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Avenue Plaza

Description

A public hearing was scheduled on a National Register of Historic Places nomination for the Avenue Plaza building, an affordable housing property owned by the Louisville Metro Housing Authority.

Impact summary

Listing is honorary, but it opens the door to rehab tax credits that could fund needed updates — and the building stays occupied senior housing either way.

Applicant

Name: Erin Wiser, Heritage Consulting Group
Address: 420 S. 8th Street, Louisville, KYSee this on the map

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 0
Total mentions: 1

Last vote · Historic Landmarks & Preservation Districts Commission

Recommended approval6–0

A recommendation, not a final decision. The council decides next.

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 15, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Oct 15, 2026Recommended approval 6–0

Historic Landmarks & Preservation Districts Commission — October 15, 2026

A National Register nomination for the 17-story, 226-unit affordable senior housing tower, nominated under Criterion A for social history tied to urban renewal-era housing. The commission voted to send it to the state review board.

Related issues (1)

National Register nomination for Avenue Plaza

The housing authority wants its downtown senior tower on the National Register, mostly to unlock historic rehab tax credits worth up to roughly 40% back. Some commissioners worried about listing a building while a similar tower, Dasker Manor, is being torn down — though staff clarified the listing doesn't block future demolition.

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