The Cottages of Old Monrovia community is expanding.

The city of Huntsville issued 32 permits for the second phase of the development in the last two weeks totaling $5.4 million. Thirty permits were issued last week.

Three other projects issued permits last week in the Huntsville area, two commercial and one residential, also exceeded $1 million, according to Southern Exposure Information.

Capstone Communities of Birmingham is the parent company of the Old Monrovia development. The permits were issued to assistant construction manager Patrick Vawter. Cottages Builders Inc., the construction division of Capstone Communities, is listed as the contractor.

CBI senior project manager William Noel said the second phase of the Old Monrovia development is being called the Villas at Old Monrovia. The buildings issued permits are on Cernan and Aldrin Drive. A permit for a $1.1 million clubhouse on Cernan Drive was issued two weeks ago.

Noel said the second phase will have 276 units, with more than 160 buildings.