This past week, 16 new building permits were issued statewide for construction projects exceeding $1 million. These permits include six projects in North Alabama and eight in the Birmingham metro.

The most expensive project this week is for a Huntsville church building, at $3.3 million.

Grace Community Church in Huntsville is expanding

Grace Community Church in Huntsville is undergoing a major expansion, which includes a Children’s Ministry Wing. This new addition will include:

Sizeable check-in area
15 classrooms
Infant care room
Dedicated Children’s Ministry restrooms
Resource room
Additional adult bathrooms, including a family restroom
Additional parking

The project is scheduled for completion by October 2026.

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
07/31/2025	Albertville	Builder Not Listed	McDonalds	Florida Short Route		AL				$1,400,000
07/31/2025	Athens	EMW Construction Inc	Westview Church of Christ	15855 Lucas Ferry Road		AL	35611		0	$3,659,805
07/31/2025	Athens	Tim Killian Construction Inc	Owner Information Not Provided	1655 Jefferson Street South Suites 1,2,3,4,		AL	35611			$1,149,200
07/31/2025	Athens	Tim Killian Construction Inc	Owner Information Not Provided	1659 Jefferson Street South Suites 1,2,3,4,5,6		AL	35611			$1,631,518
07/31/2025	Birmingham	Duncan & Dearmon Building Company	Northport Health Services Inc	1201 22nd Street		AL	35234			$1,555,000
07/31/2025	Birmingham	Stewart/Perry Company Inc	Parkside 15 LLC	1200 S 1st Ave		AL	35233			$1,142,000
07/31/2025	Birmingham	Stewart/Perry Company Inc	Parkside 15 LLC	1200 S 1st Ave		AL	35233			$3,002,000
07/31/2025	Hoover	Signature Homes	Same as Builder	1728 Glasscott Trail	Glasscott	AL		Spec Home		$1,015,662
07/31/2025	Hoover	Signature Homes	Gary & Shaheen Upton	1798 Glasscott Trail	Glasscott	AL				$1,500,000
07/31/2025	Hoover	Signature Homes	Owner Information Not Provided	1776 Glasscott Trail	Glasscott	AL				$1,326,045
07/31/2025	Huntsville	D R Horton	D R Horton	3999 Yellowhammer Way Sw		AL				$3,200,000
07/31/2025	Huntsville	Summit Structures	Grace Community Church	4554 Research Park Blvd NW		AL				$3,300,689
07/31/2025	Lee County	Donald H Allen Development	Clear Springs Properties LLC	305 Lee Road 2231 Bldg 5		AL	36804		61,600	$2,901,320
07/30/2025	Tuscaloosa	Jackson Wallace	Jackson Wallace	1556 Waterfall Pkwy		AL	35406		10,100	$1,467,776
07/31/2025	Vestavia Hills	Centennial Homes LLC	Centennial Homes LLC	2271 Five Oaks Trail		AL	35243			$1,150,000
07/31/2025	Vestavia Hills	Christopher Evans	Christopher Evans	3480 Brayfield Lane		AL	35242			$2,499,999