The 10 most interesting neighborhood scoops from April 8, 2026
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Applicant Joseph Impellizzeri of Lost Landmark LLC is securing the vacant site at 426 West Market Street. They’ve installed a gate at the rear alley off S. 5th Street, erected an 8-foot temporary wall along Market with a central pedestrian door, and repaired a demolition-damaged center wall to limit access to the backs of nearby buildings and deter loitering and encampments; the project is estimated at $20,000.
Louisville & Jefferson County Landbank has applied for an asbestos abatement permit for the Ashanti Building at 1150 S 28th St., a vacant two‑story, 3,000‑square‑foot former public building being prepped for demolition. Green City Demolition will remove about 3,362 sq ft of floor tile and mastic using hand tools and wet-method abatement from April 21 to June 21, 2026, hauling roughly 40 cubic yards of waste to Rumpke Sanitary Landfill.
Louisville Gas & Electric Company is back with a continuation encroachment permit to do utility work at 1225 Gardiner Ln, a property owned by Schoening Investments Ltd. They’ll intermittently close the westbound and eastbound curb lanes (not at the same time) between Poplar Level Rd and Bunton Rd from 04/13/2026 to 08/11/2026 to make a 3' x 35' asphalt cut, a 3' x 5' dirt cut and install a pole; cuts will be restored under LMPW policy and line transfers/pole removals will be coordinated through the NJUNS notification system.
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