A Kentucky corporation wants to build a $40 million apartment complex at the old Frank H. Trotter School site in Alton Park. It would be the first development on the 13-acre site since the school closed in the 1980s.
Councilman Chris Anderson, who represents the area, is thrilled about the potential investment for the community.
“Commercial development is never going to come [to Alton Park] until there is more residential density,” he said. “So adding 260 homes will make it a lot easier to get a bank or a grocery store.”
LDG Development LLC seeks to build the 264-unit apartment complex on the 4900 block of Central Avenue. The site, called Reserve at Mountain Pass, would include two- and three-bedroom apartments with floor plans ranging from 1,072 square feet to 1,185 square feet.
Representatives of LDG Development met with Alton Park residents this month at the Southside Community Health Center to share their plans and get feedback. The developers plan to meet with residents again in February, but no date has been set.