John is a native of this city and a graduate of the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. He has been licensed and active in area real estate markets since 1975 and served for over 23 years as member, and later chairman, of the Mobile Zoning Board of Adjustment. He and Allan Cameron founded Peebles & Cameron in 2001, taking up a national relationship with Grubb & Ellis in 2003. When the NAI flag was offered to them in 2010 they became NAI Peebles & Cameron, and in 2013 they merged with the firm of Gleason and Roberds, becoming NAI-Mobile. John is the only dual accredited commercial real estate broker (SIOR and CCIM) in south Alabama. Peebles has redeveloped over 25 historic buildings since returning to Mobile, and is presently engaged in converting a 19th century Masonic lodge on St. Francis Street into 21st century creative space and 16 high end loft apartments. He was an organizer and founding member of the Board of the Downtown Mobile District Management Corporation (the “BID”) and remains actively engaged with the Downtown Alliance and it’s varied enterprises. He was also instrumental in the founding of the Hearin Chandler Mobile Carnival Museum and maintains an active interest in Mardi Gras as a cultural icon in this City. He currently serves on the board of the Alabama School of Math and Science, the Alabama Archives Foundation in Montgomery, the Mobile Arts and Sports Association, and the Friends of Magnolia Cemetery. His past service includes the boards of the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, and the Mobile History Museum. Peebles is also a serving brother of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. He is married to the former Allison Hand and has two sons aged 27 and 24. He is a communicant of Christ Episcopal Church, where he has served on the vestry and as Warden.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Mobile Area Association of Realtors Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) Mobile Commercial Investment Real Estate Exchange Club Alabama Association of Realtors Mobile Chamber of Commerce Mobile Carnival Museum Downtown Mobile District Management Corporation Downtown Mobile Alliance