This past week, 15 new building permits were issued across Alabama for construction projects exceeding $1 million. One of those permits is for a major additions to the historic 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham.
A new visitors center and education center are in the works for the landmark, with a $7.9 million permits in place to get it done.
What’s new at 16th Street Baptist Church
The new building permit was obtained to complete a 13,000-square-foot education and visitors center at the church. The visitor center will be located adjacent to the existing church Parsonage and Sanctuary buildings.
Amenities include:
- Meeting rooms
- Dining area
- Commercial kitchen
- Support space to relieve the volume of tourists visiting the existing Sanctuary Building
Watsonbruhn Builders is listed as the lead contractor. More info on this renovation project can be found in our previous report.
More on these new 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…