Last month, news emerged about the planned transformation of the closed Merchants Ice and Cold Storage tower in Louisville, Kentucky, into an office building.
Last month, news emerged about the planned transformation of the closed Merchants Ice and Cold Storage tower in Louisville, Kentucky, into an office building. This redevelopment project includes plans for ground-floor retail spaces and possibly a rooftop bar or restaurant. This announcement was part of a series of developments, including Ferncliff Distillery moving into the cold storage building on Lampton Street and Trellis Brewing Company setting up in the former premises of Schaefer-Meyer Brewing and Frank Fehr Brewing on Logan Street.
The idea to redevelop this large industrial area in the Smoketown neighborhood has been under consideration since the early 2000s, initially proposed as a mixed residential and retail project named Louisville Lofts, with later plans incorporating senior housing. More recently, a consortium of local investors, led by Mitchell Kersting and including James Duffy, Yong Cha, and Christopher Wirth, acquired the property. They aim to revitalize the neglected site, which is situated in one of Louisville’s revitalizing areas. The redevelopment of the Merchants Ice and Cold Storage site is anticipated to act as a driving force for further development projects in the vicinity.
