New Birmingham amphitheater among 28 high-dollar building permits in Alabama

Building Permits
One of the new building permits this week is for the amphitheater in Birmingham. (Stone Building Corp.)

This past week, 28 new building permits were issued in Alabama for construction projects exceeding $1 million. Of these projects, 12 are in the Birmingham metro, while seven are in the Huntsville area.

Here’s what we know about these new building permits:

New amphitheater in Birmingham

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Ground was broken recently for the new amphitheater in Birmingham. (Nathan Watson / Bham Now)

First proposed in 2022, the Star Amphitheater is an open-air music venue addition to the BJCC campus in Birmingham’s Uptown Entertainment District.

Able to hold 9,380 attendees, the amphitheater will host around 20 shows during its summer concert season, as well as a variety of festivals, community gatherings, special events and more.

Per its contract with the BJCC, Stone Building LLC will have the amphitheater completed and ready for its first visitors by June 2025.

More on these new building permits

Thanks to our friends at Southern Exposure Information, 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 permits in Alabama this week:

DateCityBuilderOwnerof ProjectProjectAddressProjectSubdivisionProjectStateProjectZip CodeSubtype of ProjectSquare FootageAmount
06/27/2024AthensVanguard Custom HomesVanguard Custom Homes210 Briarwood CircleHolland PlaceAL4,620$1,231,725
06/27/2024AuburnHorizon Construction CoOwner Information Not Provided1700 Opelika RoadAuburn HeightsAL0$1,483,945
06/27/2024BirminghamAG Gaston Construction Co IncSaint Paul Methodist Church1500 N 6th AveAL35203$1,079,300
06/27/2024BirminghamS&H Construction LLCHogan Investment Properties LLC5150 Eastlake BlvdAL35217$1,315,000
06/27/2024BirminghamRader McCary IncSupreme Beverage Co Inc3217 Messer-Airport HighwayAL35203$1,600,800
06/27/2024BirminghamStone Building LLCDewaynes Repair c/o The Lovelady Center Inc1500 N 25th StreetAL35234$58,584,900
06/27/2024BirminghamDoster Construction CompanyJones Willie Lee Agt100 Leaf Lake BlvdAL35243$29,735,100
06/27/2024GadsdenBD Welch ConstructionOwner Information Not Provided600 S 3rd Street Unit: Cath LabAL$1,200,000
06/27/2024HooverFlanagan Contracting LLCOwner Information Not Provided1082 Grayson Drive DevBlackridge S Ph10AL$2,170,000
06/27/2024HooverSignature HomesSignature Homes / Frontier Bank4550 Everlee ParkwayEverleeAL$1,843,700
06/27/2024HooverSignature HomesSignature Homes / Frontier Bank4550 Everlee ParkwayEverleeAL$7,350,000
06/27/2024HooverHallmark Builders IncInverness Properties LLC33 Inverness Center Parkway Suite 300AL$1,200,000
06/27/2024HuntsvilleSandip PatelSandip Patel6210 Mastin Lake Rd NWAL$4,500,000
06/27/2024HuntsvilleCrimson Contractors IncHuntsville Housing Auth1402 Yukon St NwAL$1,090,000
06/27/2024HuntsvilleA & R Construction Management & Development LLCHoliday Inn Express12 Shields Rd NeChase HospitalityAL$6,300,000
06/27/2024HuntsvilleBrasfield & Gorrie LLCChs-Elisabeth Moser4810 Whitesport Cir SWAL$4,853,838
06/27/2024Jefferson CountySouth Coast Improvement CompanyChurchill Property Portfolio Owner LLC3517 Lorna RoadAL35216$1,058,819
06/27/2024MadisonDavid MikhailDavid Mikhail750 Gillespie RdAL35758$5,749,758
06/27/2024MadisonMarand BuildersMarand Builders8498 Madison BlvdAL35758$1,474,694
06/27/2024Mtn BrookBrasfield & Gorrie LLCSt Lukes Episcopal Church3736 Montrose RoadAL35213$2,050,000
06/27/2024Mtn BrookBrasfield & Gorrie LLCSt Lukes Episcopal Church3736 Montrose RoadAL35213$1,003,397
06/27/2024TuscaloosaWar ConstructionShelton State Community Collage3401 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Bldg 300Shelton StateAL35401$1,200,000
06/27/2024TuscaloosaWar ConstructionShelton State Community Collage3401 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Bldg 500Shelton StateAL35401$1,200,000
06/27/2024TuscaloosaWar ConstructionShelton State Community Collage3401 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Bldg 600Shelton StateAL35401$1,500,000
06/27/2024TuscaloosaWar ConstructionShelton State Community Collage3401 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Bldg 700Shelton StateAL35401$1,500,000
06/27/2024TuscaloosaWar ConstructionShelton State Community Collage3401 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Bldg 400Shelton StateAL35401$1,600,000
06/27/2024TuscaloosaWar ConstructionShelton State Community Collage3401 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Bldg 100Shelton StateAL35401$1,700,000
06/27/2024TuscaloosaWar ConstructionShelton State Community Collage3401 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Bldg 200Shelton StateAL35401$3,300,000
06/27/2024TuscaloosaWB ConstructionUniversity Place Properties716 13th StAL354018,571$1,154,434

Past permits in Alabama

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One of the new building permits issued earlier this year was at the Auburn Center for Developing Industries. (City of Auburn)

Here are some of our previous building permits reports in case you missed them:

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Michael Seale
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