Reviewed by: Caleb Turrentine
$9.4 million building permit for UAB Hospital expansion + more new high-dollar projects
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Fifteen new building permits were issued this past week across Alabama for construction projects exceeding $1 million. These permits were for projects primarily in the Huntsville and Birmingham metros.
A $9.4 million permit was issued for the ongoing expansion project at UAB Hospital’s North Pavilion.
Expansion of UAB Hospital’s North Pavilion
Expansion to the North Pavilion is part of the $73 million expansion of the University Emergency Department.
The expansion project includes:
- Renovations to the first floor of UAB Hospital’s North Pavilion.
- Turning the adjacent atrium into clinical care space
- Construction of a new three-story space in the drop-off drive of North Pavilion
Brasfield & Gorrie is the lead contractor for this project.
More $1M+ building permits in Alabama
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 | City | Builder | Owner of Project | Project Address | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/19/2026 | Birmingham | Prier Construction Inc | Birmingham Airport Authority | 3700 N 65th St | $4,189,000 |
| 10/19/2026 | Birmingham | Brasfield & Gorrie LLC | University of Alabama Birmingham | 1802 S 6th Ave | $9,474,100 |
| 10/19/2026 | Birmingham | BuildPoint LLC | KAO Stephen | 3722 S 3rd Ave | $2,929,000 |
| 10/19/2026 | Birmingham | Stylos Construction LLC | GP Investments LLC | 3000 Winewood Rd | $5,350,000 |
| 10/19/2026 | Birmingham | Six LLC | Six LLC | 1545 Pike Rd | $1,312,000 |
| 10/19/2026 | Florence | Venture Construction Company | Venture Construction Company | 2636 Cloverdale Rd | $2,799,102 |
| 10/20/2026 | Hoover | Jerry L Johnson & Associates Inc | BCBS of AL | 450 Riverchase Parkway E | $15,339,464 |
| 10/20/2026 | Hoover | Flanagan Contracting LLC | Frontier Bank | 4750 Everlee Parkway Dev | $1,115,000 |
| 10/22/2026 | Huntsville | Fite Construction | Blue Origin | 646 James Record Rd Sw | $3,423,915 |
| 10/22/2026 | Huntsville | Burnett Roofing & Construction | Ses | 248 Dunlop Blv Sw | $1,620,000 |
| 10/22/2026 | Huntsville | Butler Construction Company LLC | Michael Jaco | 3421 Meridian St Nw Unit 300 | $3,979,000 |
| 10/20/2026 | Huntsville | W H Smith Jr Company Inc | Shawn Fairburn | 1460 Mountain Vista Way Ne | $1,125,016 |
| 10/20/2026 | Huntsville | GKL Companies | Adtran Inc | 901 Explorer Blv Nw | $1,208,134 |
| 10/19/2026 | Mtn Brook | Sims Building Company LLC | Cody Kear | 3855 Cove Dr | $1,159,000 |
| 10/19/2026 | Pelham | John Kreis Construction | Church of the Highlands | 9013 Helena Rd | $6,522,460 |
Catch up on previous building permit reports
Here are some of our reports from this year on Alabama building permits:


