[ppassafi]

This thread will list development in the Louisville/S Indiana Metro area, which is currently seeing a huge boom although it is rarely mentioned on these threads. The one person who mentions Louisville, Jeff-In-Dayton, seems to have his view of the city stuck in its stagnant days of the 1970's when he lived there briefly. Also, I think it is fair to say that Louisville is simply in a class above Dayton, who he often mentions it with. Dayton is a great city with similarities, but it is much smalller with almost 400,000 less residents in its metro. As you can see, Louisville is more similar to places like Memphis and Jacksonville.

2004 MSA estimates (U.S. Census)

30 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1741431
31 Columbus, OH 1693906
32 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 1650671
33 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 1644250
34 Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA 1628808
35 Indianapolis, IN 1621613
36 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 1515738
37 Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC 1474734
38 Austin-Round Rock, TX 1412271
39 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN 1395879
40 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 1319589
41 Memphis, TN-MS-AR 1250293
42 Jacksonville, FL 1225381
43 Louisville, KY-IN 1200847
44 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 1184564
45 Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Tonawanda, NY 1154378
46 Richmond, VA 1154317
47 Oklahoma City, OK 1144327
48 Birmingham-Hoover, AL 1082193
49 Rochester, NY 1041499
50 Salt Lake City, UT 1018826
51 Raleigh-Cary, NC 914680
52 Tucson, AZ 907059
53 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 903291
54 Honolulu, HI 899593
55 Tulsa, OK 881815
56 Fresno, CA 866772
57 New Haven-Milford, CT 845694
58 Dayton, OH 845646
59 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 845269
60 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 803801

[ppassafi]

There is so much going on here I cannot list it all, but here is an interesting tower in the planning stages. The tower is supposed to be 26-40 stories, depending on demand for more condos, which are now abounding downtwon:

www.museumplaza.net

Building blocks: Developers make East Main and Market streets a hotbed of activity
Travis K. Kircher
Business First Correspondent
The Hub ...
In two words, this development sums up the spirit of projects happening in the East Main and Market district.


A number of developments have hit downtown recently. But earlier projects, including Louisville Slugger Field, Preston Pointe and Waterfront Park, began the domino effect that now is rippling along the East Main and Market corridors. And developers say that while the general increase of traffic is a factor -- the stronger interest from young people has been a palpable fuel for new residential and commercial spaces.

When Todd Blue, chairman and CEO of Cobalt Ventures LLC, decided to build The Hub as an apartment complex at the corner of Floyd and Main streets, he said he had not realized there was such a heightened demand for condominiums in this part of the city.

Public interest in The Mercantile Gallery Lofts, a separate condominium project Blue is involved in changed everything. "We have no decided, due to the overwhelming demand for the other condominiums we have put under development, to make The Hub a condominium development rather than an apartment development," Blue said.

The Hub will offer single-story high-end condominiums priced between $500,000 and $600,000. The building might have four or five levels. The project, which still is in the planning stages, is expected to have about 85,000 square feet. Blue said construction is expected to begin at the end of 2006 (after The Mercantile Gallery Lofts open) and the targeted completion date will be toward the end of 2007. The cost of the project still is undetermined.

It might sound like a gamble, but Blue said the project is a sure bet because young people are flocking back to downtown Louisville. "People are kind of fed up with suburban sprawl and are wanting more connectivity to other people," he explained. "I don't think Starbucks sells coffee. I think Starbucks sells connectivity to other people. I think when you go into Starbucks and you bump into people, it's a virtual town center."

He said this desire to reconnect is what's driving people downtown. "People are tired of getting on the expressways and sitting in their car for an hour. I think people are looking to have simpler lives."

Fleur-de-lis Condominiums
If Henry Potter, founder and president of Potter & Associates Architects PLLC, believes anything, it's that young professionals are flocking to downtown Louisville. "Downtown Louisville has changed," Potter said, citing hot spots such as Louisville Slugger Field and Waterfront Park. "There's just so much more to do."

That's why he decided to create Fleur-de-lis Condominiums, a 200,000-square-foot condominium project that will place 84 families and three retailers in the heart of the East Business District in the 300 block of East Main Street. The $22.5 million project will include a 150-car parking garage and two large courtyards. Most of the condo entrances will face inward to the courtyard areas, he said. The five-story structure will have one-story and some two-story condos.

Potter said the units, which will cost anywhere from $200,000 to $360,000, will have glass bays that cantilever out over the street. Features include 10-foot ceilings, fireplaces and large exterior balconies. Some balconies will face the street and others will face interior courtyards, with flower gardens and elaborate fountains.

Potter expects to sign a restaurant and a couple of other retailers to take up the 18,000 square feet of commercial space included in the project. As for the residential units, Potter said he's having no trouble finding candidates eager to sign up. "Greater Louisville Inc. sponsored their downtown housing tour, which they do every year, and they had almost 600 people that came through just to look and see what's available downtown," he said. "We got 35 responses just on our project alone." The project is expected to be completed by next October.

The Mercantile Gallery Lofts
Another condominium project in this area is relying on the power of partnerships to come to fruition. Partners Todd Blue, Jim Walters and Rowland Miller have created CobaltBravura City Lofts LLC to oversee the development of The Mercantile Gallery Lofts condominium club and community at 301 E. Market St.

The $10 million, five-story project will include 47 single-story condominiums, ranging in size from 700 square feet to 1,500 square feet. In addition to the residential units, the project will include a theater, a game room, a workout facility, a parking garage and a separate bike garage.

Additionally, Blue said, each of the residential units will have unique features. "All of our units are individual and customized. Every single one has something different than the other, whether it's a different view, a different shape or a different size." He added that each unit will contain high-end materials and appliances, including granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, Hansgrohe faucets and stained concrete floors.

To create the lofts, Blue said he is rehabilitating four buildings that once were part of the old Brinly Hardy warehouse property. The project should be completed by June. Units cost between $179,000 and $397,000, if they are purchased before construction. Prices will go up after the project is completed.

Blue said the new developments along East Main and Market streets are not the result of actions the city has taken, but instead spring from the natural ebb and flow of supply and demand. "The successful developments are being driven by the private sector, and any successful community will always be driven by the private sector," he said. "Younger people are craving this kind of choice."

Residence Inn by Louisville Marriott Downtown
Complete with a parking garage and an indoor pool, the $15 million Marriott hotel will provide 140 rooms, priced between $89 and $169 per night. Located relatively close to the downtown medical district, at 333 E. Market St., the hotel is expected to open Dec. 15.

The project is the result of a partnership between Louisville-based Icon Properties; Maryville, Ind.-based White Lodging; and Indianapolis-based Real Estate Investments Inc. and White Lodging Services Corp. Steve Poe, a partner in Icon and president of Poe Investments LLC, said the decision to locate in downtown Louisville was a no-brainer. "We like downtown Louisville," he said. "We like the East Main corridor. It's near the hospitals, it's near downtown, it's near the convention center, and it's near Waterfront Park."

"I think a lot of years of public and private investments, starting with Waterfront Park and moving on to Slugger Field, have slowly started to change peoples' attitudes towards downtown. Downtown is becoming a destination for people to go for entertainment."

Park Place Lofts
Developed by LHD East Main LLC, the 50,000-square-foot Park Place Lofts condominium project is located at 400 E. Main St. and provides housing for 22 families plus 10 retail outlets. Larry Leis, a partner on the project and a partner with Louis & Henry Group architectural firm, said the $3.6 million condo project -- recently completed -- was built from the ground up and was designed to blend into the existing East Main Street architecture.

Exterior features include brick masonry, large openings and a contemporary industrial look. Stained concrete floors grace the inside of the building. Each of the residential units features ceiling heights of between 9 and 20 feet, as well as a large atrium space that can be seen from the master bedroom. He said the units are priced from $135,000 to $300,000.

Leis said the city of Louisville chose his partnership, which includes Rick Kremer, also a partner in Louis & Henry, from a group of several prospective developers to rehabilitate the property. The site had been part of the former Brinly Hardy property that was bought by the city when Louisville Slugger Field was constructed.

Leis said the ballpark was a catalyst for the newer developments in the area. But like other developers, he believes young professionals are naturally migrating back to cities. "People feel like they don't like that maintenance that the suburbs require of a person," he said. "They like the action. They want to be in the middle of things." This particular site is within two blocks of Waterfront Park. Residents "can walk down to the art center, the hotels or the convention center. It's a big attraction for young professionals."

Travis K. Kircher is a free-lance writer for Business First. Send comments on this article to rray@bizjournals.com.

[James Bond Agent 007]

Sounds like some neat stuff going on.

But you might want to add some renderings if you can, that'll make the thread get more attention. :frog:

[ppassafi]

Im not sure how to post renderings?

[sdfoma]

U of L assured on arena
School's interests will be protected, leaders told

By Sheldon S. Shafer
sshafer@courier-journal.com
The Courier-Journal



University of Louisville officials received strong assurances yesterday that the school's financial interest will be protected if a $349 million arena is built downtown.

The arena will not hurt either U of L's income from sports or its general fund, Jim Host, chairman of the new Louisville Arena Authority, told U of L trustees and the U of L Athletic Association's board during a joint meeting.



He pledged that the arena will produce enough income from taxes, commercial leases, the sale of club seats and corporate boxes, and other sources to cover the bond debt.

In response to questions from U of L officials, Host said he was confident the arena won't compete with U of L's request for legislative funding because the arena will pay for itself

Nor will U of L "play second fiddle" to any other user, Host said.

In an interview before the meeting, he said he had recently received calls from representatives of two National Basketball Association franchises, which he declined to identify, expressing interest in making the new Louisville arena their home. He said he stressed to them that U of L will always have priority in scheduling games.

And he promised that U of L will have final approval of what the arena is called, to be determined by the sale of naming rights.

