Our team is committed to delivering excellent service and building strong relationships. Our commitment to excellence is demonstrated by our team members through hard work every day and their investment in earning industry credentials in their respective areas of expertise. As we look to the future, we are excited to build upon our local presence and to continue expanding our services to new markets.
CEO, Founder and Broker
Andy Turner is the CEO and Founder of Spaces. Turner leads the Spaces team with a commitment to excellence guided by the Spaces foundational purpose of enriching lives and communities through residential services and its core values. He is focused on delivering value-added services and building loyal relationships. Turner also places an emphasis on the necessity of improving and innovating processes to provide the best possible customer experience. In addition to leadership, Turner primarily works on strategy development, business development, and customer relationships.
Turner began his career in real estate in 2004 as a real estate agent, and then in 2005, founded what is today Spaces Management. Since then, Turner has been involved in all aspects of managing and leasing residential communities. Notable projects where Turner was involved in part or in full for the site selection, development plan, re-zoning, pre-construction lease-up, or long-term management include Midtown Village, Traditions, Crimson Place, Capstone Quarters, Houndstooth, Sterling Crimson Living, The Bluff at Water Works Landing, The Grove at Water Works Landing, The Nine at Tuscaloosa, The Nine at Memphis, The Nine at West Campus, The Nine at Rio, Blue Haus, and The Walk. Turner believes that his success can be attributed to his commitment to providing stellar service built on a foundation of virtuous character.
Turner completed five years of coursework and a case study to receive the coveted Professional Community Association Manager designation from the Community Associations Institute in 2013. He also holds the Association Management Specialist designation and is a licensed Realtor and Homebuilder.
Before working in real estate sales and development, Andy was an instructor of Business Ethics and Small Company Management at the University of Alabama. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Alabama and went on to receive his Ph.D. in Strategic Management from the University of Alabama. During his time in school, he received numerous awards, including the National Alumni Association Graduate Fellow, the Graduate Council Fellowship, the Langston T. Hawley Management Graduate Scholarship Award, the Betty Loomis Distinguished Student Scholarship, the Minnie C. Miles Human Resources Management Endowed Graduate Scholarship, the Coleman Scholarship, and the Frederick Augustine Brett Memorial Endowed Scholarship. In addition, he has also worked as an industry consultant and as a leadership counselor.
President
Steve Case serves as the President of Spaces. In this capacity, Steve leads the organization with responsibility for the company’s overall day-to-day operations and financial management. Steve’s extensive background in finance and accounting is a valuable asset in his role as he creates and maintains the appropriate processes and systems throughout the company to provide the best customer experience, financial reporting, accountability, and internal controls for Spaces and its customers.
Prior to serving as President of Spaces, Steve served as CFO for Land and Natural Resource Development, Inc. for four years, and prior to that, he was at Jamison Money Farmer, PC Accounting Firm for 20 years as a Partner in the firm.
Steve graduated Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Alabama. He is a Certified Public Accountant with 24+ years of accounting experience and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Vice-President of Association Management
Nicki Hall leads the Association Management division and will have primary oversight for your Association. Hall joined the Spaces Management team in May of 2015 and has provided excellent leadership and growth for the Association Management division. She serves on the Associates Council and the Board of Directors of the Homebuilders Association of Tuscaloosa.
Prior to joining Spaces Management, Hall led the Tuscaloosa Association of Realtors as the Executive Vice-President/CEO. During her 13 years at the Tuscaloosa Association of Realtors, Hall built a network of relationships in the Tuscaloosa real estate community and gained invaluable experience in leading the Board of Directors and a wide variety of Committees. Hall is a native of Tuscaloosa and a University of Alabama graduate. She completed the Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA) designation through CAI shortly after starting with Spaces, and is continuing her pursuit of additional education through CAI in order to achieve the PCAM designation.
Association Accounting Manager
Nikki Van Luvender heads the Association Management Accounting division and will primarily oversee your Association’s Financials. Ms. Van Luvender joined the Spaces Management team in April of 2012 as a Staff Accountant and worked diligently to become the Association Accounting Manager. She is a member of the National Notary Association and Community Association Institute.
Prior to joining Spaces Management, Ms. Van Luvender had 9 years of accounting experience. Ms. Van Luvender is a native of Tuscaloosa and a University of Alabama graduate. She is pursuing additional education through CAI to achieve the Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA) designation.
On-Site Community Association Manager / Realtor
Brooke Herring joined the Spaces Management team as part of the Association Management division in June of 2019 and oversees the property management of the University Downs Condominium Home Owner’s Association. Brooke joins our team with eleven years of experience in the Tuscaloosa property management market. She is currently working on expanding her education through CAI by completing the Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA) designation.
