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January 2020 – Monthly Development Review

Published on February 10, 2020

Photo of construction on Moores Farm

Several projects at the Mazda-Toyota site in Greenbrier were among the list of non-residential projects permitted last month. New home starts and CO’s were stable year-over-year.


Residential Permits (new construction) in Huntsville city limits:

In January, 129 housing units were permitted, all single-family. The top tracts for building permits last month were 109.01 (Hampton Cove) and 113 (Owens Cross Roads), where 24 units were permitted each. This is a 1.6% increase over January 2019, when 127 housing units (all single-family) were permitted.


Residential Certificates of Occupancy (new construction) in Huntsville city limits:

85 housing units were granted certificates of occupancy (CO’s), 82 single- and 3 multi-family. The top tract for CO’s in the month of January was 112 (Martin-Zierdt) where 11 housing units were added, all single-family. This is a 2.3% decrease from January 2019, when 87 housing units (all single-family) were granted CO’s.


Non-Residential Permits Over $100,000 in Huntsville city limits

Orange:   Contract amount greater than $1 Million

Green:  Contract amount between $500,000-$999,999

Blue:  Contract amount between $100,000-$499,999

Contract amounts are approximated. Data source: City of Huntsville Inspections Department

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