Afterward, U of L President James Ramsey said, "We heard very strong commitments … and I couldn't imagine" not agreeing to the arena deal. But the school's trustees have a responsibility to protect U of L's financial interest, he added.

U of L's basketball income is about $15 million a year, athletics spokesman Kenny Klein said. U of L officials said that comes primarily from tickets, along with a share of Freedom Hall parking and concessions, and that it pays for all of the school's other sports except football.

Ramsey told Host and school officials that U of L wants to ensure that the arena will not be built at the expense of funding for U of L's academic programs. Although the basketball program is very important, he said, "Education is the real key to economic growth and prosperity."

Host said he expects to negotiate a memorandum of understanding with U of L covering the school's rights and obligations, including money matters, related to the arena.

He said he also expects a similar agreement with the Kentucky State Fair Board, which will run the facility.

Both should be negotiated in a month or so, he said.

Host said four construction companies have expressed interest in building the arena.

The project could be put up for bids later this year, with the earliest opening date in the fall of 2009, he said.

http://cmsimg.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?

[ColDayMan]

Dayton is a great city with similarities, but it is much smalller with almost 400,000 less residents in its metro. As you can see, Louisville is more similar to places like Memphis and Jacksonville.

Ahem.

CSA

41 Louisville-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg, KY-IN CSA 1,323,199
42 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI CSA 1,294,847
52 Dayton-Springfield-Greenville, OH CSA 1,081,946

Looks like less than 300,000 to me.

But let's do urbanized statistics.

Louisville, KY--IN 863,582
Dayton, OH 703,444

Less than 160k difference.

Regardless, it was pointless and insecure to bring up an SSC arguement to begin with especially talking about Jeff-in-Dayton, knowing damn well he's not going to read this. Really "classy" but hey, not surprised.

Back to Louisville's projects.

[Jeff_in_Dayton]

The one person who mentions Louisville, Jeff-In-Dayton, seems to have his view of the city stuck in its stagnant days of the 1970's when he lived there briefly.

What is this about? I lived there briefly?

I lived there for 14 years and return many times a year to visit.

I also don't recall saying much, if anything, negative about Louisville at all.

Who is this jerk?

[Jeff_in_Dayton]

...and the 1970s was hardly stagnant as this was when a lot of the foundations for current growth in Louisville started up..this was the decade of a big-back-to-the city movement that led to the revival many older neighborhoods, as well as the start of downtown revival.

[ColDayMan]

Who is this jerk?

It's gych from SSC.

[Jeff_in_Dayton]

^
LOL....really!....

The funny thing is that I'm probably as much a Louisville fan as he is.

[bw87a]

A few pictures I found of the Museum Plaza and other Louisville developments to put on here.
http://www.envizionary.com/wp-content/museum_plaza.jpg

http://a5.vox.com/6a00c2251ddf0e8e1d00c22526110d549d-500pi

[bw87a]

Louisville's new downtown arena is already ready to go! Here are some pics of what it might look like. 22-23K seats and its primary tenant will be the Louisville Cardinal's men's and women's basketball teams. Hopefully, it will lure an NBA or NHL team in the future?!

http://governor.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/B9B1E98D-FE25-458F-A995-CCD4DE081953/0/louisvillearena_boards_16.jpg
http://governor.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/D7DDE69E-5FBF-46B3-AD71-1ECA1764DCB1/0/Skyline_wArena.jpg
http://www.courier-journal.com/assets/B2786791.GIF

[Wheelingman04]

^ They could put an NBA team in there for sure. It is definately a big enough arena. I am glad there is a Louisville Development thread here now. I am interested in this city. I was there about 4 years ago and I liked what I saw.

[bw87a]

This is just a rendering of what could happen with the University of Louisville's downtown Health Sciences Campus. It could double in size in the future. Here is the link to the actual article:
http://theestatenews.com/housing-market/U-of-L-health-campus-could-double-in-size-by-2027/?date=2007-02-21
http://php.louisville.edu/news/images/instory/hscmstrplnlg.jpg
This is great for the city and its emerging health care sector. Hospitals are popping up everywhere, especially in eastern Jefferson County where there is substantial growth. Southern Jefferson County as well as Southern Indiana are also seeing new and improved hospitals as the health care sector takes off in Kentucky. Nothing huge really, just thought I'd post it.

