A proposal to build a 251-unit student housing complex near Lexington’s historically Black neighborhood of Pralltown saw pushback from local residents during a city Planning Commission meeting Thursday.
The proposal from St. Louis real estate company Subtext would rezone the neighborhood to allow mixed-use development. The complex would be built along S. Limestone, Prall Street and Montmullin Street.
Nick Nicholson, a lawyer representing the company, says it would accommodate growing enrollment at the University of Kentucky. Much of the neighborhood’s makeup has steadily shifted to college students since the 1980s…