NuLu Review Overlay Committee
TL;DR
The NuLu Review Overlay Committee approved a major redevelopment project at 700 E. Main Street that will transform an existing industrial site into a mixed-use development with residential and commercial spaces. The project will involve demolishing a historic corner building, but with requirements to document and salvage architectural elements, and incorporate public art and historic signage into the new design.
Key Decisions
- Redevelopment of Service Tanks Property Approved
- Demolition of Historic Corner Building Conditionally Approved
- Preservation of Historic Architectural Elements Required
- Public Art Installation on Billy Goat Strut Alley Mandated
- Sustainability Guidelines Compliance Must be Documented
Agenda
- Call To Order
- New Business
- 1. Request: Request for a NuLu Overlay Permit to redevelop the existing industrial development, commonly known as the Service Tanks property, into a mixed-use development featuring multi-family residential, commercial, and parking uses Project Name: 700 E. Main Street Redevelopment Location: 700 E. Main Street & 121 S. Clay Street Owner: BCTS Louisville, LLC Applicant: Ryan Gallmeyer, Buckingham Companies LLC Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 4 - Barbara Sexton Smith Case Manager: Joseph Haberman, Planning & Design ManagerPlanning CaseAction: approved Passed
A motion was made by Committee Member Rawlins, seconded by Committee Member Trier, that Case Number 19-OVERLAY-OOO5 be APPROVED, SUBJECT to the following Conditions of Approval: Conditions of Approval: 1. Any exterior alterations to 121 South Clay Street (Parcel B) shall be submitted for review and approval. 2. Signage and public art not detailed in the application shall be submitted to staff for review and approval. 3. Prior to the issuance of a building permit for the new building, finalized design details and materials shall be submitted to staff for final review and approval. After a building permit has been issued, if the design or materials change, the applicant shall contact staff for review and approval prior to installation. 4. Prior to the issuance of a building permit for the new building, finalized streetscape design including light fixtures, street furnishings, street trees, and paving materials shall be submitted to staff for final review and approval. 5. Prior to the issuance of a building permit, documentation showing how the applicable Sustainability Guidelines will be addressed shall be submitted to staff for final review and approval. 6. The Contributing Historic Structure at the corner of East Main and South Clay Streets may be demolished provided that: a. The applicant is encouraged to continue to explore the viability of including the full corner commercial into the project; b. the corner building be photographed and documented and these documents shall be submitted to staff for inclusion in the project record, and; c. elements of the existing building such as bricks, stone lintels, and wood framing, etc. shall be should salvaged and re-used wherever possible in the new project. 7. The development shall include artwork on the blank wall of the new building facing Billy Goat Strut Alley. Prior to installation, the final design shall be submitted to staff for review and approval. 8. The “Service Tanks” attached signage – individual letters and cabinet sign - shall be re-incorporated into the development as decorative or artistic design elements as much as possible. Prior to installation, the location(s) and design(s) of the relocated attached signage elements shall be submitted to staff for review and approval. 9. If the development requires the side wall and/or rear wall of the building at 121 S. Clay Street to be altered to accommodate the utilities, the historic masonry from the removed wall(s) should be preserved and reused to construct any new wall(s).
- Adjournment