Huntsville church expansion headlines new high-dollar building permits

Of the 16 new building permits issued this past week across Alabama for million-dollar-plus construction projects, six are for projects in and around Huntsville.

Of these, the most expensive project is an expansion of Grace Community Church in Huntsville.

Grace Community Church continues expansion project

Grace Community Church in Huntsville’s Research Park is undergoing a major expansion, which includes a new Children’s Ministry Wing. This new addition will include:

Sizeable check-in area
15 classrooms
Infant care room
Dedicated Children’s Ministry restrooms
Resource room
Additional adult bathrooms, including a family restroom
Additional parking

The project is scheduled for completion by October 2026.

More on these new Alabama 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	Owner of Project	Project Address	Amount
07/31/2025	Albertville	Builder Not Listed	McDonalds	Florida Short Route	$1,400,000
07/31/2025	Athens	EMW Construction Inc	Westview Church of Christ	15855 Lucas Ferry Road	$3,659,805
07/31/2025	Athens	Tim Killian Construction Inc	Owner Information Not Provided	1655 Jefferson Street South Suites 1,2,3,4,	$1,149,200
07/31/2025	Athens	Tim Killian Construction Inc	Owner Information Not Provided	1659 Jefferson Street South Suites 1,2,3,4,5,6	$1,631,518
07/31/2025	Birmingham	Duncan & Dearmon Building Company	Northport Health Services Inc	1201 22nd Street	$1,555,000
07/31/2025	Birmingham	Stewart/Perry Company Inc	Parkside 15 LLC	1200 S 1st Ave	$1,142,000
07/31/2025	Birmingham	Stewart/Perry Company Inc	Parkside 15 LLC	1200 S 1st Ave	$3,002,000
07/31/2025	Hoover	Signature Homes	Same as Builder	1728 Glasscott Trail	$1,015,662
07/31/2025	Hoover	Signature Homes	Gary & Shaheen Upton	1798 Glasscott Trail	$1,500,000
07/31/2025	Hoover	Signature Homes	Owner Information Not Provided	1776 Glasscott Trail	$1,326,045
07/31/2025	Huntsville	D R Horton	D R Horton	3999 Yellowhammer Way Sw	$3,200,000
07/31/2025	Huntsville	Summit Structures	Grace Community Church	4554 Research Park Blvd NW	$3,300,689
07/31/2025	Lee County	Donald H Allen Development	Clear Springs Properties LLC	305 Lee Road 2231 Bldg 5	$2,901,320
07/30/2025	Tuscaloosa	Jackson Wallace	Jackson Wallace	1556 Waterfall Pkwy	$1,467,776
07/31/2025	Vestavia Hills	Centennial Homes LLC	Centennial Homes LLC	2271 Five Oaks Trail	$1,150,000
07/31/2025	Vestavia Hills	Christopher Evans	Christopher Evans	3480 Brayfield Lane	$2,499,999

Catch up on previous Alabama building permits

Here are some of our past building permit reports from 2025:

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