A permit has been issued for a $41.7 million apartment complex that will be marketed to University of Alabama in Huntsville students.

The apartments will be built at 4315 Holmes Avenue, which borders the UAH campus and is near the McThornmor Acres neighborhood, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places last year.

Residents from the historic neighborhood voiced opposition to the apartments when the complex came before the Huntsville Planning Commission last year, but the project has the support of UAH President UAH President Charles Karr.

The apartment complex was the most expensive project issued a permit last week in the Huntsville area, according to Southern Exposure Information.

The apartment complex, surrounded on four of six sides by UAH, could potentially house up to 600 students. The 4.33-acre site was once owned by Trinity Presbyterian Church, which closed because of declining membership.

The apartments are being developed by Capstone Development Partners of Birmingham and Boaz Ventures of Huntsville.