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A Louisville private school made plans to demolish a neighboring apartment complex which it owns, but it received community pushback.

Louisville Collegiate School, one of the area’s largest private schools, submitted an application to demolish the complex, Yorktown Apartments, at 2354 Grinstead Drive. 

But no decisions have been made yet. The Cherokee Triangle Architectural Review committee tabled the discussion this week. 

The complex includes three buildings, each with 16 units. Collegiate bought the property in 2015 and intends to use it for a 56-vehicle parking lot. 

The situation plays into a larger discussion of a lack of affordable housing throughout Louisville, especially in the Highlands neighborhood.

We discuss this trend on the Access Louisville podcast.

Also this week, the University of Louisville named its next president. Kim Schatzel, who currently holds the president title at Towson University in Maryland, will step into the role in February.

Some were critical of UofL’s decision to hire a white person for the role, but others in the community noted their excitement to get to know her. We discuss this reaction, along with what could be a new chapter of stability for UofL. 

And in true Access Louisville fashion, we discuss bourbon: from master tasters to a Louisville location for Bardstown Bourbon Co.  

Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. It’s co-hosted by David A. Mann and Laurel Deppen. Our guests this week are Michael L. Jones and Stephen P. Schmidt.

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