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Covington Central Riverfront

Getting the lay of the land

Developers, brokers visit 23 acres to eye 4 parcels on table COVINGTON, Ky. – Developers and brokers interested in the first four parcels of the 23-acre Covington Central Riverfront site in downtown Covington got a chance to tour the cleared site today with the City’s economic de...

Developers, broker sought for 4 pieces of IRS site

A conceptual rendering that shows the levee park and public plaza, and how the parcels and buildings are meant to create a neighborhood feel. New phase begins to reintegrate 23-acre ‘island’ with mix of office, commercial, residential and other uses COVINGTON, Ky. – The tr...

Goal for Central Riverfront site: ‘Right developers doing the right projects’

A conceptual rendering of the Covington Central Riverfront project. Firm to help City sub-divide parcels, create marketing strategy  COVINGTON, Ky. – The mostly behind-the-scenes work to prepare the 23-acre former IRS site downtown for private development is continuing on simultane...

For 55 years an ‘island,’ IRS site to be woven back into urban fabric

Virtual ‘fly-through’ video, renderings show proposed ‘look, feel’ of 23-acre’s future in The Cov COVINGTON, Ky. – The takeaway from a new virtual “fly-through” video is immediately clear: The “look” and “feel” of what&r...

KZF to lead team designing infrastructure on 23-acre former IRS site

O’Rourke Wrecking continues to demolish the 17-acre former IRS “Flat Top” located less than a block south of the Ohio River. COVINGTON, Ky. – KZF Design Inc. will lead the team of architects, engineers, urban planners, and consultants whose drawings will lay the foundation...

Breaking it down

COVINGTON, Ky. -- Excavators are like a Swiss Army knife or Leatherman – with the right set of attachments, you can pretty much handle any job. Which is another way of saying that O’Rourke Wrecking has ALL the tools, and it’s employing a variety of them as its crews continue to ...

State pledges $45.5MM in future tax revenue to IRS project

O’Rourke Wrecking continues to demolish the 17-acre former IRS “Flat Top” located just west of Madison Avenue. City gets OK to create TIF District to pay for infrastructure costs COVINGTON, Ky. – The City of Covington can use up to $45.5 million in future state tax reve...

Feds award $1.8MM for IRS site

O’Rourke Wrecking continues to demolish the IRS site. This view is taken from RiverCenter Boulevard, looking south. Grant to help pay for design of roads, sidewalks, utilities COVINGTON, Ky. – The City of Covington has secured another piece of funding for the redevelopment of the 2...

And so it begins ...

With a 'nudge' and a crash, demolition of IRS facility under way COVINGTON, Ky. – The first hole knocked into the side of the sprawling IRS “Flat Top” building in Covington on Monday came via a “nudge” more than a “punch” or “slash.” ...

With a Caterpillar’s swipe, the ‘Flat Top’ era ends

As seen from the east, the former IRS “Flat Top” dominates the 23-acre Central Covington Riverfront site.   5½-month demolition of IRS facility begins today COVINGTON, Ky. – A Caterpillar 365 excavator will approach the former IRS data-processing facility somet...
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