There’s so much development news around Derby City that it’s hard to keep track of them all.
To help you keep up with what’s going up in Louisville, we’ve rounded up three development projects we’re watching this year.
Mid City Market
The Highlands landmark that is Mid City Mall spent a long time on the market, but earlier this plans were revealed for a new development on the site. Mid City Market is slated to feature an anchor grocery store, heavily implied to be Publix, along with a building for the Highlands-Shelby Park library branch. Current designs also feature retail spaces and green space.
NuLu Marketplace
This 47,000-sqft mixed use building on Market Street is about to get a whole lot bigger. In a plan unveiled in 2024, the developer Noveen said it would be adding more retail, restaurant, and entertainment space in an expansion behind the marketplace, between Billy Goat Strut Alley and Main Street. Stay tuned for more on the businesses that are expected to move in, including a taco place and a bookstore/wine bar.
JeffBoat redevelopment
This one may not be in Louisville, but we’re sure to notice it. Back in 2023, Jeffersonville, IN officials announced a $1 billion rebuild of the former JeffBoat site, to include a 4,000 seat amphitheater, a 300-boat marina, residential units, a hotel, retail space, and more. According to the original plan, it would take 10 years to complete and would start in 2025.
In July of 2024, Thrive Companies joined the project, giving it a major step forward. It’s still unclear what the next phase will be, but this project’s sheer scale is keeping it on our radar.
