Birmingham Veteran Village among new $1M+ building permits

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Tunnel to Towers purchased the land of the Spark by Hilton Birmingham Colonnade for $11 million. (Mary Helene Hall / Bham Now)

Of the 20 building permits issued this past week for construction projects exceeding $1 million, four are for projects here in the Birmingham metro.

Projects in Birmingham receiving new building permits include renovations to UAB’s Blount Hall, new offices for Brasfield & Gorrie and the transformation of a hotel along the 280 corridor into an affordable housing complex for veterans.

Birmingham Veteran Village taking shape at The Colonnade

In October of 2025, the Tunnel to Towers organization acquired the Spark by Hilton hotel located at 4300 Colonnade Parkway to transform it into Birmingham Veteran Village, a veteran housing complex with wrap-around on-site support services.

Once completed, the Birmingham Veteran Village will offer 110 units of stable housing and onsite access to services such as:

  • Job training and employment support
  • Educational resources
  • Mental health and PTSD counseling
  • Addiction recovery services
  • Medical care access
  • Help navigating VA benefits

Tunnel to Towers provides mortgage-free homes to Gold Star and fallen first responder families with young children and by building specially adapted smart homes for catastrophically injured veterans and first responders.

The Birmingham Veteran Village is the organization’s first project in Alabama. Brown Construction & Development was issued a $9.2 million permit for the project, which is scheduled for completion by the end of 2026.

More on this week’s $1M+ building permits

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):

DateCityBuilderOwner of ProjectProject AddressAmount
07/03/2026AuburnSeungbum LimSeungbum Lim2270 Riley St$2,283,000
07/03/2026AuburnTony KimTony Kim2201 Riley St$8,720,371
07/03/2026AuburnAjax Construction LLCAjax Construction LLC1800 E Samford Ave$6,500,000
07/03/2026BirminghamBrasfield & Gorrie LLCBrasfield & Gorrie LLC3109 S 7th Ave$4,805,850
07/03/2026BirminghamStone Building LLCAla University of Etc1001 S 14th St$2,885,500
07/03/2026BirminghamBrown Construction & DevelopmentBaron Highway 280 LLC4300 Colonnade Parkway$9,281,700
07/03/2026DecaturBuilding Construction Associates IncWestside Park c/o City Hall902 6th St NW$1,866,500
07/01/2026GuntersvilleHussmann Services CorporationWalmart11697 US Highway 431$2,075,800
06/29/2026HartselleArrwel Construction LLCSittason Family Dentistry1837 Highway 31 NW$1,775,000
07/02/2026HomewoodThornton Construction CompanyThornton Construction Company901 Westover Dr$1,500,000
07/03/2026HuntsvilleBrasfield & Gorrie LLCWill Crosby Copt Defense Property8500 Advanced Gateway Sw$13,979,140
07/03/2026HuntsvilleD R HortonD R Horton415 Church St Nw Unit H$1,750,000
07/03/2026HuntsvilleMiller Construction Services IncCostco Wholesale1205 Memorial Pky Nw$1,960,144
07/03/2026HuntsvilleRobins and MortonJim Flowers1000 Glenn Hearn Blv Sw$1,486,240
07/03/2026MadisonStonewood Homes LLCStonewood Homes LLC107 Castleberry Ct$1,000,000
07/01/2026TuscaloosaThetford ConstructionJason Johnston5740 Alexander Ave 81$1,058,613
07/01/2026TuscaloosaMorgan Construction CompanyTuscaloosa County Commission11005 Highway 82 E$1,627,000
07/01/2026TuscaloosaJ T Harrison Construction CoJ T Harrison Construction Co1600 Industrial Park Dr$2,040,720
07/01/2026TuscaloosaJ T Harrison Construction CoCity of Tuscaloosa2101 Bowers Park Dr$3,124,560
07/01/2026TuscaloosaAmason & Associates IncEpsilon Industries Inc1401 Industrial Park Dr$8,789,694

Want to catch up on our previous building permit reports?

Jefferson County Inspection Permits 3 Birmingham Veteran Village among new $1M+ building permits
Catch up on some of our previous reports on new building permits in Alabama. (Bham Now)

Here some of our previous building permit reports:

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