Reviewed by: Elizabeth Hobbs
Auburn fraternity house among new high-dollar building permits
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Thirteen new building permits were issued statewide this week for construction projects exceeding $1 million. These include projects in Auburn, Anniston, Decatur and the Huntsville and Birmingham metros.
$5.8 million permit issued for AU FarmHouse fraternity

A new fraternity house for the FarmHouse chapter at Auburn University is in the works, with a $5.8 million building permit issued this past week for the construction.
Here’s more info:
- The house will feature 25 bedrooms, sleeping 50 fraternity members in a back hall attached to the second floor.
- It will also feature a one-story residential wing as well as a two-story 14,200-square-foot wood-framed commons building with an elevator.
- The facility will be more energy-efficient than the original house and provide additional learning spaces.
- Webb Construction Group is listed as the lead contractor.
More on these new building permits
Thanks to our friends at Report Construction LLC, we have the list of all of the new million-dollar-plus construction projects approved in Alabama last week. Each week, they pull together information from building permits issued to get all the details on these projects. You can get access to all of their construction permits right here.
Here’s more on these new building permits in Alabama this week (Pro tip for mobile users: turn phone sideways for best viewing experience):
Date | City | Builder | Ownerof Project | ProjectAddress | ProjectSubdivision | ProjectState | ProjectZip Code | Subtype of Project | Square Footage | Amount |
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06/26/2025 | Anniston | Johnson Controls dba Simplex Grinnell LP | BAE Systems | 1805 Coleman Road | AL | $1,064,775 | ||||
06/26/2025 | Auburn | Webb Construction Group Inc | Owner Information Not Provided | 552 W Thach Ave | Fraternity Sites | AL | 0 | $5,917,766 | ||
06/26/2025 | Auburn | Schumacher Homes LLC | Owner Information Not Provided | 639 S College Street | Foster | AL | 0 | $2,600,000 | ||
06/25/2025 | Decatur | Olympia Construction | Cedar Lake Crossing LLC | 2851 Sandlin Rd Sw | AL | 35601 | $13,245,096 | |||
06/25/2025 | Decatur | Phil Waldrep Evangelistic Association | Phil Waldrep Evangelistic Association | 2916 Danville Rd Sw | AL | 35603 | $1,380,000 | |||
06/26/2025 | Hoover | Murray Building Company Inc | United States Steel Corp | 3100 Ross Bridge Parkway | AL | $7,010,641 | ||||
06/26/2025 | Hoover | Builder Not Listed | Sir Properties Trust | 45 Iverness Center Parkway Development | AL | $5,100,000 | ||||
06/26/2025 | Hoover | Signature Homes | Frontier Bank | 1801 Williamette Trace | Everlee | AL | $9,566,200 | |||
06/26/2025 | Hoover | Signature Homes | United States Steel Corp | 5833 Feldspar Way | AL | $1,283,342 | ||||
06/26/2025 | Huntsville | Robins and Morton | Vic Poole | 8100 Rideout Rd Sw | AL | $1,109,771 | ||||
06/26/2025 | Huntsville | China Construction America of South Caro | American Hyperion Solar LLC | 4905 Moores Mill Rd Ne | AL | $13,267,068 | ||||
06/26/2025 | Jefferson County | Blalock Building Company Inc | Birmingham Self Storage | 2464 Martin Raod | AL | 35235 | 68,200 | $3,278,432 | ||
06/25/2025 | Madison County | Chattahoochee Group | Chattahoochee Group | 14715 US 231-431 N Hwy | AL | 35750 | 3,725 | $2,330,882 |
Past Alabama permit guides

Here are some of our previous building permits reports from this year:
- Jan. 7, 2025
- Jan. 13, 2025
- Jan. 28, 2025
- Feb. 3, 2025
- Feb. 17, 2025
- Feb. 24, 2025
- March 10, 2025
- April 21, 2025
- April 28, 2025
- May 5, 2025
- May 12, 2025
- June 2, 2025
- June 9, 2025
- June 23, 2025
- June 30, 2025
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