Relocation from New York - help us find the right neighborhood please!

[missymomof3]

Originally Posted by frankmaraschino

I wouldn't characterize it in terms of liberal versus conservative types. I would characterize it in terms of different kinds of culture.

Then if it is just the differences in culture than I would agree. We have different types of people here than the Highlands for the most part.

[Ephs05msm]

NYC55, may I ask what company your husband works for?

I am a commercial real estate broker working in the Midtown Manhattan office of Cushman & Wakefield. Odd as it may sound, C&W--and specifically the office leasing team that I am a member of here in New York--has been appointed the exclusive leasing agent for a brand new mixed-use development that is coming out of the ground in downtown Louisville. This development is called Museum Plaza. We have been engaged to provide assistance in helping to bring office tenants to Museum Plaza from outside of Kentucky. Our New York brokerage team is collaborating with Commercial Kentucky, a local affiliate of C&W, in order to provide full coverage of the geographic territory where prospective tenants may come from.

We have spent a great deal of time researching Lousiville in an effort to understand why it might be an attractive home for businesses, but there is no substitute for the input of people who live in the area.

While not yet a resident, NYC55's original post caught my attention because it implied that there are Manhattan-based companies currently shifting employees to Louisville. I would like to find out which companies are doing that to determine whether there is an identifiable trend.

For the rest of you who have come to NYC55's aid, are there any observations that you would be willing to share regarding the business environment in Louisville that would help to explain what makes the city attractive to national companies? Has any particular pattern been noticed with regard to the types of companies that relocate to Louisville?

Thank you very much in advance to those who choose to share their thoughts.

About Museum Plaza: With completion slated for 2011 and tenant fit-out coming in the 4th quarter of 2010, Museum Plaza will be a 62-story, multi-modular, 1.5 million square feet (sf) skyscraper on Louisville, Kentucky’s waterfront. This bold and striking contemporary landmark will feature five separate “legs” that are united by a multilevel arts center island 24 floors above the ground. As the tallest building in Kentucky, the building will contain approximately 304,109 sf of commercial office space, 162 luxury condos, 265 hotel rooms, a broad array of retail, and a 850-car parking garage (levels 1-4).

[tomocox]

I am a Principal Broker and Auctioneer serving the Louisville MSA. So what is it that Louisville has to draw people? I think it is very simple. People in Louisville are some of the most geniune I have met anywhere in the world. We say hello to strangers, open doors, let other drivers merge or enter traffic, and we smile alot. We have excellent schools from k to Phd. Our medical centers, working in conjuction with great universities have created the first successful artifical hearts, hand transplants, face transplants, and were leaders in pediatric treatments. We have a mix of hard hatted union people, MBA executives, and even a few well paid politicians.

You can see from that last comment one of the main things I like about Louisville. We can laugh at ourselves too. We know we aren't perfect and relish those imperfections into character.

From the logistical view, Louisville has UPS Worldport, is central to a huge majority of the US population, and in combination with CSX and Norfolk-Southern, two of the seven Class A railway systems of the US.

One of the points I always note is how extreme a place is. Kentucky quite simply has almost everything but the extremes. Yes, we even build seagoing ships here in the center of the North American land mass.

[out&about]

Once again...I must say that having moved from a big city (DC). I found Audubon Park, my cup of tea. Don't worry about driving, everything is only about 20 minutes away. Much different from the city as far as drive time.

[Nmissi]

Originally Posted by out&about

Once again...I must say that having moved from a big city (DC). I found Audubon Park, my cup of tea. Don't worry about driving, everything is only about 20 minutes away. Much different from the city as far as drive time.

I lived in a neighborhood near Audobon Park (on Wolfe avenue) for a time; there are some great homes in the area, but I would warn people against being too close to the airport; there are definite noise issues. Similar homes are available elsewhere that don't have that drawback.

[Ray Turner]

Hello . I see you are interested in purchaseing a home in the louisville area. My wife and I have decided to sell our home in Carrollton Ky Off exit 44 from I -71. The address is 1003 Seminary st right on the corner a double lot with 3 garages on it with one being a motor home garage.This is a real nice property in the best area of Carrollton.The house is in the 1920 or so Frame but nice old house.We want to sell house and furniture as one sell.
We are in Florida now but are going to be in Ky next week.If you might be interested our e mail address is [EMAIL="rayturner2005@wmconnect.com would like to get 200 but will take 165,000. This is not on the market,but am planning on putting it up for the 200 around 15 th of May.

[tomocox]

This is not a quality opinion, but just to help people not familiar with the area. Carrollton is a beautiful river town about 47 miles from downtown Louisville. There is much history and normally has a good local economy in Carroll County. Interstate 71 offers good connections to Louisville and it's not too far to certain Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati locations. There is a bridge over the Ohio River about 10 miles north which leads to two nearby Indiana Casinos and easy access to West and Northwest Greater Cincinnati.