Paul Sizemore - Filed under 'Lofts'

Jan 5 / 5:11am

Henry Clay apartments in Louisville

The ongoing search for a downtown loft lead me to the Henry Clay building in downtown Louisville. The Clay is nestled between the YMCA and Fourth Street Live; it's a great location. The units have polished concrete floors, and a wonderful location. This is a historic building, built back in the 1920's, so there aren't many of the amenities of modern buildings like a lot of communal areas. The units have lower ceilings, and are a mix between industrial and residential. They seem to be trapped in no man's land.

The photos are of two units, a one bedroom and a two bedroom. Notice the VOIP phone - that was a real surprise.

On my rating matrix it rated: 9 (an aggregate of Cost, Community and Interior score).

Links:

http://www.theHenryClay.com

Address:

604 South Third Street

Louisville, KY

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Jan 5 / 5:10am

Fluer De Lis on Main: This is your parent's loft living

In my opinion the Fluer De Lis on Main development represents part of what is wrong with Louisville and the country. Real estate as investment over a place to live. After touring it, I feel more strongly about saying that; they are meant to lure the suburban dwellers back to the city, only Louisville hasn't gone through a great suburban migration. People can comfortably live in their Crescent Hill or Prospect home, and commute in to the city for work, their favorite play or sports event. There's very few affordable AND cool living spaces downtown. Also, most of the spaces are not for the young mobile professional. There are not many places for the boomerang professional to try out Louisville without buying into living here. Louisville needs more swanky downtown rentals in order to make moving here easier for the convincibles. Sorry, I digressed from the loft review, I'll resume.

Fluer De Lis on Main has great communal spaces. It has a kitchenette, a room with a fireplace, courtyards and balcony space. The location is excellent. The entire development is best of class. It's so expensive, it only works as an investment.

On my rating matrix it rated: 9 (an aggregate of Cost, Community and Interior score). The standard interiors are 'baby boomer,' and they are expensive. They are investments, not meant to be lived in. They have great meeting spaces in the development, that's what pulls the score up over the cost and interiors.

Links:

http://www.fleurdelisonmain.com/

Address:
324 East Main Street
Louisville, KY 40202-1285

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Jan 5 / 5:09am

Viewing the ZirMed Towers from the Glassworks Lofts

These lofts are industrial, and the creative class needs more lofts like this, only more financially assessable. These lofts are very large, and offer a lot of space. Communal spaces in the building are rather limited, though. Residents have access to the Glassworks rooftop, and even have access to the shows free. The lofts I looked at looked over the new ZirMed Towers. In addition, there is Jazz in the basement with Jazzy Blu.

On my rating matrix it rated: 11 (an aggregate of Cost, Community and Interior score).

Links:

http://www.CityPropertiesGroup.com

Address:

815 West Market Street

Louisville, KY