Development Review: August 2013

Permits for commercial projects over $100,000 and within Huntsville city limits:

1200 Redstone Gateway SW. An office building for Corporate Office Properties Trust (Tenant: Boeing Co.) Contractor: Brasfield and Gorrie. $4.8 million.

1101 McMurtrie Dr. NW Unit F. An office building for DEI Huntsville, LLC. Contractor: Southeast Maintenance, Inc. $420,000.

11500 Memorial Parkway SW. A building for Waffle House. Contractor: Waffle House. $387,500.

408 Pratt Ave. NE. A building for Waffle House. Contractor: Waffle House. $331,850.

Residential Permits (new construction) in Huntsville city limits:

In August, 115 housing units were permitted, including 109 single- and 6 multi-family units. The top tract for building permits last month was 112 (the Martin-Zierdt area), where 41 units were permitted. This is a 22.3% increase over August 2012, when 94 housing units (79 single-family and 15 multi-family) were permitted.

Residential Certificates of Occupancy (new construction) in Huntsville city limits:

131 housing units were granted certificates of occupancy (CO’s), including 81 single- and 50 multi-family units. The top tract for CO’s in the month of July was 106.22, commonly known as the area in and around Providence, where 52 housing units were added—mostly apartment units due to the completion of several buildings in the Addison Park development. This is a 70.1% increase over July 2012, when 77 housing units (68 single- and 9 multi-family) were granted CO’s.