485736708 1164942678974754 4342918104966660106 N — One of the largest building permits this week is for an expansion to Ardent Preschool & Daycare in Huntsville. (Ardent Preschool & Daycare-Jones Valley)

A $3.6 million expansion to Ardent Preschool & Daycare in Huntsville was among six new building permits issued this past week for Alabama construction projects exceeding $1 million.

These permits included projects in Huntsville, Birmingham and Tuscaloosa. Here’s more:

Ardent Preschool + Daycare expansion

Ardent Preschool & Daycare of Jones Valley is expanding by 6,000 square feet. The $3.6 million expansion project is set to be finished by the end of the year.

Here’s what’s included:

Six new classrooms
Room for 90 additional students
An indoor playroom
New outdoor play areas
An expanded break room area for teachers.

Fite Construction is the contractor for this project.

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	ProjectState	ProjectZip Code	Square Footage	Amount
09/18/2025	Alabaster	Tatco Construction	Owner Information Not Provided	544 1st Street N	AL			$1,198,045
09/18/2025	Huntsville	JS Building Company Inc	John Mark Russell	5780 Oakwood Rd Nw	AL			$1,927,699
09/18/2025	Huntsville	Fite Construction	Peter Lowe	1065 Four Mile Post Rd Se	AL			$3,662,406
09/18/2025	Jefferson County	Rader McCary Inc	Shank Properties	1415 Meadow Craft Road	AL	35217	34,884	$3,956,945
09/18/2025	Tuscaloosa	Snow Blakeney Construction	The University of Alabama	1470 Warrior Dr	AL	35404		$2,239,133
09/18/2025	Vestavia Hills	Gene Carfora	Gene Carfora	3010 Healthy Way	AL	35243		$2,900,000