Chatham’s Bistro and Bar is closing after three years of business. The restaurant, located at the corner of High and Woodland, was the site of the original Ramsey’s.
The Romany Road Kroger has been demolished to make way for a new IGA market expected to open in late spring 2018. The market will focus on a large selection of fresh produce and meat, with an emphasis on quick deli service. The developers our currently in the design phase, but no word on what is causing the delay.
The PVA staff visits and inspects one-fourth of approximately 300 distinct residential neighborhoods each year. We conduct these inspections as part of our quadrennial reassessment plan as required and approved by the Kentucky Department of Revenue. While inspecting neighborhoods, we review the characteristics and condition of properties and their improvements, look for changes since the previous inspection and update the photographs we post to FayettePVA.com.
STEAM Academy to get permanent home at the property formerly occupied by Imani Baptist, with a temporary stop at the former BCTC property on Cooper. What will become of the old Johnson Elementary is not known. Could it be used for affordable housing?
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The First African Baptist Church building at 266 East Short Street has a new owner and will be revitalized. It was home to the first African American Baptist congregation in Kentucky. Central Christian Church’s daycare, which currently occupies the building, will move across the street in coming months to allow for renovations.
The Lexington Herald-Leader has reached an agreement with CRM Development for the sale of their building at 100 Midland Avenue for an undisclosed price. CRM plans to redevelop the three acre parcel.
Lexington developers Phil and Lee Greer of The Greer Companies have committed a significant capital investment toward completing the project. The three story 700-space underground parking garage phase of the downtown development rapidly nears completion, a building permit for the office building has now been issued and another for the hotel appears imminent.
A recent Herald-Leader article regarding the building of new homes in Scott County estimated the number of residential building lots available for development in Georgetown and Scott County at approximately 1,100. A search of PVA records has identified 1,637 residential & exempt parcels of less than one acre in Lexington that have no improvements (vacant) as of January 1, 2017. It is unknown whether the properties are actually available for sale or if they are suitable for development per LFUCG zoning, ordinances and other possible limitations.
Efforts to preserve the mid-century modern former People’s Bank building on South Broadway, known for its zigzag roofline and turquoise colored glazed brick, have failed and the building was razed today. Local preservationists worked for more than two years in an effort to relocate the structure. The property owners, Langley Properties, allowed the building to remain standing as along as possible without delaying their development plans for the southwest corner of South Broadway and High Street.