Greyhound bus station in downtown Louisville up for sale

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Greyhound station in downtown Louisville is up for sale.

The property is at the corner of West Muhammad Ali Boulevard and South Seventh Street. An online listing for the property shows that the sale is pending, and the sale price is just over $3 million.

A spokesperson for the company said Greyhound has been marketing the property and plans to relocate in the area. In an email, the spokesperson said, "There are no plans for service disruption at this time."

The co-chief of Louisville Forward, Jeff O'Brien, said it's important for the city to have the Greyhound service as an alternative to air travel. It's not clear where the station intends to relocate, but O'Brien hopes it will not stray far from downtown.

"We're hoping they can stay as close to the central part of the city as possible and someplace that has great connections to our TARC service," he said.

Louisville Forward, the city's economic development organization, has not been approached yet by any possible developer about the site, which is a prime location with a lot of history.

"This property on Muhammad Ali is especially important, because that was once a thriving Black business district with Walnut Street," O'Brien said. "Our wonderful partners at the Louisville Central Community Center have come up with a great vision for re-implementing the boulevard and making that a thriving business district once again."

Louisville Forward believes the location could provide an opportunity to re-imagine and reconnect downtown.

"Right now, trying to revitalize downtown, all these properties that are coming up on the market represent an opportunity to really rethink things, epecially the western and southern parts of our downtown," O'Brien said.

WDRB News reached out to the agent listing the property, but the request for comment has not be returned.