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Samford Horizons project among 7 new building permits this week
Seven new building permits were issued this week in Alabama for construction projects exceeding $1 million. Most of these permits are for projects in the Birmingham metro, including a $70 million project at Samford University.
Here’s more on these new building permits:
Samford Horizons project
The largest building permit issued this week in Alabama is for the massive capital project at Samford University — the Samford Horizons project — which is a $70 million campus improvement plan.
The plan addresses infrastructure needs for the entire campus, increases energy efficiency, practices campus-wide conservation, and refreshes and renews every facility—all steps in the process of creating a sustainable future for generations of Samford students.
Right before fall commencement, the university announced Phase 1 of the Samford Horizons campus development plan, a phase that includes:
- A new 513-bed residence hall for first-year students
- Two smaller residence halls totaling 140 beds for upper-division/Greek students
- An approximate 600-space addition to the north parking facility
This phase will open in fall of 2025. Robins & Morton is listed as the lead contractor for the 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 building permits in Alabama this week:
| Date | City | Builder | Ownerof Project | ProjectAddress | ProjectSubdivision | ProjectState | ProjectZip Code | Subtype of Project | Square Footage | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/07/2024 | Cullman | Powe General Contracting LLC | Pepsi | 205 Olive Street SW | AL | $1,300,000 | ||||
| 03/05/2024 | Homewood | The Robins & Morton Group Inc | Samford University | 111 Talbird Circle | AL | $70,000,000 | ||||
| 03/05/2024 | Tuscaloosa | J T Harrison Construction Co | 15183 Marina Dr | AL | 4,200 | $1,189,673 | ||||
| 03/05/2024 | Vestavia Hills | Banks Home Building Inc | Jerry Kimbrough | 7122 Old Overton Club Dr | AL | 35242 | $2,365,000 | |||
| 03/05/2024 | Vestavia Hills | Thornton Construction Company | Brandon Tisdale | 421 Sunset Dr | AL | 35216 | $1,732,100 | |||
| 03/05/2024 | Vestavia Hills | Twin Construction Inc | Greg Belcher | 2409 Vestavia Dr | AL | 35216 | $3,175,700 | |||
| 03/05/2024 | Vestavia Hills | Nathan Black | Nathan Black | 1467 Montgomery Highway | AL | 35216 | $2,200,000 |
Past permits in Alabama
In case you missed any of our past building permit reports, here are some from recent weeks:
- Oct. 18, 2023
- Oct. 23, 2023
- Nov. 1, 2023
- Nov. 7, 2023
- Nov. 14, 2023
- Nov. 20, 2023
- Nov. 27, 2023
- Dec. 4, 2023
- Dec. 11, 2023
- Dec. 18, 2023
- Jan. 4, 2024
- Jan 11, 2024
- Jan. 15, 2024
- Jan. 23, 2024
- Feb. 5, 2024
- Feb. 12, 2024
- Feb. 19, 2024
- Feb. 28, 2024
- March 3, 2024
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