New Publix shopping center among recent high-dollar building permits
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Of the 12 new building permits issued in Alabama this past week for construction projects exceeding $1 million, half of them are for projects in the Huntsville metro.
Two of those are for French Mill Crossing, a Publix-anchored shopping center on Mooresville Road in Athens.
New Publix in Athens
Two new building permits (totaling more than $11 million) were issued at addresses on Mooresville Road in Athens for what will be a new Publix supermarket. The development will help create approximately 115 new jobs and generate annual sales of approximately $22 million.
As part of the project, the City of Athens received a $400,000 Community Development Block Grant and Appalachian Regional Commission Grant funds through ADECA to help pay for right-of-way improvements on both Mooresville Road and U.S. 72.
The development, French Mill Crossing, will be built on a 12-acre site southeast of the Mooresville Road and U.S. Highway 72 intersection, near the Doomsday Paintball Park and Par 72 Driving Range.
ADECA Director Kenneth Boswell said the development of French Mill Crossing will likely lead to other commercial developments nearby, necessitating these road improvements.
Ram General Contractors is listed as the lead contractor for this project, and the development is expected to open in the fall of 2026.
More on these new building permits
| Date | City | Builder | Owner of Project | Project Address | Project State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/16/2025 | Athens | Ram General Contractors | Publix | 14210 Mooresville Road | AL | $9,000,000 |
| 10/16/2025 | Athens | Ram General Contractors | Publix | 14268 Mooresville Road | AL | $2,500,000 |
| 10/16/2025 | Athens | Berry Construction | AutoZone | 22143 US 72 | AL | $1,631,056 |
| 10/16/2025 | Auburn | Donald H Allen Development | Owner Information Not Provided | 1875 Moores Mill Road | AL | $2,960,000 |
| 10/16/2025 | Birmingham | David Acton Building Corporation | University of AL Birmingham | 1802 S 6th Ave | AL | $1,221,400 |
| 10/16/2025 | Birmingham | Venture 4 Builders LLC | Roebuck Marketplace Assoc LLC | 9186 Parkway East | AL | $1,563,500 |
| 10/16/2025 | Huntsville | Pinkerton & Laws Construction of ATL Inc | Sir Mills | 3113 Don Mincher Dr Sw | AL | $12,123,350 |
| 10/16/2025 | Huntsville | Pinkerton & Laws Construction of ATL Inc | Pinkerton & Laws Construction of ATL Inc | 3111 Don Mincher Dr Sw | AL | $11,941,000 |
| 10/16/2025 | Huntsville | Kendall Properties Construction | Wes Kendall | 2020 Biob Wade Ln Nw | AL | $1,454,195 |
| 10/16/2025 | Mtn Brook | Russell Building Co | Brett Connor | 2324 Cahaba Road | AL | $1,200,000 |
| 10/16/2025 | Tuscaloosa | Project Builders Inc | SHJ Development LLC | AL | $2,750,000 | |
| 10/16/2025 | Tuscaloosa | Misc. Metals & Fabrication LLC | M & D Investments | 9125 Energy Ln | AL | $1,250,000 |
Catch up on previous Alabama building permit reports
Here are some of our previous building permit reports from this year:
- June 2, 2025
- June 9, 2025
- June 23, 2025
- June 30, 2025
- July 7, 2025
- July 14, 2025
- July 21, 2025
- July 28, 2025
- August 4, 2025
- August 11, 2025
- August 18, 2025
- August 26, 2025
- September 2, 2025
- September 9, 2025
- September 16, 2025
- September 22, 2025
- September 29, 2025
- October 8, 2025
- October 13, 2025
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