[bw87a]

Louisville's downtown is seeing a rebirth and thriving. At the center of it all, a believeable catalyst is Waterfront Park. The park received the highest honor for any urban park in the United States in 2002, the Phoenix Award. Home to the 'Great Lawn' which features concerts and summer festivals, playgrounds and landscaping, planned and started condominiums, riverside restaurants, Slugger Field Baseball Stadium, water features, rowing and sporting facilities, and an amphitheater, Waterfront Park proves to have something for the whole family. Waterfront Park is just minutes from Louisville's thriving entertainment district and museum row. The park is directly responsible for millions in investments in the housing and retail sectors in the area. It is also home to one of the nation's best skate parks.
At the center will be the Big Four pedestrian bridge. It will be constructed from an abandoned bridge currently in place. It is said to be the new largest pedestrian-only bridge in the world after construction. However, I've also read that it will be the second largest after construction. The competitor: the Purple People's Bridge connecting Cincinnati, Ohio, to Newport, Kentucky. Either way, Kentucky will be home to the two largest pedestrian-only bridges in the world. Here are some renderings and links to articles. The last link here mentions it could be open by 2009!
http://www.nostalgiaville.com/travel/Kentucky/louisville/louisv35.jpg
http://www.skyshotsblimpcam.com/db2/00172/skyshotsblimpcam.com/_uimages/waterfront_lg.gif
http://www.travelboundmagazine.com/articles/sep_oct_2005/images/louisville_park.jpg
http://www.louisvilleky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/F7C17EAF-4814-4B2B-8556-0820056495A6/0/wpmaplg.jpg
http://www.geotechengineers.net/sp-big-four.html
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070305/NEWS01/703050428

[bw87a]

Louisville is planning on erasing its waterfront interstate. Interstate 64, the subject of many Louisville activists is a problem to the city. I, however, think the interstate should be kept up. Here is a website link to a site about this process. This has a very interactive video about the complete realignment of Interstate 64 and other various interstates in the Louisville area. I think that this would hurt Louisville because the plan calls for diverting traffic away from downtown, causing tourists to by pass the city. Why not let tourists come into the city and give them the option to take an alternate route around if they want to?
http://www.8664.org

[bw87a]

Announcement of a new 'quarter' in downtown Louisville. This will be directly adjacent to the planned 22K seat arena. Louisville's new urban mall will give city dwellers a place to shop, an amenity absent from downtown Louisville currently.

Mayor Abramson Newsroom
$50 million shopping-office complex planned for Downtown Louisville
Tuesday March 20, 2007

Downtown Louisville is getting a major new shopping and office complex that will feature everything from clothing, furniture and jewelry stores to restaurants, cafes and coffee shops.


The $50 million Iron Quarter, being developed by Louisville resident Todd Blue, will be located in the 100 block of East Main Street, adjacent to the city’s planned $252 million downtown arena.


“The arena is already paying huge dividends, even before the first shovel of dirt is turned,” Mayor Jerry Abramson said. “This proves that our decision to build the arena downtown was correct.”


Abramson said the city center and the neighborhoods around it are already booming with new lofts, condos and apartments.


“Now, Iron Quarter will bring much-needed retail shopping to downtown,” Abramson said. “Imagine having dinner or shopping for blue jeans at Iron Quarter before attending a basketball game in the new arena.”


Blue owns eight buildings in the block, along with a vacant lot. Six of the building have historic cast-iron facades, hence the name Iron Quarter. The development’s name also pays homage to the Blue family’s former scrap metal business, which for decades operated nearby.


Blue plans to keep the historic cast-iron facades while building a new glass structure on the vacant lot. He will also construct a series of new glass and steel structures on top of the East Main buildings, merging historic 19th century architecture with contemporary 21st century style. The project was designed by Bravura, a Louisville architectural firm headed by Jim Walters.


“While preserving the character of the existing time-honored architecture, Iron Quarter will create a modern, functional and accessible downtown core of activity, excitement and energy,” Blue said. “It is a destination representing all that is fresh, chic and sophisticated about Louisville.”


Iron Quarter will contain about 120,000 square feet of retail space and 110,000 square feet of office space. In addition, 500 parking spaces will be tucked inside the development. Blue has not yet named the tenants he is seeking for Iron Quarter, but said they will be popular stores familiar to many people.


Construction is to begin this December with a grand opening scheduled for spring 2010.


Blue is president and CEO of Cobalt Ventures, whose mission is to develop “urban inspired real estate.” Cobalt’s nationally award-winning projects in Louisville include Cobalt Marketplace which houses Market on Market, Primo Restaurant and numerous commercial businesses, the architecturally-significant Preston Pointe multi-use complex, Cobalt 301 East Main, which is home to Metro Dental Group and First Omni and the industrial, urban Mercantile Gallery Lofts.




Iron Quarter By the Numbers


9 of 13 buildings/lots bounded by 1st and 2nd streets, Washington & Main Streets
Approx. 110,000 sq. ft. office space
Approx. 120,000 sq. ft. of retail space
500 additional parking spaces to be added, designated for retail, commercial, concierge service
6 of the 8 existing buildings have historic cast-iron facades (9th lot is vacant, building has been torn down)
Office tower designed as 12-14 stories, engineered for up to 23 stories
Approaches $50M in total cost
Construction to begin in December, 2007
Grand opening scheduled for Spring, 2010
Physical address is 101-119 Main Street,, Louisville, Kentucky 40202

http://www.louisvilleky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/859B93CE-FF1D-4B06-8EDE-E146806261F5/0/ironMainStreetlg.jpg

http://www.louisvilleky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/9661D78A-8C2C-4482-B564-A38D380642FF/0/ironWashStreetlg.jpg

[bw87a]

If anyone knows of any other Louisville pages, that would be cool...

