As the City of Huntsville continues to enjoy booming growth as a live-work-play community, it celebrated a glittering new addition to its rapidly growing skyline on Monday afternoon with the grand opening of Constellation Apartments at 740 Constellation Place Dr. SW, located within view of the Von Braun Center.

Prior to the ribbon cutting celebration, guests gathered to enjoy a live musical performance from Dave Anderson, hors d’oeuvres, champagne, and cupcakes as they explored the luxurious, beautifully decorated facility. Its pet-friendly apartment units feature thoughtful touches throughout, as well as 1 Gig internet throughout the building.

Built by Doster Construction, the 219-unit luxury apartment community began leasing on July 9 of this year and is already at 35% occupancy. Featuring multiple workspaces, 60 storage lockers, a spacious gym, interior and exterior gathering spaces, a pet spa, and an attractive swimming pool with a Little and Big Dipper design visible from above, it reflects the past and future of the city both inside and out with its space history-themed decor and forward-thinking design.

Heartland Real Estate Partners Managing Principal Tim Grogan partnered with D. Scott McLain, CCIM, CRE of Coldwell Banker Commercial McLain Real Estate of Huntsville to bring the Constellation project to life. Although Grogan’s team is Chicago-based, he stated that they’ve had a longstanding presence in Huntsville and remain committed to the community.

“This is only phase 1. We’re working on the retail [phase]; hopefully that announcement is going to come very soon. We have that phase 3 and we’re also looking at other opportunities within Huntsville. So we’re here, we’re part of the community, and we’ll continue to be part of the community,” Grogan said.

Grogan also thanked Mayor Battle for his role in working with the development team to bring the project to fruition, noting that every department at every level communicated effectively and helped them become part of the community.