Economic Development
City advances plans for new parking deck near The Orion Amphitheater
November 20, 2025
The City of Huntsville is taking key steps toward construction of a new parking deck to support The Orion Amphitheater and the growing MidCity District. The City approved a $129,750 engineering services contract with Amiri Engineering for geotechnical work, construction materials testing and ADEM reporting, as well as a $985,061 design services agreement with Chapman Sisson Architects for the deck’s architectural design. The City will own and operate the new facility, which [more]
Read MoreCity approves $240 million retail and restaurant development in north Huntsville
November 6, 2025
The City of Huntsville approved a significant new project that will deliver more than 500,000 square feet of new retail and restaurants in north Huntsville. The transformational $240 million development project will bring extraordinary investment to the intersection of State Route 255 and Memorial Parkway (U.S. 231/431). The development will be located across Memorial Parkway from the new full-service Food City grocery store that opened in July. The development will be at [more]
Read MorePhase 2 of Mill Creek project moves forward with funding for senior housing plans
November 6, 2025
The City of Huntsville is continuing its commitment to transformative, inclusive development in the Mill Creek neighborhood, as it passed a resolution for Mayor Tommy Battle to execute a predevelopment loan agreement with Mill Creek Phase 2, LP, providing up to $1.98 million in interest-free predevelopment funding. This financing will support Phase 2 of the Mill Creek Choice Neighborhood Initiative, enabling planning, design and due diligence work to pave the way for [more]
Read MoreCity approves partnership to expand affordable housing in northwest Huntsville
October 23, 2025
Homeownership dreams are taking shape in northwest Huntsville with the City’s approval of an agreement with Family Services Center to turn an empty lot on Olson Street into a welcoming, affordable home for a local family. Family Services Center Inc. is a certified Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO). The agreement allows the nonprofit to use $238,750 in federal HOME Investment Partnerships funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [more]
Read MoreCity of Huntsville enters agreement for PARC project grant funding
October 9, 2025
As the start of construction date draws nearer, the City formally entered into an agreement to accept a $20 million federal grant to help fund the Pedestrian Access and Redevelopment Corridor (PARC) project. The City in 2022 won the competitive Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) construction grant, administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation, as part of the City’s plan to reduce flooding, improve pedestrian and cyclist connectivity, [more]
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