Brooke has been a resident of Tuscaloosa County for 25 years. She has one daughter who currently attends Shelton State Community College as a member of the Lady Bucs softball team and one son who attends Northside High School and plays varsity baseball.
Area Manager / Single Family Rentals / Realtor
Wade Farris is the onsite Property Manager and Community Association Manager for Traditions Condominiums. Farris also handles leasing and is a licensed Realtor. Farris joined the Spaces Management team in June of 2019 and has led many community improvement projects to date.
Prior to joining Spaces Management, Farris was a Realtor with Keller Williams Realty here in Tuscaloosa, building relationships with home buyers and sellers, mortgage lenders, and fellow Realtors and served on the Tuscaloosa Association of Realtor’s Safety Committee. Prior to Real Estate, Farris spent 38 years in Retail Management, guiding the teams of various Specialty and Big Box Retail Stores. Farris is a native of Tuscaloosa and a Holt High School graduate. He is pursuing the Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA) designation through CAI.
Property Manager / Realtor
Macy Hunt began work as a Real estate assistant in her hometown of Tupelo, Mississippi, in 2016. She grew to love the real estate industry and moved to Tuscaloosa, Alabama where she obtained her real estate license in 2019. Macy worked as a real estate assistant and a licensed Realtor at Keller Williams Realty. As a Realtor, her love for community associations grew and later led her to join the Spaces team in 2020. Macy is the onsite property manager and community association manager at Capstone Quarters. She also handles leasing and holds an active Real Estate license.
Property Manager / Realtor
Olivia Turner is the property manager for Capstone Quarters and Traditions Condominium. Prior to joining the Spaces Management team in July 2018, she obtained her real estate license in 2017. While acting as the on-site manager for Capstone Quarters from July 2018 to August 2020, Olivia obtained the Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA) designation. From August 2020 to October 2022, she worked as the on-site manager for The Walk, an off-campus student housing property. In November 2022, she returned to associations and is now managing both Capstone Quarters and Traditions Condominiums. She handles leasing for the two properties and holds an active real estate license.
On-Site Community Association Manager / Realtor
Denise Reach is the onsite Property Manager and Community Association Manager for Midtown Village.
Condominiums. Reach also handles leasing and is a licensed Realtor. Reach joined the Spaces Management team in August of 2021 and looks forward to spearheading community development.
Before joining Spaces Management, Reach was a Realtor with Keller Williams Realty and a property
manager for over ten years. She is incredibly passionate about serving her community and building meaningful relationships with all potential clients, be they buyers/sellers, mortgage lenders, or tenants. Before Real Estate, Reach was in banking/finance for roughly 15 years. She is an Alabama native and a
graduate of Holt High School.
Realtor
As associate athletics director, Tommy Ford retired from the University of Alabama Athletics Department on Sept. 1, 2019. Ford, a native of Gadsden, Alabama, earned his B.S. in Finance from the University of Alabama in 1978 and his M.A. in Higher Education Administration from the University in 1998.
As a student at Alabama from 1974-78, Ford served in the SGA Senate, Jasons, and the Kappa Alpha Order, and during his senior year (1977-78), was sports editor of The Crimson White school newspaper. After graduating from the Capstone, Ford returned to Gadsden before going back to the University in 1982.
1982-87, Ford worked for the National Alumni Association in alum chapter development and fundraising. In 1987, he was hired as assistant ticket manager in the Athletics Department and then was promoted to ticket manager, a position in which he served from 1987-93. From 1993-2006, Ford was director of TIDE PRIDE, the Athletics Department’s football and basketball ticket priority program for thirteen years.
From 2006-2009, Ford served as director of the Athletics Department’s new annual fund, the A+ Incentives Program, now known as the Crimson Tide Scholarship Fund. From 2009 until he retired from the University, Ford oversaw the A-Club Alumni Association, the school’s official letter-winners organization, and the Red Elephant Club booster groups. In the summer of 2020, Ford joined Tuscaloosa’s Spaces Realty LLC as a realtor, specializing in luxury condominiums in the “footprint” of Bryant-Denny Stadium and Coleman Coliseum.
Ford is the author or co-author of ten books: Alabama’s Family Tides; The University of Alabama All-Access Football Vault®; the Alabama-Auburn Rivalry Football Vault®; Bear Bryant on Leadership; Tornado to National Title #14; Crimson Domination: The Process Behind Alabama’s 15th National Championship; A Season to Remember: Faith amid the Storm; Crimson Mission: Coach Saban & the Tide Silence Critics with 16th National Championship; The University of Alabama Football Vault®, and 17 (the story of Alabama’s 2017 national championship).
Ford is married to the former Robin Rich of Gadsden, and the couple has one son, 23-year-old John Michael.
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