Lexington Housing StudiesFrom Adamstown to Bluegrass-Aspendale: Mass Displacement and Erasure from Lexington’s Residential…The history of Lexington is inextricable from Black history, more generally. Basically every essential feature of Lexington culture has…Feb 2, 20171Feb 2, 20171
Lexington Housing StudiesUnderwriting the SuburbsLate last week, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported on a house fire at 460 Kenton Street in north Lexington, near the Transylvania…Jan 30, 2017Jan 30, 2017
Lexington Housing StudiesDispelling the Myths of Lexington’s Gentrification ApologistsLast week, local Facebook pages were full of chatter about the latest advertisement from real estate developer Rock Daniels. The firestorm…Oct 19, 20161Oct 19, 20161
Lexington Housing StudiesMore on non-local property ownership in LexingtonJust a couple of weeks ago, we dove into the geography of non-local property ownership in Lexington. While we found that nearly 10% of the…Aug 15, 2016Aug 15, 2016
Lexington Housing StudiesAn Auspicious AnniversaryToday, August 8th, 2016, marks the one-year anniversary of the building collapse at the corner of Third and Race in Lexington’s East End…Aug 8, 2016Aug 8, 2016
Lexington Housing StudiesMapping Non-Local Property Ownership in LexingtonNearly 10% of all properties in Lexington are owned outside the city, representing over 18% of the total land areaJul 21, 2016Jul 21, 2016
Lexington Housing StudiesCollege TownJust about a month ago, in the wake of news that the University of Kentucky would be purchasing a handful of properties adjacent to campus…Jan 21, 2016Jan 21, 2016
Lexington Housing StudiesShipping containers: More overpriced fad than affordable housingThe January 7th edition of the Herald-Leader included an article celebrating shipping containers as an important contribution to the…Jan 15, 20162Jan 15, 20162
Lexington Housing StudiesLand Grant or Land Grab?Among other frustrating, though completely unsurprising, moves made by the University of Kentucky’s Board of Trustees last week, was the…Dec 22, 2015Dec 22, 2015
Lexington Housing StudiesWho’s Gentrifying Northeast Lexington?The discussion around gentrification in Northeast Lexington continues to be dominated by those who are profiting off of it. But lost in all…Oct 15, 20153Oct 15, 20153