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Montgomery AL, Albany NY, Sacramento CA, Topeka KS, Springfield IL, Lansing MI, Jackson MS, Harrisburg PA, and all the tiny state capitals would like to have a word with you
And guys, those pics of development are amazing. Can we make a thread solely for posting renderings of development in various cities?
Can other cities compare to this? This photo does not even include much of Crown Center, Midtown and of course the Plaza. KC has a really impressive urban core. As far as built environment and historic building stock, I think Louisville would come in second. Then Nashville and then Indianapolis.
I'm not going to rank the cities, but here are some comparable shots of the Nashville core from my friend Michael:
No, but it's not booming. I listed all the larger and mid-size capital cities which aren't doing "really well" and instead of listing all the mini capital cities like Jefferson City MO, Frankfort KY or Montpelier VT, I just lumped them all together as the last part of that list of non-booming capital cities.
I have not yet had time to put together an exhaustive list for Louisville, but it has an equally impressive development list just off the top of my head (in some cases costs are rounded):
Omni hotel and residences 300 million, 600 hotel rooms and 300 apartments(much smaller than the Galt House which has 1400). Will also have upscale urban grocer, restaurants, pools, retail etc etc:
The Vu gay and LGBT hotel, spa and resort (I already noted Louisville has the highest % of LGBT of any city in interior America...Columbus is not far behind):
The master plan of the project calls for 2,500 residential units, 150-slip marina, 8 restaurants, a parking structure, 200,000-300,000 sf of office space, public plaza and public promenade.
373 units totaling almost 50 million, along with a 40 million marina are already built, and two twin condo towers break soon, the tallest is 15 stories
These kinds of projects just too numerous to list, but here is what is happening in EVERY single hip urban Lville hood, as far as adaptive reuse of older apartment/flat blogs:
It is saving around 7 old mid nineteenth century buildings and converting them into retail and restaurants. Besides the new distillery to be located here, 6 new bourbon distilleries and tourism centers are to be located downtown alone!
Here is an example of s smaller project (4 million, 30 units) happening ALL Over the urban core!
Here is a more detailed description of KC's larger projects:
(under construction)
(construction to start in spring)
(construction to start in spring)
(under construction)
(construction starting this fall)
(construction starting this fall)
(just finished)
(proposed, need office tenant)
Those are some of the bigger projects. I don't feel like going through all the others, but almost everything else in this thread is UC or recently completed:
Nice list, as you can see, the development in Louisville and KC is actually pretty similar. Only Nashville has more buildings under construction. Indy is doing great too. They have had an outstanding dt since the 1990s up there.
Can other cities compare to this? This photo does not even include much of Crown Center, Midtown and of course the Plaza. KC has a really impressive urban core. As far as built environment and historic building stock, I think Louisville would come in second. Then Nashville and then Indianapolis.
In terms of pure 1900-1940's midrises, KC blows the other cities in this list out.
HOWEVER...when it comes to compact, urban, walkability, Louisivlle in some ways functions better than KC. This is bc much of Louisville's urban core was built in the 19th century, and has that 3 story flat vibe (or single story shotgun vibe) instead of the 1920's 15 story midrise vibe. You MUST include dt New Albany and Jeffersonville IN as these are very clearly part of Louisville's historic urban core. But you are correct that as far as pure steel and concrete, Indy, Nashville, and Louisville don't have a match for midtown, crown center, or the Plaza. Just drive south from dt on Grand or Main or Broadway and you get an idea what KC is about. But Louisville has more impressive urbanity in a different way...some of the Victorians are to drool over, and in general, Louisville has a more New Orleans feel. KC looks more like a mini Chicago or upper Midwest city. Sadly, Louisville tore down the most of any of these cities. At least 20 buildings in Louisville, many over 10 stories, were imploded in the urban core. And almost all Louisville's historic commercial corridors surrounding downtown were imploded for bland 1960s urban renewal midries and surface parking!
Brokensdiewalk's Lost Louisville series is so depressing:
I knew there was a lot going on in Louisville, but when you put that list together, visually that makes a big impact! Also, you mentioned the 800 building. I'm currently trying to figure out how my finances will let me move into that building next year haha. Greystar, which already owns several apartment complexes and buildings throughout Louisville, recently bought the Barrington Place tower in downtown and is redoing that whole building as well.
I'm probably going to be taking a tour of Barrington Place and 800 Tower sometime soon. I just wanna see what they look like in person and see if they're worth the extra money over what I'm spending in St Matts right now.
I have not yet had time to put together an exhaustive list for Louisville, but it has an equally impressive development list just off the top of my head (in some cases costs are rounded):
Omni hotel and residences 300 million, 600 hotel rooms and 300 apartments(much smaller than the Galt House which has 1400). Will also have upscale urban grocer, restaurants, pools, retail etc etc:
The Vu gay and LGBT hotel, spa and resort (I already noted Louisville has the highest % of LGBT of any city in interior America...Columbus is not far behind):
The master plan of the project calls for 2,500 residential units, 150-slip marina, 8 restaurants, a parking structure, 200,000-300,000 sf of office space, public plaza and public promenade.
373 units totaling almost 50 million, along with a 40 million marina are already built, and two twin condo towers break soon, the tallest is 15 stories
These kinds of projects just too numerous to list, but here is what is happening in EVERY single hip urban Lville hood, as far as adaptive reuse of older apartment/flat blogs:
It is saving around 7 old mid nineteenth century buildings and converting them into retail and restaurants. Besides the new distillery to be located here, 6 new bourbon distilleries and tourism centers are to be located downtown alone!
Here is an example of s smaller project (4 million, 30 units) happening ALL Over the urban core!
I have not yet had time to put together an exhaustive list for Louisville, but it has an equally impressive development list just off the top of my head (in some cases costs are rounded):
Omni hotel and residences 300 million, 600 hotel rooms and 300 apartments(much smaller than the Galt House which has 1400). Will also have upscale urban grocer, restaurants, pools, retail etc etc:
The Vu gay and LGBT hotel, spa and resort (I already noted Louisville has the highest % of LGBT of any city in interior America...Columbus is not far behind):
The master plan of the project calls for 2,500 residential units, 150-slip marina, 8 restaurants, a parking structure, 200,000-300,000 sf of office space, public plaza and public promenade.
373 units totaling almost 50 million, along with a 40 million marina are already built, and two twin condo towers break soon, the tallest is 15 stories
These kinds of projects just too numerous to list, but here is what is happening in EVERY single hip urban Lville hood, as far as adaptive reuse of older apartment/flat blogs:
It is saving around 7 old mid nineteenth century buildings and converting them into retail and restaurants. Besides the new distillery to be located here, 6 new bourbon distilleries and tourism centers are to be located downtown alone!
Here is an example of s smaller project (4 million, 30 units) happening ALL Over the urban core!
Several old churches have gotten fixed up of the last 5 years. Here is the latest set for a coop space set for the revitalized phoenix hill neighborhood
100 million, 7 story convention center hotel downtown jeff (downtown jeff, clarksville and new albany are historically included as part as Louisville's urban core since they are separated only by the river and less than 5 min drive
I'm gonna keep this short. If crime rate is a large factor in deciding where you will live, the most places on the southeast side of the Missouri side of Kansas City is already off the table. It may have cheap housing, but it doesn't do you any good to have a cheap home if you have a high chance of being a victim of crime. Avoid the 64130 ZIP in KC. It's where I live, and it is one of the last places that you would want to be raising your kids in. Just gonna let you know, there is a reason that area has been nicknamed "Kansas City's Murder Factory."
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