The process of converting the Annie Merts Center to condominiums has begun. A crane is pictured here on Oct. 31, 2023, moving materials from the third floor of the building which until recently housed Huntsville City Schools central office.A crane went up into the third floor of the historic Annie Merts Center in Huntsville’s Twickenham neighborhood last week, signaling the transformation of the old school administrative building into 11 condominiums.
that he expects the city of Huntsville will soon approve the plan for the condos, paving the way for completion of the construction by the end of 2024. Crunkleton & Associates initially agreed with Huntsville City School to buy the property for $3.45 million but negotiated it down to about $2.9 million because of a limitation the Huntsville Historic Preservation Commission placed on the property usage to not have
Crunkleton & Associates formed Merts Preservation LLC in June 2022. Merts Preservation LLC purchased the property in September of that year. That same month, Crunkleton joined others to form Merts Condo LLC, registered in Mississippi. Following the demolitions, the owners dissolved Merts Preservation LLC