LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — After decades of sitting vacant, a large piece of land in west Louisville could soon become home to hundreds of new affordable housing units.
The Jones-Dabney Laboratory site, located near South 7th and South 11th streets in the Park Hill neighborhood, was built in 1919 but has sat empty for decades. Now, the Re:land Group plans to redevelop about six acres of the 17-acre property into 233 solar-powered, affordable housing units.
“I’ve been here more than 20 years, and that land’s always been empty,” said Donald Phillips, who lives nearby. “A couple years ago, they cut all those weeds down because they were getting ready to build there — but they didn’t have the finances.”
The long-delayed project is now moving forward thanks to $43 million in tax credits, bonds and city loans that are helping to fund the $86 million development…