The 10 most interesting neighborhood scoops from May 28, 2026
Ranked from 297 total scoops using AI
Applicant Matt McLaren of Gresham Smith has submitted permit review plans to redevelop the Mid-City Mall property at 1250 Bardstown Rd. for Bardstown Road Investment Company into "Mid-City Market," anchored by a big-box grocer with an attached retail tenant plus five additional retail buildings, new parking and access/circulation drives. The plans cover demolition, grading, drainage, erosion and sediment controls, utilities, landscaping and construction details, and note sidewalk closures, multiple utility cuts and a projected work window from October 1, 2026 to May 1, 2028.
1416 Lytle Development LLC has an asbestos-abatement permit to remove about 450 sq ft of friable asbestos-containing material from the top of the boiler at the old Portland warehouse at 1426 Lytle St, a five-story, 145,125 sq ft building built in 1890 that’s being prepped for conversion into offices and apartments. Complete Demolition Services is the abatement contractor, the work is scheduled for June 12–21, 2026 with daily disposal to WM Outer Loop Landfill (about 200 cu. yds.), and the permit is still in progress with $1,112.87 in outstanding fees.
Applicant Jenny Cutshaw with Louisville Downtown Partnership, working with Louisville Tourism, has submitted plans for a tourism mural on the Hyatt Regency at 320 W Jefferson St; the property is owned by Pios Grande Louisville HR LLC and the project is listed with an estimated cost of $6,950. The 375 sq ft mural, titled "Disco Pegasus," will be painted by Wylie Caudill with production tentatively scheduled for July 6–17, so expect a splash of color on the building that week.
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