Kentucky Towers Apartments

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building_name= Kentucky Towers
location= 5th Street and Muhammad Ali Blvd
roof= convert|202|ft|m|0|sing=on
floor_count= 19
groundbreaking= 1924
est_completion=
opening= 1927
use= Residential and Commercial
status= Renovating
architect=
developer=

The Kentucky Tower Apartments is a mixed use complex in the downtown district of Louisville, Kentucky. Constructed under the direction of James Graham Brown, a businessman and real estate developer best known as the builder of the Brown Hotel.

About

The 19 story complex broke ground in 1924 and building finished in 1927. [ [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=8592 Kentucky Towers Apartments - SkyscraperPage.com ] ] The building was once used as a hotel is now used as a residential and commercial combination building with floor plans available for both uses. It is currently Louisville's 21st tallest building at convert|202|ft|m|0|sing=on and will become the 22nd after the construction of the Museum Plaza. The building has changed owners several times over the years including an auction held by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in 2001. [Lexington Herald-Leader August 11, 2001 Page C4] In April 2007 the property management firm PMR Cos assumed oversight of the building and is currently making improvements to the building. [ [http://louisville.bizjournals.com/louisville/stories/2007/06/25/story5.html Kentucky Towers undergoing $3.5 million in renovations - Business First of Louisville: ] ]

Notable events

June 18, 1986 William Pollard an assistant Louisville city law director and former circuit court judge was found on the roof of a smaller extension of the building. It was an apparent suicide. [Lexington Herald-Leader June 20, 1986 Page B6]

External links

* [http://www.kentuckytowers.net/ Kentuckytowers.net]

References