VBC upgrades among new high-dollar building permits in North Alabama

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One of the new building permits issued this past week is for upgrades at the VBC. (Hville Blast)

Of the 18 new building permits issued in Alabama this past week for construction projects exceeding $1 million, 10 are for projects happening here in North Alabama.

The priciest of these permits is for upgrades to the Von Braun Center. Here’s what we know:

Von Braun Center upgrades

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The Von Braun Center will see some improvements over the next year. (Hville Blast)

The priciest of this week’s building permits is a $15 million upgrade project at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville. Turner Construction Corp. is the lead contractor for this project, which includes:

  • Upgrades to the Mark C. Smith Concert Hall, Playhouse and the Saturn Ballroom
  • Building an extension to the back of the concert hall
  • Enlarging the VBC kitchen

This project is expected to take a year to complete.

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 building permits in North Alabama this week:

DateCityBuilderOwnerof ProjectProjectAddressAmount
04/11/2024FlorenceH & N ConstructionCity of Florence50 Country Club Drive$1,502,000
04/11/2024HuntsvilleTurner Construction CompanyByron Clanton700 Monroe Street SW$15,387,428
04/11/2024HuntsvilleBridgeview Construction Management IncWalden at Providence6500 Walden Run Circle NW Unit 16$2,594,589
04/11/2024HuntsvilleBridgeview Construction Management IncWalden at Providence6500 Walden Run Circle NW Unit 14$2,594,589
04/11/2024HuntsvilleBridgeview Construction Management IncWalden at Providence6500 Walden Run Circle NW Unit 13$2,594,589
04/11/2024HuntsvilleBridgeview Construction Management IncWalden at Providence6500 Walden Run Circle NW Unit 12$2,594,589
04/11/2024HuntsvilleBridgeview Construction Management IncWalden at Providence6500 Walden Run Circle NW Unit 11$2,594,589
04/11/2024HuntsvilleBridgeview Construction Management IncWalden at Providence6500 Walden Run Circle NW Unit 9$2,594,589
04/11/2024HuntsvilleHighland Wake ConstructionTroy Halliburton510 Andrew Jackson Way NE$1,792,300
04/11/2024HuntsvilleCaliber 1 ConstructionReed Fenton6715 Wall Triana Highway NW$2,210,000

Past Alabama Permits

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One of the new building permits issued this year was for a new chapel at Grace Chapel in Cullman. (Grace Chapel via Facebook)

In case you missed any of our past building permit reports, here are some from recent weeks:

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Michael Seale
Michael Seale
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