752457A4 2334 48A5 B061 B50Bf435Ed13 — The Tuscaloosa County Commission approved a new DHR facility last year. (“Tuscaloosa County Courthouse” by VickyvS is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Three new building permits were issued this past week for construction projects exceeding $1 million, with two of those projects being in Tusacaloosa.

The priciest of these projects is a new facility for the Tuscaloosa County Department of Human Resources. Here’s what we know:

New Tuscaloosa County DHR building

This project is for all new construction on a new site at the corner of Culver Road and 29th Street in Tuscaloosa. The scope of work includes:

Sitework
Landscaping
Concrete
Masonry
Structural steel
Framing
Metal trusses
Shingle roofing
Woodwork and casework
Doors and hardware
Storefront systems
Drywall
HVAC,
Plumbing and electrical

The expected cost of the project is $12.7 million, J.T. Harrison Construction is the lead contractor on 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:

Date	City	Builder	Ownerof Project	ProjectAddress	ProjectState	ProjectZip Code	Amount
04/17/2025	Tallapoosa County	Hooper Homes LLC	Mattox	2663 Moonbranch Drive	AL		$1,143,846
04/17/2025	Tuscaloosa	Tyson & Associates Construction Company LLC	Gary Pharo	635 Skyland Blvd	AL		$2,700,000
04/17/2025	Tuscaloosa	J T Harrison Construction Co	Tuscaloosa County Public Building Authority	2923 Culver Rd	AL	35401	$12,749,000