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2025 was full of exciting developments and progress for Alabama. Check out some of the projects we’re keeping an eye on throughout the new year.

North Alabama

Downtown Huntsville — (Nathan Watson / The Bama Buzz)

Front Row in Huntsville
- Apartments + office space are expected to be move-in ready by the close of 2026
Stadium Commons in Huntsville
- The 18-acre mixed-use development is scheduled to be finished in Summer 2026
University of North Alabama’s new multi-purpose stadium in Florence
- To be completed for the 2026 football season

Central Alabama

Img 6535 Scaled 1 Alabama, Auburn, Florence, Gulf Shores, Mobile, Tuscaloosa, Una, University Of Alabama — Upon its completion, the West Rock Mountain Nature Preserve
will have 32,468 linear feet of hiking and biking trails. (City of Hueytown)

UAB Biomedical Research and Psychology Building in Birmingham
- Expected to be completed by Summer 2026
Volker Hall in Birmingham
- Bridge + lecture halls will open 2026
West Rock Mountain Nature Preserve in Birmingham
- Set to open in the first quarter of 2026
McWane Economic Education Center in Birmingham
- Scheduled to open before the 2026-27 school year

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President’s Mansion Preservation project in Tuscaloosa
- Scheduled for completion in August 2026
Smith Family Center for the Performing Arts in Tuscaloosa
- Scheduled for completion in December 2026
High Performance Computing and Data Center in Tuscaloosa
- Scheduled to be finished September 2026

Auburn Exterior Rendering Scaled Alabama, Auburn, Florence, Gulf Shores, Mobile, Tuscaloosa, Una, University Of Alabama — Rendering of Hattie B’s Hot Chicken’s upcoming Auburn location, opening in 2026. (Hattie B’s / Alison Stewart)

Boykin Donahue Campus in Auburn
- Scheduled to be finished July 2026
Hattie B’s Hot Chicken in Auburn
- Scheduled to open Summer 2026

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New Alabama State House in Montgomery
- Scheduled to be open for lawmakers in Fall 2026
First YMCA on an HBCU campus at Alabama State University in Montgomery
- Expected to open in Spring 2026
Expansion of Meta’s Montgomery Data Center in Montgomery
- Expected to open late 2026

South Alabama

Mobile Skyline At Night. (Nathan Watson / Bham Now) — Mobile skyline at night. (Nathan Watson / Bham Now)

Mobile International Airport at Brookley Aeroplex in Mobile
- Opening in Fall 2026
Africatown Welcome Center in Mobile
- Expected to be completed later this year
Cooper Riverside Park in Mobile
- Scheduled to be finished Summer 2026
New community center at Taylor Park + Dauphin Island Parkway in Mobile
- Scheduled to be finished later this year

Dscf5222 Alabama, Auburn, Florence, Gulf Shores, Mobile, Tuscaloosa, Una, University Of Alabama — (left to right) Ryan Carney, External Communications Manager with Bj’S Wholesale Club, Kirk Savile, Head of Corporate Communications for BJ’s Wholesale Club, Kari Ann Kinder and Duane Ates Retail Store Donations Coordinators for Feeding the Gulf Coast, and Allen Stein, Construction Managers for BJ’s Wholesale Club pose for a photo during the official groundbreaking for BJ’s Wholesale Club on December 17, 2025 , in Foley, Ala. (Dan Anderson/AP Content Services for BJ’s Wholesale Club)

BJ’s Wholesale in Foley
- Expected to open late 2026
Novelis’ new low-carbon aluminum plant in Bay Minette
- Scheduled to open late 2026

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