After more than a year-long process, officials have revealed their vision for the former Jeffboat property in Southern Indiana, according to Louisville Business First.The 80-plus-acre site along the Ohio River will be transformed into a mixed-use development, American Commercial Barge Line officials said at a public hearing Thursday.It will feature a marina, restaurant and retail space, residential units, an amphitheater, offices, green space and a hotel.“This project is going to be unbelievable. … It’s going to change our city and it’s going to change it for the better,” Jeffersonville Mayor Mike Moore said at the meeting. The project is expected to cost nearly $1 billion. Thursday’s reveal was the culmination of three public meetings where residents were able to voice their desires for the site, which included public access to the waterfront, green space and recreation and a link to the history of Jeffboat.The next step is to pick a developer, which officials said will happen in the next 60 to 90 days. The centerpiece of the project will be the entertainment district, which features a 4,000-seat amphitheater encircled by a walkway that stretches over the river to an observation tower overlooking a series of fountains. There is also a dock for tour boats to stop and visit Jeffersonville. Read more about the redevelopment plan and timeline at Louisville Business First.
After more than a year-long process, officials have revealed their vision for the former Jeffboat property in Southern Indiana, according to Louisville Business First.
The 80-plus-acre site along the Ohio River will be transformed into a mixed-use development, American Commercial Barge Line officials said at a public hearing Thursday.
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It will feature a marina, restaurant and retail space, residential units, an amphitheater, offices, green space and a hotel.
“This project is going to be unbelievable. … It’s going to change our city and it’s going to change it for the better,” Jeffersonville Mayor Mike Moore said at the meeting.
The project is expected to cost nearly $1 billion.
Thursday’s reveal was the culmination of three public meetings where residents were able to voice their desires for the site, which included public access to the waterfront, green space and recreation and a link to the history of Jeffboat.
The next step is to pick a developer, which officials said will happen in the next 60 to 90 days.
The centerpiece of the project will be the entertainment district, which features a 4,000-seat amphitheater encircled by a walkway that stretches over the river to an observation tower overlooking a series of fountains. There is also a dock for tour boats to stop and visit Jeffersonville.
Read more about the redevelopment plan and timeline at Louisville Business First.