New credit union branch, Highway 280 apartments among M+ building permits

New high-dollar construction projects are plentiful here in Alabama, with 16 new building permits approved this past week for projects exceeding $1 million.

These permits include a new Southern Energy Credit Union branch in the Birmingham metro, a 250+ unit apartment complex in Shelby County and other projects in Athens, Auburn, Opelika, Cullman, Madison County and the Birmingham metro.

Southern Energy Credit Union’s new Gardendale branch

Screenshot 2026 09 14 at 2.10.16 PM New credit union branch, Highway 280 apartments among $1M+ building permits — A new Southern Energy Credit Union branch is being built in Gardendale. (Sourthern Energy Credit Union)

Southern Energy Credit Union is building a new Gardendale branch, located off Mt. Olive Road. The new branch will replace the current Gardendale location on Main Street.

The new branch will be larger, provide drive through service and include capacity for future growth. The new branch is scheduled to open by the end of the year.

A $3.5 million building permit was pulled for Sykes Weaver General Contractors for this project.

Apartment complex on Highway 280

Four permits totaling nearly $50 million were approved for Arlington Construction Services for an apartment complex at 4641 Highway 280. This complex will include between 250 and 300 units.

The development will be located behind the Courtyard by Marriott and is expected to be a luxury apartment complex aimed at young professionals. Features include:

Resort-style pool and sundeck
Fitness center
Shared co-working lounge
Dedicated pet park

More high-dollar Alabama 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):

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Date	City	Builder	Owner of Project	Project Address	Amount
09/09/2026	Athens	Stewart/Perry Company Inc	Richard Fisher	21130 Cool Springs Dr suite 500	$4,818,426
09/09/2026	Athens	Stewart/Perry Company Inc	Richard Fisher	21130 Cool Springs Dr suite 300	$4,818,426
09/11/2026	Auburn	Daniel Choi	Daniel Choi	2550 Riley St	$1,150,000
09/07/2026	Birmingham	Pylon Building Group	The Salvation Army	1900 N 25th Ave	$1,254,500
09/07/2026	Birmingham	Arlington Construction Service LLC	owner not listed	4641 Highway 280 building 1	$12,540,200
09/07/2026	Birmingham	Arlington Construction Service LLC	owner not listed	4641 Highway 280 building 3	$13,421,400
09/07/2026	Birmingham	Arlington Construction Service LLC	owner not listed	4641 Highway 280 building 4	$14,645,200
09/07/2026	Birmingham	Arlington Construction Service LLC	owner not listed	4641 Highway 280 building 5	$8,454,100
09/07/2026	Cullman	Fyffe Construction Company Inc	Ashford Gardens LTD	1655 County Rd 770	$1,873,710
09/07/2026	Cullman	Allred Contracting & Framing Inc	Christopher Witcher	1818 Oxford Dr NW	$2,200,000
09/07/2026	Gardendale	Sykes Weaver General Contractors	Southern Energy Credit Union	1051 Mount Olive Rd	$3,572,044
09/11/2026	Madison County	Arrwel Construction LLC	owner not listed	2607 Jeff Rd	$1,432,219
09/07/2026	Mtn Brook	Shearer Building Co	Tracey Anderson	32 Beechwood Rd	$1,491,098
09/11/2026	Opelika	Harrelson Homes	Harrelson Homes	2090 Mourning Dove Lane	$1,249,424
09/07/2026	Opelika	Michael H Homebuilders LLC	Michael H Homebuilders LLC	1194 Arrowhead Court	$1,040,000
09/07/2026	Shelby County	Ken Underwood Development Inc	Ken Underwood Development Inc	180 Lokey Lane	$2,000,000