$40 million in permits issued for new Birmingham data center

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 million in permits issued for new Birmingham data center
Three permits totaling $40 million were issued last week for the Nebius data center in Birmingham. (Nebius Group)

This past week, 24 new building permits were issued across the state for construction projects exceeding $1 million. These permits included high-dollar projects in Auburn, Cullman, Huntsville, Gadsden and thr Birmingham metro.

Three of these permits were for an AI data center in Birmingham, totaling $40 million.

AI data center issued $40 million in permits

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The Nebius AI data center will replace the Regions Lakeshore Operations Center in Oxmoor. (Nebius Grouo)

Three permits were issued to Hoar Construction for a planned 300-megawatt data center to be operated by Nebius Group N.V. of Amsterdam. The center is on the site of the former Regions Lakeshore Operations Center at 201 Milan Parkway in the Oxmoor Corporate Park in Birmingham’s Oxmoor neighborhood.

A demolition permit for the existing building was awarded in January 2026 and permits for the first phases of construction were awarded in April.

The data center is designed to support advanced artificial intelligence workloads and high-performance computing systems. Officials say the center will employ approximately 100 people.

More million-dollar-plus Alabama building permits this week

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 issuedLocationBuilderOwner of PropertyAddressAmount
05/15/2026AuburnDillworth Development IncDillworth Development Inc2189 Larkhill Lane$1,026,689
05/15/2026AuburnDillworth Development IncDillworth Development Inc4384 Old Forest Way$1,277,336
05/15/2026BirminghamHoar Construction LLCRegions Bank201 Milan Parkway$5,145,000
05/11/2026BirminghamHoar Construction LLCRegions Bank201 Milan Parkway$10,215,175
05/11/2026BirminghamHoar Construction LLCRegions Bank201 Milan Parkway$24,526,632
05/11/2026BirminghamJames M Barb Construction IncBayer Development Co LLC216 Summit Blvd suite 110$1,457,800
05/11/2026BirminghamChristian Brothers IncColee Properties LLC9648 Parkway East$1,472,100
05/15/2026CullmanChilders ConstructionCoastal Land Aquisitions LLCWarnke Subdivision off Park Ave NE$1,100,000
05/15/2026CullmanWhite Spunner ConstructionWalmart Real Estate Business Trust626 Olive Street SW$3,415,445
05/15/2026CullmanReich Installation Services IncWalmart Distribution2200 7th Ave SW$2,000,000
05/15/2026CullmanMorris General Contractors LLCMorris General Contractors LLC1817 Oxford Dr NW$1,100,000
05/15/2026CullmanC H Harris IncRusken Packaging Inc64 Walnut Street NW$1,520,000
05/12/2026GadsdenProject Builders Incowner not listed1722 Rainbow Dr$1,417,000
05/11/2026GardendaleGordian IncBank of Americano address listed$2,831,070
05/15/2026Jefferson CountyPark Lane ConstructionCherry Ridge Independent Living LTD1100 Jeff Germany Parkway$4,279,900
05/15/2026Jefferson CountyMilam & Co Construction IncCenter Point Fire District2675 Pawnee Village Rd$2,378,459
05/15/2026Jefferson CountyCorinth ConstructionBenjamin Davis5885 Coleman Lake Rd$1,582,152
05/12/2026LeedsSga Design Groupowner not listed1770 Ashville Rd$2,200,000
05/11/2026Madison CountyBlue Oak Projects LLCBlue Oak Projects LLC9276 Moores Mill Rd$1,500,000
05/11/2026Madison CountyBreland Homes LLCBreland Homes LLC8700 Highway 72 W$1,099,564
05/11/2026Madison CountyBreland Homes LLCBreland Homes LLC563 Jack Clift Blvd$1,474,000
05/11/2026Madison CountyAdams Custom HomesAdams Custom Homes1500 Macedonia Rd$1,300,000
05/13/2026PrattvilleRam General ContractorsMark Bruzek2451 Cobbs Ford Rd$1,500,000
05/13/2026Tallapoosa CountyHuffman Farris Construction LLCowner not listed57 Pitchford Court$5,100,000

Catch up on previous Alabama permit reports

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Check out some recent building permits issued statewide. (Associated MetalCast)

Here some of our previous building permit reports:

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