Huntsville residents will soon be able to get their Starbucks fix downtown.

That’s because construction is beginning on the Starbucks at Constellation not far from the Von Braun Center. The city of Huntsville issued a permit for the $1.7 million location at 114 Heart of Huntsville Drive last week.

It was one of four commercial projects issued permits during the week in Huntsville that exceeded $1 million, according to Southern Exposure information.

And its location is somewhat controversial. When Starbucks at Constellation was before the Huntsville Planning Commission earlier this year, members of the commission voiced concerns that the access points into the proposed development anchored by the Starbucks could cause traffic congestion leading into downtown.

The Starbucks location is not far from the Clinton Avenue exit off Memorial Parkway that city planners called the gateway to downtown.

The Starbucks at Constellation is being built on land south of Clinton Avenue and west of Heart of Huntsville Drive and adjacent to the Constellation apartments that opened last year.