[Derek]

http://governor.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/D7DDE69E-5FBF-46B3-AD71-1ECA1764DCB1/0/Skyline_wArena.jpg


is that tower on the right really going to get built? it makes me gag:yuck:

[bw87a]

it is going to be built. construction starts later this year and is said to be finished by around 2009 or 2010. and i really love it. it is a sterling example of form=function. it is a building that will house the largest contemporary art museum in louisville. it will also house the master's program of art from the university of louisville. so in other words, it's an architecturally defying building for a building built for art.

[ArchMadness]

That arena seems really close to the river. What are the flooding chances? Does that waterfront park ever flood?

[bw87a]

That arena seems really close to the river. What are the flooding chances? Does that waterfront park ever flood?

The arena is very close to the river. Louisville is a river city and city officials thought it best to utilize that concept in the development of a multi-purpose arena. The cost of the arena includes flood prevention and revamped floodwalls, however this portion of downtown Louisville is kind of elevated a little bit that usually keeps the areas in the CBD from flooding. The park, however, does flood sometimes. I've never seen significant flooding however. Last September, Louisville received a record 8-12 inches of rain in a single day. I went downtown to take pictures and the water hadn't even crested over the outermost point of Waterfront Park. Kinda odd I guess, but to answer your question, I guess it doesn't ever significantly flood.

[mudvayneimn]

Louisville's downtown is seeing a rebirth and thriving. At the center of it all, a believeable catalyst is Waterfront Park. The park received the highest honor for any urban park in the United States in 2002, the Phoenix Award. Home to the 'Great Lawn' which features concerts and summer festivals, playgrounds and landscaping, planned and started condominiums, riverside restaurants, Slugger Field Baseball Stadium, water features, rowing and sporting facilities, and an amphitheater, Waterfront Park proves to have something for the whole family. Waterfront Park is just minutes from Louisville's thriving entertainment district and museum row. The park is directly responsible for millions in investments in the housing and retail sectors in the area. It is also home to one of the nation's best skate parks.
At the center will be the Big Four pedestrian bridge. It will be constructed from an abandoned bridge currently in place. It is said to be the new largest pedestrian-only bridge in the world after construction. However, I've also read that it will be the second largest after construction. The competitor: the Purple People's Bridge connecting Cincinnati, Ohio, to Newport, Kentucky. Either way, Kentucky will be home to the two largest pedestrian-only bridges in the world. Here are some renderings and links to articles. The last link here mentions it could be open by 2009!


Right now I'm going to NKU (it's a couple minutes away from Cincy) and I saw the Purple people bridge from the levee and to me, it seems like the Big 4 bridge would eat the Purple People bridge for lunch. I don't think the width of the Ohio river up here is anywhere near the width down in Louisville. Anyway, I can't wait for the bridge to be finished!:banana:

bw87a, don't forget about 1997;). That's odd that the river didn't cover any part of waterfront park that day. I remember going down to the river about a month ago and the water was covering the outer edge of the Great Lawn, and i don't think there was any major storms prior.:shrug:

[bw87a]

Right now I'm going to NKU (it's a couple minutes away from Cincy) and I saw the Purple people bridge from the levee and to me, it seems like the Big 4 bridge would eat the Purple People bridge for lunch. I don't think the width of the Ohio river up here is anywhere near the width down in Louisville. Anyway, I can't wait for the bridge to be finished!:banana:

bw87a, don't forget about 1997;). That's odd that the river didn't cover any part of waterfront park that day. I remember going down to the river about a month ago and the water was covering the outer edge of the Great Lawn, and i don't think there was any major storms prior.:shrug:

well Waterfront Park wasn't open during the 1997 flood. And I believe that there have been some flood precautions taken during the development of the park itself. I know the park does flood. I just found it very odd that it wasn't flooding when Louisville received its largest rainfall in a single day. It was close. Within inches of coming into the lawn, but it never did...

[eweezerinc]

When SSC comes back, I will post my compiled list of major projects in Louisville. There is not enough Louisville love on this forum, to be sure.

[eweezerinc]

I think this sums up all the major business. I have a residential development list on SSC also, but its mostly smaller condo projects and rehabs.



