Church addition in Shelby County among state’s new building permits

Building Permits
A new sanctuary at Faith Presbyterian Church in Hoover is one of the new building permits issued this past week. (Faith PC)

This past week, nine new building permits were approved across Alabama for construction projects exceeding $1 million. This includes a $24 million project at a church in Shelby County.

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

Construction on Faith Presbyterian Church

The largest of this week’s building permits is for a project at Faith Presbytherian Church in Shelby County , a project that carries a $24 million price tag.

Here are a few details:

  • The new 1,100-seat sanctuary will be twice the size of the current worship space
  • This project involves the building of a new sanctuary, and is the largest capital project in the church’s 50 year history.
  • The plan is to convert the existing sanctuary into a fellowship hall to be used for congregational gatherings, parties, receptions and community events.
  • Brasfield & Gorrie is listed as the lead contractor on this project.

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
08/01/2024ArabAL Grading & ExcavatingCity of ArabPutnam Park 250 12th Ave NEAL$1,736,412
08/01/2024AuburnWhite Spunner ConstructionOwner Information Not Provided1617 S College Street 110Tiger Crossing Plat No 1AL$1,942,370
08/01/2024BirminghamMurray Building Company IncBirmingham Jefferson Civic Center2101 N Richard Arrington Jr BlvdSheraton Hotel LobbyAL35203$4,379,600
08/01/2024BirminghamClements Dean Building CoRocky Heights Properties LLC222 SW 6th AveCommon Thread CampusAL35211$1,195,000
08/01/2024HuntsvilleDPR Construction IncThe Boeing Company499 Boeing Blv SwAL$2,244,578
08/01/2024NorthportWhite Spunner ConstructionBlake Collier10 McFarland BlvdAL$1,788,152
08/01/2024Shelby CountyBrasfield & Gorrie LLCFaith Presbyterian Church4601 Valleydale RoadAL$24,000,000
08/01/2024Vestavia HillsThornton Construction CompanyThornton Construction Company316 Beaumont DrAL352160$2,195,200
08/01/2024Vestavia HillsHarris Coggin Building Co Inc.Harris Coggin Building Co Inc.2416 Shades Crest RdAL352160$1,300,000

Past permits in Alabama

Building Permits
The largest of the new building permits last month was for the new Performing Arts Center at UA. (University of Alabama)

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

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Michael Seale
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