Some Flood-Prone Louisville Homes to be Purchased

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

Some Louisville residents may be moving soon if the Metro Sewer District’s plan, along with the Army Corps of Engineers, provides an option for owners of Louisville homes in flood-prone areas to move elsewhere. The proposal would buy Louisville houses in these areas and homeowners given the option to sell and move. The proposal is [...]

Louisville Seeking Federal Grant to Develop Sheppard Square

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Louisville officials are lobbying for a $20 million grant from the federal government to help offset the costs of razing the Sheppard Square public housing complex in Smoketown and develop mixed income homes and Louisville apartments. The proposed project would level the 326-unit complex and would be Louisville’s third project in the HOPE [...]

Louisville’s Phoenix Hill Neighborhood is an Urban Renewal Success Story

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

While dire economic news and forecasts dominate the media in Louisville and other parts of the country, some good news about Louisville real estate showed up in a most unlikely source. A report on the Philadelphia website, Philly.com, recently discussed a Louisville neighborhood’s success story. Twenty-five years ago, Louisville’s Phoenix Hill neighborhood was a [...]