Several residential developments in the works in Lexington. Here’s the latest.

Three significant residential developments are moving forward across Lexington, from a horse farm seeing more development on Winchester Road to apartments on downtown’s edge. Planning commissioners are weighing hundreds of new units as the city grapples with a housing shortage.

Here are key takeaways:

• The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Planning Commission approved a 288-unit apartment complex on the Patchen Wilkes Farm at 1811 Winchester Road, the famous horse farm known for breeding white horses.
• The Patchen Wilkes project will feature eight three-story buildings, a clubhouse, pool and gym, along with 488 parking spots and 56 storage garages.
• Core Spaces, which already operates two Hub-branded complexes in Lexington, has proposed a seven-story, 278-unit apartment building at 532 South Broadway that would replace the Clean Sweep Car Wash.
• The Core Spaces plan includes 717 bedrooms and a separate 750-space parking garage at 300 Cedar Street, with the Urban County Planning Commission set to vote in August.
• A 2024 EHI Consultants housing study found Lexington needs 22,549 additional housing units, including 4,739 for students, as UK enrollment growth strains nearby neighborhoods.
• Local developer Cowgill is seeking a zone change to build a six-story condominium building with 16 for-sale condos at 512 and 518 East Main St. downtown.
• The Cowgill project would keep the office building at 512 East Main and convert it to live-work space, while demolishing the office building at 518 East Main and a small house on Kentucky Avenue.

The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. The source reporting referenced above was written and edited entirely by journalists.