LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB/WAVE) — Residents in a small southwest Louisville community are speaking out against a proposal to build 11 three-story apartment buildings in the area.
The complex, proposed by developer One Fourteen LLC, would be built along Stonestreet Road, off the Gene Snyder Freeway. The site is near the Prairie Village residential neighborhood.
The developer wants to rezone land currently designated as a single-family residential and industrial district and designate it as a multifamily residential district. The project would create more than 300 new apartments in the area.
Residents who have lived in Prairie Village for generations, however, said that while they're not against all development in the area, they believe the project is too big for the community.
"A lot of people believe that our community doesn’t want the development, and I don’t think that’s a fair assessment," said Patrick Bissig. "I think that the size and the scope of the development has kind of overwhelmed us a little bit."
If approved, the development would bring the total number of apartments in the area to more than 800. According to residents, the neighborhood only has one emergency room and the nearby schools are already overcrowded.
Additionally, residents said traffic is already a concern on Stonestreet Road, and adding even more cars to the roads would make things worse.
Bissig called the developer's proposal as a "land grab" and "money grab."
"We have had a lot of high-density developments in southwest Jefferson County over the course of the last three years," Bissig said. "And somewhere, somebody has to stand up and we have to draw the line. It's not about money. It's about quality."
Neighbors are hoping to stop the rezoning request before it advances and want local officials to respond.
One Fourteen, LLC provided the following statement:
"The proposed development will take a piece of property zoned for heavy industrial development and create a residential community with a large amount of open space and tree preservation, including a connection to the planned Louisville Loop. We look forward to engaging in constructive conversation with area stakeholders."
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