Museum Plaza

703ft/61 floors
Residential, Office/Retail, Westin Hotel, Contemporary Art Museum
COMPLETE: 2010


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v67/ver2go/mp1.jpg

http://www.auralab.com/galerie01/OMA-L02.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/abdulsharif/image/73581439/original.jpg



RiverPark Place

PHASE ONE:Two towers/16 floors
Residential, Marina
COMPLETE: 2010


http://i.pbase.com/o4/14/344614/1/60771485.riverpark9.JPG

http://i.pbase.com/o4/14/344614/1/60771483.riverpark7.JPG

http://i.pbase.com/o4/14/344614/1/60771484.riverpark8.JPG


MASTER PLAN
http://www.pbase.com/abdulsharif/image/62397227/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/abdulsharif/image/62397228/original.jpg



Downtown Bridge

center tower- 210ft
COMPLETE: 2020


http://www.ctsgec.com/FinalBridgeTypes/Downtown/01.jpg

http://www.ctsgec.com/FinalBridgeTypes/Downtown/11.jpg

http://www.ctsgec.com/images/user/DowntownModel-7ius5.jpg



Downtown Arena

Will house the University of Louisville men's and women's basketball teams
Arena, Hotel, Retail
COMPLETE: 2010


http://governor.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/B9B1E98D-FE25-458F-A995-CCD4DE081953/0/louisvillearena_boards_16.jpg



Iron Quarter

12-20+ (floor/height undetermined)
Office, Retail
COMPLETE: 2010


http://www.louisvilleky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/859B93CE-FF1D-4B06-8EDE-E146806261F5/0/ironMainStreetlg.jpg

http://www.louisvilleky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/9661D78A-8C2C-4482-B564-A38D380642FF/0/ironWashStreetlg.jpg



Zirmed Gateway Towers

12 and 10 floors
Office, Retail
COMPLETE: 2008


http://cmsimg.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=B2&Date=20070215&Category=NEWS01&ArtNo=702150453&Ref=V2&Profile=1008&MaxW=500&title=1






LOUISVILLE 2010


http://governor.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/D7DDE69E-5FBF-46B3-AD71-1ECA1764DCB1/0/Skyline_wArena.jpg

[bw87a]

yeah, uhhh, basically what i said

[weathermanstar]

Louiville, Ky still growth

Louisville more Development

[n4t3d424]

i am most excited about center city. it will bring alot more people downtown I'm sure, and also bring in new business. And it will have the condo tower. I also just read in the newspaper that the owner of the hilliard lyons center downtown is planning on turning that into an embassy suites and also, next to it, will be a "much taller" condo tower.

[HeyHey]

I saw this today in the Courier-Journal:

http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007712080445

The project includes two 12 stories towers to hold offices with retail space on the lower level. I personally think it would have preferred a single tower 20-30 stories in height than two 12 story buildings. However, it's obviously a good development for Louisville.

[TheFutureIsNow]

Heres an image of the previously mentioned development

http://cmsimg.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=B2&Date=20071208&Category=NEWS01&ArtNo=712080445&Ref=AR&MaxW=315&border=0

It looks straight out of 1987, but its still new development!:)

[duckster]

The building is actually going to be much higher than 12 stories. The article says that the 12 story towers will be built on top of a 8 story parking structure. Even though 2 parking levels will be underground, the whole structure will be more like 18 stories.

[mudvayneimn]

Hey everyone, I took a trip downtown to take some pics of some of the contruction going on. Here are a few photos of the continuing work to enclose the substation on 3rd st, and WPP phase 3. I decided to leave the house wearing a track jacket, and well, it didn't work out too well so I snapped a few pics and left. Anywho, enjoy!
The Substation
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/1327/dscf0673wl0.jpg
http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/197/dscf0674ph1.jpg
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/1187/dscf0675wg9.jpg
Waterfront Park Place Phase II
http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/4630/dscf0682bu1.jpg
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/1220/dscf0683qr9.jpg

[mudvayneimn]

Hey I don't know if anyone has seen this yet, but there is a pretty nice tower complex almost finished in Madrid Spain. It consists of 4 towers, and one of them is pretty much a taller, slimmer version of the old and dead Vencor Tower proposal here. Take a look at these posts (1 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=17275446&postcount=990), 2 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=17157387&postcount=975)) to get an idea of how the tower would've looked. If Vencor was as tall/slim as the tower in the pics, my opinion on MP might have been a little different!:nuts:

[mudvayneimn]

Hey all, on my way to the MP site I decided to take a few of WPP Phase II and the continuing work on enclosing the substation/

WPP
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/7488/dscf0725he8.jpg
http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/8590/dscf0726kr6.jpg
Substation Work
http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/6771/dscf0727nm4.jpg
http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/2213/dscf0728ss6.jpg
http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/1293/dscf0729op9.jpg
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/3264/dscf0730yk0.jpg
:cheers:

[duckster]

Even though Waterfront Park Place seems to be almost complete, it looks like facade on the end of it is ready for a future extension, because it has not been done in all brick like the rest of it. Does anybody know anything about that?

[duckster]

According to Fox41's Business First segment last night, a local developer (Barrister Commercial Group) is eyeing a piece of property just north of cityhall to put up a, what looked like 30 story highrise office tower. It will be built if Humana expands like it said it will. The block is currently used as a parking lot for the city, but the city is willing to sell it.

[duckster]

Source: Business First, Friday Jan 18th

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"Louisville-based real estate developer Barrister Commercial Group LLC wants to build a $130 million, 25-story office tower downtown and is in talks with Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government to acquire the land where it could be built.

