This past week, two new building permits were issued statewide for construction projects exceeding $1 million. Most notably, the new Performing Arts Center at the University of Alabama’s Bryce Campus is one of these new permits.

The $134 million project is underway and is expected to be completed this year.

New Performing Arts Center at UA

The new University of Alabama Performing Arts Academic Center, which will connect to the restored Bryce Main Campus, will be the grand centerpiece of this vibrant new campus.

Here are a few details on this project:

The facility will include four performance theaters—a black box theater with flexible seating for 175-275, a 350-seat proscenium style theater, a 450-seat venue specifically designed for dance and a dance studio theater with flexible space for rehearsals, recitals and smaller performances.
The facility includes costume, scenery, production and lighting studios.
The center also features adjustable acoustics in the drama theaters and precisely engineered floors for dance.

More info on this project can be found on the university’s College of Arts & Sciences website.

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 permits in Alabama this week:

Date	City	Builder	Ownerof Project	ProjectAddress	ProjectSubdivision	ProjectState	ProjectZip Code	Subtype of Project	Square Footage	Amount
06/12/2024	Decatur	Fite Construction	Bramlett Properties LLC	3326 Highway 31 S		AL	35603			$2,200,000
06/12/2024	Tuscaloosa	M.J. Harris Construction Services, LLC	Bord Of Trustees	200 Peter Bryce Blvd		AL	35401			$134,000,000