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Metro Council approves TIF for Urban Government Center
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The original hospital building was built in 1924, but plenty of annexes and additions have come since. | Photo via Louisville Metro.
Louisville Metro Council has approved $20 million in Tax Increment Financing — aka a TIF — for the Urban Government Center redevelopment project in a 17-7 vote.

Over the last eight years, there have been a lot of developments with this development along Barret Avenue. We’ve got the full timeline + more details at the link below, but for now, here’s a breakdown of where things stand.

The TIF deal that the Metro Council approved last week would allow the developer — The Paristown Preservation Trust — to keep up to $20 million of the taxes the project would generate, if the development meets certain agreed-upon critera + minimums.

Paristown Preservation Trust’s current $249 million plans for the Urban Government Center include:
  • ~200 apartments + condominiums
  • ~200 senior living units
  • 80,000-165,000 sqft of office + commercial space
  • Hotel with 80 to 100 rooms + five rooftop condominiums
  • Public green space
  • Parking garage with space for at least 400 vehicles
A construction timeline for the project is still TBD. The current plans call for most of the buildings on the site to be demolished, including:
  • The former Kentucky Baptist Hospital building, which originally opened in 1924
  • A former Louisville Metro Police substation
  • An office building, which formerly housed part of the Louisville Metro Housing authority
  • A ~76,000-sqft parking lot along Vine Street
How did the project get here?
 
Events
Wednesday, Sept. 25
  • Brandy for Butterflies | Wednesday, Sept. 25 | 5-8 p.m. | Copper & Kings | Free | This butterfly-themed event will feature live music, food + drinks, a vendor market, and educational activities raising money for a local nonprofit organization that plants gardens.
Friday, Sept. 27
  • Tyler Park Stage Opening | Friday, Sept. 27 | 6:30 p.m. | Tyler Park | Free | Hear music from the Dvorak American Quartet and soprano Emily Albrink on the newly opened stage.
Saturday, Sept. 28
  • Paristown Art Fest | Saturday, Sept. 28-Sunday, Sept. 29 | Times vary | Paristown | Free | Shop 75+ artist vendors, take a ride on the Paristown Express train with the kids, and sample local food and cocktails.
  • NuLu Fest | Saturday, Sept. 28 | 11 a.m.-10 p.m. | NuLu | Free | Dance to live music, sip local beer, and shop numerous food and retail booths at the 14th annual festival.
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News Notes
State
  • The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced that in 2025, vision tests will be required for all residents renewing their license. Kentuckians will have two options — receive a free vision screening at any KYTC Driver Licensing Regional Office or visit a KYTC-credentialed medical professional. (WHAS11)
Talk
  • Float like a butterfly... Tomorrow, Sept. 24, the Waterfront Botanical Gardens will host expert Bob Jones for a discussion on Monarch butterflies, which will be visible throughout Kentucky in the fall as they migrate 3,000 miles from Canada to Mexico for the winter. Register for $12-$15.
Watch
  • Louisville Chef Damaris Phillips is the new host of the Food Network show “Outrageous Pumpkins.” The show features 14 pumpkin carvers competing for a $50,000 prize. It premieres Sunday, Sept. 29 at 10 p.m.
Festival
  • It’s fall festival season, LOU. The Cherokee Triangle Neighborhood Association hosts its Fall Festival this Saturday, Sept. 28. From 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., the free event will feature live music, brats + beer, a book sale, and activities for kids, like a petting zoo and face painting.
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Sports
  • The Card rose to No. 15 in the lastest AP poll, after their 31-19 win over Georgia Tech. Get game coverage, analysis, insights, interviews, and more from local experts of the Louisville Cardinals with Locked On’s daily podcasts.
    Job
    • Lyft’s Women+ Connect empowers women and nonbinary drivers. New drivers (of any gender) earn a $400 bonus for 40 rides in seven days. Terms apply.*
     
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    Celebrate the Belle of Louisville’s 110th Birthday
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    The Belle of Louisville came to Louisville in 1962. | Photo by Belle of Louisville Riverboats
    Mark you calendars — the Belle of Louisville turns 110 on Friday, Oct. 18.

    Louisville’s grand champion riverboat — which is currently the oldest operating Mississippi River-style steamboat in the world — first launched in Pittsburgh, PA in 1914.

    Fun fact: The Belle wasn’t always known by that name. She previously went by “Idlewid” and “Avalon.” Listen, we all have a past.

    To celebrate, the Belle is taking things back to the heyday of riverboats — the 19th century — with the “Gamblers, Rogues and Ne’er-Do-Wells” cruise, where you’ll:
    • Take a two-hour cruise on the Ohio River
    • Play old-school card games — like old-fashioned poker, faro and brag
    • Take tours of the boat with costumed actors
    • Enjoy period-specific music from Brigid Kaelin
    • Take part in an Absinthe tasting
    Tickets for the three-hour event start at $79.99.

    Bonus: The Belle isn’t the only riverboat you might spot on the warf. Learn the history of her sister, the Mary M. Miller.
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    It was a weekend for the record books in Louisville.

    Bourbon and Beyond reported record crowds on Saturday, and the Louisville Volleyball team saw the largest crowd in program history on Sunday.
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