CentrePointe is residential, commercial, and retail project currently under development in Downtown Lexington, Kentucky. The current plan as of 2014 consists of a 18-story hotel-condominium tower, a 12-story apartment complex, and a 10-story office building.
CentrePointe is not yet in the process of being constructed. The original estimated time of completion was in 2010 as it was intended to serve as a centerpiece for business during the 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games. But, before the construction of CentrePointe began, many local residents objected the project as it meant the destruction of Morton's Row, the city's second-oldest commercial district, and a local hotspot called The Dame. In July 2008, the Fayette Alliance — a coalition of developers, neighborhood associations and farmers — revoked its support for the building, due to an apparent reluctance on the part of the developer to work with concerned parties in addressing various issues concerning the development.[2][3]
In addition to the controversy surrounding The Dame, the use of Tax Increment Financing for the development was debated. Initially concern centered on the application of taxpayer money without the inclusion of ideas from those taxpayers. This opposition arose mostly from a common misunderstanding of TIF, which utilizes the boom property tax value from a redevelopment project to fund improvements locally. The issue went before the city council in September 2008. The council voted in favor of utilizing Tax Increment Financing for the project due to the infrastructure improvements for the surrounding area including sidewalks and underground parking structures.[4]
On June 25, 2009, the process of seeding and filling the CentrePointe construction site began. On September 10th, 2013, EOP, the architecture firm behind the fifth iteration of the CentrePointe design announced they were pulling out of the project.[5] Preliminary construction began in December 2013 and blasting for the parking structure and foundation began on March 17, 2014.[6] The 700-space underground parkThe original plan in 2008 called for a 35-story, 550-foot-tall (170 m) high rise which would include a hotel, condominiums, retail and office space. The entire development is estimated to cost $250 million and would have became the tallest building in Lexington upon completion.[7][8] Since 2008 there has been 3 other designs. The first two suggested one large building that would have covered the entire block. But, after Studio Gang Architects became involved in the project in 2011, the latter two proposed designs have suggest one tower and several low rise buildings.[9]
Jeanne Gang, lead architect of Studio Gang Architects, was hired to draft ideas for the CentrePointe project in 2011. She proposed a 30 story tower which would include a 10 floor boutique hotel, 10 floors of apartments, 7 floors of condominiums and 3 floors of penthouses. Her design also called for an eight story building on the intersection of South Limestone St. and West Main St. along with a row of low rises on West Main St.[9]
In 2012, the Webb Companies released a design that resembled that of Studio Gang Architects. The proposed design included a 28-story hotel-condominium tower at the intersection of West Vine St. and South Upper St.;4 smaller buildings on West Main St.; and a low rise office building at South Limestone St. and West Main St.[10][11]
A revised 2013 plan downsized the main high rise to from 28 to 19 floors. It included a 286 room hotel along with 96 apartments and 10,700 square feet of retail space on the ground floor. The office building was planned to have 157,710 square feet of offices as well as restaurants and retailers. The development is estimated to cost US $393.9 million.[12]
The hotel-condominium tower was modified by architectural firm Rabun Rasche Rector Reece in 2014. A terrace on the 12th floor of the tower was added along with a more contemporary glass facade. The first 11 floors will serve as a 205-room Marriott hotel while the remaining 7 floors are reserved for condominiums and penthouse suites. The apartment complex, originally to be 7 floors, will now be 12 with retail on the first floor, 100 extended-stay suites on floors 2-5, and apartments on floors 6-12
ing garage is expected to be completed by late summer 2013.
Centrepointe Rendering
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