Non-residential Permits for projects
over $100,000 and within Huntsville city limits:
435 The Bridge St. NW: Foundation and shell for a retail
building. Contractor: Hoar Construction. $800,000
15935 Chaney Thompson Rd. SE: A picnic pavilion and dog
park. Contractor: Garber Construction. $488,000
2165 Cecil Ashburn Dr. SE: A clubhouse for the Legacy at
Jones Farm apartment development. Contractor: TDK Construction. $416,000
3502 Memorial Pky.
SW: A new building for Osborne’s Jewelers. Contractor: Fite Building Co.
$404,000
2150 Blue Spring Rd. NW: A new building for Farriss Drive Church
of Christ. Contractor: Huntsville Design and Construction. $132,000
Residential Permits
(new construction) in Huntsville city limits:
In March, 359 housing units were permitted; over 75 percent
were multi-family units. The top census tract for building permits last month was 19.02
(Jones Valley), where 240 units were permitted, all apartment units related to
the Legacy at Jones Farm development. Thanks to the multi-family bump, this is
a 270% increase over March 2013, when 97 housing units (all single-family) were
permitted.
Residential Certificates
of Occupancy (new construction) in Huntsville city limits:
51 housing units were granted certificates of occupancy
(CO’s), 47 single- and 4 multi-family units. The top tract for CO’s in the
month of March was 112 (the Martin-Zierdt area) where 17 housing units were
added. This is a 54.1% decrease over March 2013, when 111 housing units (67
single-family and 44 multi-family) were granted CO’s.