Reviewed by: Pat Byington
Southwire facility among 12 new high-dollar building permits issued statewide
Twelve new building permits were issued this past week for construction projects in Alabama exceeding $1 million. These new building permits include three projects in the Birmingham metro, eight in North Alabama and one in Tuscaloosa.
The priciest of these new building permits is for a project in Florence at the Southwire facility — a $17 million project.
Southwire facility in Florence
Florence-based Craig Construction has been working on an expansion of the Southwire facility since last year, and was issued a new $17 million building permit this past week for the project.
Here’s what we know:
- The 300,000 square foot campus has grown over time, and this expansion will include approximately 340,000 square feet of added space for new equipment.
- The project will also include renovating the existing building to enhance the team member experience, including locker rooms, training space and an outdoor picnic and activity area.
- These investments and upgrades will effectively streamline Southwire’s commercial and residential building wire efforts, complement existing products and emphasize the facility’s culture and labor pool.
- Construction should be completed in 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 are the new high-dollar building permits in Alabama this week:
| Date | City | Builder | Ownerof Project | ProjectAddress | ProjectSubdivision | ProjectState | ProjectZip Code | Subtype of Project | Square Footage | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/01/2024 | Birmingham | Ameribuild Homes Inc | Sicarwood LLC / William B Eyster | 205 18th Street S | AL | 35233 | 0 | $1,000,000 | ||
| 02/01/2024 | Decatur | Building Construction Associates Inc | Alabama Community College System | 402 Moulton St E | AL | 35601 | 0 | $3,174,000 | ||
| 02/01/2024 | Florence | White Spunner Construction | WalMart Stores Inc | 2701 Cloverdale Road | AL | 35630 | $2,352,869 | |||
| 02/01/2024 | Florence | Craig Construction | Southwire | 4251 Helton Drive | AL | 35630 | $17,800,000 | |||
| 02/01/2024 | Hoover | Project Builders | Chick Fil A | 5331 Valleydale Road | AL | $1,750,000 | ||||
| 02/01/2024 | Hoover | Jim Cooper Construction | Blue Cross Blue Shield Etc | 450 Riverchase Parkway E | AL | $1,070,000 | ||||
| 02/01/2024 | Huntsville | Limestone Building Group | Redstone Federal Credit Union | 220 Wynn Drive NW Unit F | AL | $3,590,422 | ||||
| 02/01/2024 | Huntsville | GLR Inc | CVS | 2525 Oakwood Ave NW Unit A | AL | $1,279,117 | ||||
| 02/01/2024 | Huntsville | Hoar Construction LLC | Centennial | 300 The Bridge Street NW Unit 124 | AL | $5,432,615 | ||||
| 02/01/2024 | Huntsville | Rosehill Construction LLC | Brookwood Properties | 3910 Cypressbook Drive NW | AL | $8,072,380 | ||||
| 02/01/2024 | Huntsville | Lee Builders Inc | Francisco Builders Inc | 6275 University Drive NW Unit 8 | AL | $1,599,218 | ||||
| 02/01/2024 | Tuscaloosa | J T Harrison Construction Co | The Board of Trustees of University of Alabama | 1300 21st St E | AL | 0 | $5,771,500 |
Past building permits in Alabama
If you missed any of our previous reports on new high-dollar building permits in Alabama, you can review them here:
- Sept. 11, 2023
- Sept. 19, 2023
- Sept. 26, 2023
- 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
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