Properties In The News

A gourmet burger and beer restaurant, Jax Burgers & Brews, opened on Thursday at Lexington Green. Located at 161 Lexington Green Circle, the restaurant specializes in burgers, local craft beer, and hand-spun milkshakes.

A new high-end burger restaurant will be opening in the Coliseum Plaza near UK’s campus. Located at will occupy the space that was formerly held by Campus Café and Sweet Mango. will also take a part of the Coffea space, though the café will remain open despite earlier reports of closing.

A new restaurant will be opening in the space formerly occupied by Art Bar. Located at , the two-story building will feature a full bar downstairs and an atrium as well as a two-sided bar on the top floor. menu will feature craft sliders, a large variety of craft-made sausages, and Lexington craft beers. 

A new restaurant will be coming to Chevy Chase, opening in late fall at . Opening its first location in Kentucky,  will move into the spot occupied most recently by the Macho Nacho. Louie’s will be open for lunch, dinner and brunch on weekends. Louie’s offers a menu ranging from snacks to gourmet burgers and many different types of wine. 

has now had the official ribbon cutting on their location. R&D Indoor Comfort HVAC Contractors specialize in heating, cooling, and refrigeration to Fayette and a number of surrounding counties.

West Sixth Brewing has announced that they will open the at . The smaller site, that will include a nanobrewery, is expected to open in May – just in time for Lexington Craft Beer Week.

A five-story mixed-use building is planned to occupy the property at . Formerly the location of A1A Sandbar, the development plan will tear down the existing building and replace it with a new structure. According to the plan on file, the first floor will house businesses, with condominiums on the upper four floors, and a 52-space parking garage.

known for its authentic Greek cuisine, is expanding its business to include baking. The owner announced that should be open by mid-August, joining with the restaurant location.

Two new businesses are set to open in the distillery district. The first is the opening of third Lexington location at The new locations will be a 4,500-suare-foot pizza restaurant that will include a “speakeasy”, similar to their Cincinnati locations. The second is the exciting revival of the namesake for this area – the original . James E. Pepper Distilling is returning to the Pepper Distillery for the first time in more than 50 years and will be located at ., running along Town Branch.

, located at , is now open. The new restaurant replaced Abuelo’s and offers comfort foods – along with a wide variety of bourbons, wines, and cocktails.

A new upscale restaurant, , will be going into the building that formerly housed CoachCraft. , the restaurant and bar will use 5,000 of the available 10,000-square-feet, leasing the other half of the space. The 167-seat restaurant will be open for lunch and dinner at first, with a plan to eventually serve brunch on weekends.

has moved to its new location at . Hurst moved to its more easily accessible and client-friendly location after spending 67 years at 257 E. Short Street. 

A new bar and entertainment venue is set to open in the thriving t at .   which will occupy the building built by Texaco in 1928, is set to open in July and the capacity for shows will be 300, not including the space on a 12-by-90-foot deck. 

, the Mexican restaurant that opened in 2006 at Fayette Mall, closed on Sunday. The property, located at , will reopen in May as .

, a popular barbecue restaurant and live music venue, has moved from its North Broadway location. The new (much larger) site, set to open this month, is located at

Former Lexington vice mayor, Mike Scanlon, is bringing the chain to Lexington. The restaurant is set to open on at

, an outdoor supply store, is opening today in Lexington. The 72,000 square foot store is located in the new Hamburg Place II retail development at

The annual report that follows is intended to accompany and complement the PVA’s presentation to the Economic Outlook Conference, sponsored by the University of Kentucky’s Gatton College of Business and Economics. The report represents a snapshot of the state of real property in Fayette County as of January 1, 2016.