Barrister hopes to buy a 1.7-acre parcel on the south side of West Market Street between Sixth and Seventh streets. The property currently is a surface parking lot for city vehicles.

Mike Brown, Barrister's director of business development, said he is in discussions with Bruce Traughber, secretary of the Louisville Metro Economic Development Cabinet, about acquiring the property.

Barrister, a company led by Louisville attorney Frank Csapo, is not requesting any city incentives to develop the building, Brown said."
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[mudvayneimn]

This was posted by Urbler on SSC:
http://www.brokensidewalk.com/storage/capital_plaza_02.jpg
Rendering from Baker Barrios Architects, Atlanta Office

If built, Capital Plaza will fit right in the "gap" between MP and Humana. The developer is currently in the process of aquiring the land (currently a surface lot) from the Louisville Metro gov't.

[Wheelingman04]

Louisville is awesome. I have not been there in 5 years.

[mudvayneimn]

Things are changing big time in Downtown, it's amazing to drive downtown and see these projects under construction. Can't wait to see most of the big projects completed in three years! :banana:

[Magnus1]

Louisville is awesome.

Yeah it is!

Perfect size. Amazing renaissance/restructuring of downtown. Immense potential.

The MP is to cool for school. I hope they build that 25er office bldg to fill in the gap. It would tie DT together perfectly.

here are my Louisville pictures:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?p=3049222

[Louisville Lowes]

Anyone know when the zirmed building on 9th and market will take off the footer has been sitting for two months where is the crane?

[bw87a]

The new Capital Plaza Development. This image was taken from city-data.com forum and posted by stx12499. This is the 25-story Barrister Development that is planned for 6th and Market. A nice addition and gap-filler between MP and the rest of the CBD.
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/bw87a/Random/skyline01.jpg

[Wheelingman04]

^ nice photo.

[PA Pride]

VERY nice photo. Louisville is progressive.

[WESTSEATTLEGUY]

Very Cool! Lovely developments!

[Surrealplaces]

Some pretty cool projects going in Louisville. :tup:

[duckster]

Condo tower proposed for Cherokee Triangle

It would be the second-tallest building in Highlands

By Alex Davis
alexdavis@courier-journal.com

A 17-story condominium tower would be added to the skyline of the Cherokee Triangle at Willow and Baringer avenues under a plan by developer Kevin Cogan.

The tower, called Willow Grande, would require the demolition of the Bordeaux Apartments, a 22-unit complex built in 1965 that Cogan's company, Jefferson Development Group, bought in October 2006 for $2 million.

Plans for the tower were submitted last week to Louisville metro government. Prices for the condominiums will range from $750,000 to $1.7 million.

Willow Grande would be the second-tallest building in the Highlands after 1400 Willow, which has 20 floors and sits two blocks away. A zoning change and an architectural review must take place before the tower can be built.

Cogan said yesterday that he expects the approval process to take about six months. His company will meet with neighbors and Bordeaux tenants in the next two to three weeks, he said.

Cogan said he envisions many buyers coming from Louisville suburbs: "They want to come in. Downtown might be a little too much of a jump into the pond. The Highlands is a good halfway" point.

After living at the Bordeaux for the last two years, 87-year-old Nicole Thomas said she wouldn't be surprised if the property was torn down. Lights are rarely fixed, she said, some windows aren't cleaned, and leaves and mud are piled up near the garage.

"It upsets me, because I don't like to move," said Thomas, whose rent is $790 a month.

Cogan said Jefferson Development Group will offer Bordeaux tenants places to live in its other Highlands rental properties.

Since the company bought the building, he said, the air-conditioning units and the much of the roof have been replaced. Most of the tenants are on month-to-month leases but the 18-month construction process won't start until early next year, Cogan said.

The first step in the approval process for Willow Grande could come as soon as late May, in a meeting of the neighborhood's architectural review committee, which is part of the Metro Landmarks Commission.

Process not quick

Dave Marchal, the city's urban design supervisor and the lead staff member for the Landmarks Commission, said all of the necessary approvals would probably take until late this year. The zoning change, to accommodate more density, must be approved by the city's Planning Commission and the Metro Council.

Willow Grande is being designed by Joseph & Joseph Architects. Merrill Moter, a principal with the firm, said the building will have a brick exterior, and be similar to The Dartmouth, which is across Baringer Avenue and has 11 stories. Sketches of Willow Grande submitted to metro government show two dozen condos ranging in size from 2,400 to more than 4,000 square feet.

The developers also would move a 3,000-square-foot brick home at 1426 Willow Ave. to the rear of the property to make way for the tower. Cogan's company bought the home a year ago for $525,000.

Jefferson Development also built the nearby Park Grande luxury condominiums, and the company has been trying unsuccessfully to build a condo project at the Aquarius Apartments at 1051 Cherokee Road.

John Downard, president of the Cherokee Triangle Association, said he was reserving judgment on Willow Grande, but he predicted it might have a better chance than the Aquarius condos because the new site is surrounded by taller buildings, and it sits on a corner.

