In a surprise announcement Friday, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer announced the city has received a $22 million federal grant to raze the historic Sheppard Square housing complex in the Smoketown neighborhood. The plan is to build a mixed-income neighborhood to replace the 67-year-old complex, which could take years but would invest $167 million in the […]
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Ground Broken On St. Vincent de Paul Expansion
The project will bring 54 new low-income housing units to the Smoketown neighborhood over the next two years. St. Vincent De Paul director Ed Wnorowski says the housing will be open as it’s built.
Jackson Woods Renovations Underway
An affordable-housing development in Louisville’s Shelby Park and Smoketown neighborhoods is being renovated with help from private donors and the federal stimulus package.