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2023 Development Review studies Huntsville’s growth and residential market

February 27, 2024 Click to view 2023 Development Review studies Huntsville’s growth and residential market

Huntsville’s residential building boom appears to be catching its breath after years of construction at a furious pace. However, with continued growth in population and new jobs, forecasts indicate that 2024 will still be higher than the 10-year average for residential construction, a study from the City’s Long-Range Planning Division reveals. Photo credit: GTEC/Marty Sellers The 2023 Huntsville Development Review showed the city’s population is continuing to grow even as the real [more]

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Public invited to attend meetings on Mill Creek redevelopment project

October 12, 2023 Click to view Public invited to attend meetings on Mill Creek redevelopment project

The City of Huntsville and the Huntsville Housing Authority are moving forward with plans to redevelop property along Governors Drive, and officials would like to hear from the public. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Choice Neighborhood Initiative focuses on the area surrounding Butler Terrace and Butler Terrace Addition, now known as Mill Creek. Three upcoming meetings are planned to discuss the Choice Neighborhood Initiative (CNI), a project led by [more]

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Limestone County landowner requests City of Huntsville annexation

August 10, 2023 Click to view Limestone County landowner requests City of Huntsville annexation

An ordinance introduced at the Aug. 10 Huntsville City Council meeting calls for the acceptance of more than 695 acres in Limestone County into the City of Huntsville. The annexation requests were made by three individual landowners whose properties lie west of Interstate 65 and east of Springfield Road. “Huntsville’s western corridor continues to develop at a healthy pace, and we welcome the opportunity to bring this acreage into our portfolio of [more]

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City to add parking deck at The Orion Amphitheater

July 14, 2023 Click to view City to add parking deck at The Orion Amphitheater

The City of Huntsville is working toward its final infrastructure piece for The Orion Amphitheater, a much-needed parking deck to accommodate the venue’s growing number of patrons. City Council approved plans for a land swap to accommodate the garage, and in turn, help an important community partner – TARCOG. The Top of Alabama Regional Council of Governments (TARCOG) will relocate its offices at MidCity District as part of a land swap [more]

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Huntsville introduces plan to help boost revenue, commerce in downtown area

May 11, 2023 Click to view Huntsville introduces plan to help boost revenue, commerce in downtown area

The City of Huntsville will soon consider an ordinance to declare certain property as surplus and enter into a lease agreement with a new-to-market restaurant concept. During the regularly scheduled City Council meeting Thursday, the City introduced an ordinance to declare a 7,000-square-foot parcel of land near the southwest corner of Cleveland Avenue Northwest and Meridian Street North as surplus. Officials have determined that no City department or division needs the [more]

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Contact
  • Phone:

    (256) 427-5300

  • Email:

    Shane Davis

    Director of Urban and Economic Development

  • Hours:

    Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.