LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Norton Healthcare bought the vacant former Walmart Neighborhood Market store at 3101 Poplar Level Road for a little more than $4 million last month, according to Jefferson County property records.
The nonprofit healthcare system hasn’t disclosed its plan for the property, which is directly across Audubon Plaza Drive from Norton Audubon Hospital.
"As Norton Audubon Hospital continues to grow, it is important that we look for opportunities to accommodate that growth to meet the health care needs of our community," Norton spokeswoman Maggie Roetker said in an emailed statement. "We are still planning how the property can best be used to meet the needs of the community."
The store was one of three that Walmart closed in Louisville last summer, citing disappointing sales. It was built in 2007.
Norton is prohibited from using the 41,000-square-foot building as a grocery store, discount store or distribution center for online sales – in other words, uses that would compete with Walmart -- for 25 years, according to restrictions included in the April 5 deed.
Copyright 2019 WDRB News. All rights reserved.
