus and downtown. The lease runs through December 31, 2049, providing 23+ years of remaining term, with annual rent of $284,318 as of January 1, 2027 and 1.90% annual increases. The lease is guaranteed by Express Wash Intermediate, LLC, a parent-level entity of Whistle Express.
The property is located near the UAB campus and the Five Points South district. UAB is Alabama’s largest single-site employer, with more than 28,000 employees, and it enrolled 20,868 students in fall 2025. The site benefits from 9,000 vehicles per day along 24th Street South, with a dense urban trade area of 83,851 residents within three miles and an average household income of $90,038.
Whistle Express is a Charlotte-based express car wash operator. It is backed by funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management and closed its 2025 acquisition of Driven Brands’ Take 5 Car Wash, more than tripling its footprint to 530+ locations across 23 states. Whistle is rebranding Take 5 locations and investing in wash technology, a mobile app, and membership programs. The membership model supports recurring revenue, and car washes are a needs-based, e-commerce-resistant use.