A looming 17-story tower might take away the afternoon sun for some neighbors, said Jim Beckett, a retired attorney who has lived with his wife Patricia at 1430 Willow Ave. since 1977. But he said the project also could raise property values.

"I have mixed emotions about it," Beckett said. "If they end up with 17 stories, it would be a little off putting."

Reporter Alex Davis can be reached at (502) 582-4644.

[King weatherman3]

The new Capital Plaza Development. This image was taken from city-data.com forum and posted by stx12499. This is the 25-story Barrister Development that is planned for 6th and Market. A nice addition and gap-filler between MP and the rest of the CBD.
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/bw87a/Random/skyline01.jpg

that Louisville' skyline look that small town, but that not big city, still small city. Need more skyscraper of tower?? :(

[bw87a]

i'm not sure if anyone mentioned this building in this thread. i'm not sure what the status is, but my guess is that, since it will be in a very booming area, its chances of being built may be pretty high. it does have as much office space as the aegon tower.

http://www.jeffersondevelopmentgroup.com/files/news/20071208%20-%20Twin%20towers%20planned%20-%20Courier%20Journal.pdf

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2073/2095966948_e75a9c4c19.jpg

has anyone heard anything?

[King weatherman3]

Louisville City Center is appoved.

http://204.17.36.44/Briefs/Images/Louisville-Live-Aerial-05.jpg

http://www.louisvilleky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/75A02617-0146-4B25-9016-6405CC585FBD/0/cordishlg2.jpg

[King weatherman3]

guess what!!!!!!!!!

Museum Plaza start in January!!!


aslo, center city start in June 2009

[King weatherman3]

Capital Plaza will appoved in mid 2009, under Construction in about spring or early summer. I Guess.

[King weatherman3]

http://api.ning.com/files/xLH1QA7JYqCHSXV969q0CjtzMdHT92nfRyUMcFRCGNs_/LouisvilleArena1.jpg

http://webmail.aol.com/41421/aol/en-us/mail/get-attachment.aspx?uid=1.22261525&folder=NewMail&partId=3

http://webmail.aol.com/41421/aol/en-us/mail/get-attachment.aspx?uid=1.22261525&folder=NewMail&partId=2

[King weatherman3]

Museum Plaza very late in open 2012

[futuresooner]

Museum Plaza very late in open 2012

Seriously, STFU.

You need to take some serious grammar and spelling classes.

[Thymant]

that Louisville' skyline look that small town, but that not big city, still small city. Need more skyscraper of tower?? :(

That makes no damn since. :koko:

[King weatherman3]

That makes no damn since. :koko:

i am sorry, i am deaf person, i am most ASL, more than english.

[sammyg]

I don't see how using ASL has any effect on writing in English - 2 separate things.

[King weatherman3]

i heard Louisville other skyscrapers proposed????

[weatherguru18]

I hope your City Center turns out better than ours did (Houston Pavilions). It was supposed to have residential and office towers, but the office towers were cut. It's ok. Not worth the money for such a cheesy plaza. However it's three less surface lots.

Louisville looks good, guys! Keep it up!

[King weatherman3]

I hope your City Center turns out better than ours did (Houston Pavilions). It was supposed to have residential and office towers, but the office towers were cut. It's ok. Not worth the money for such a cheesy plaza. However it's three less surface lots.

Louisville looks good, guys! Keep it up!

how many floor of office tower??

[weatherguru18]

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=114123

There's a link. It's not nearly as impressive as it shows in the renderings and the only "tower" that was built was the low-rise in the middle. They've had a hard time filling space in this place.

Another link:

http://www.houstonarchitecture.info/haif/index.php?showtopic=1851&st=0&start=0

[King weatherman3]

Louisville growth very slow.

[King weatherman3]

heard anything of capital plaza and jefferson deveplment??

[HomeInMyShoes]

Some photos taken last Monday of the new Louisville Cardinal Stadium. Only 517 days well, 510ish now to go.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3602/3606372737_bfb7f46003.jpghttp://farm3.static.flickr.com/2464/3606374395_bc4593349d.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2318/3606375609_e334db577b.jpghttp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3624/3607192044_d3d7041912.jpg

I posted a photothread of Louisville here (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=170190).

and you can check out the entire pile of my Louisville photos (http://www.flickr.com/photos/14303872@N05/sets/72157619373292934/) I posted on flickr.

[King weatherman3]

awsome!! pic, that cool!

[King weatherman3]

awsome!!! pic that cool!!

what about Center City project??

[HomeInMyShoes]

^There was nothing going on on the Center City lots between 2nd and 3rd.

[King weatherman3]

that slow project

[MichaelB]

Hey Guys.... What's the status of Museum Plaza?

[futuresooner]

Hey Guys.... What's the status of Museum Plaza?

Probably dead, or at the very least, indefinite hold.

[King weatherman3]

what about status >>> Iron Quarter?

[MichaelB]

Probably dead, or at the very least, indefinite hold.

thanks...