Louisville Real Estate Research & Analysis

Our real estate overviews provide quarterly data about office and industrial inventory, pricing, vacancies, leasing and sales by area for metro Louisville. Contact our Research Department if you would like more information.

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Office MarketBeat Snapshot

Industrial MarketBeat Snapshot

The research presents a narrative of trends in the local real estate market, with data on square footage inventory, number of buildings, vacancy rate, leasing activity, construction, absorption and leasing activity. Information is categorized by area:

Office Market

Central Business District (CBD)
Extends from River Road to York Street and from Hancock Street to Ninth Street
Old Louisville: Includes the downtown area immediately surrounding the CBD, as well as Old Louisville.
Hurstbourne/Lyndon: Largest suburban market includes areas east of I-264, north of Shelbyville Road and south of Westport Road
Plainview/Middletown: Contains the areas south of Shelbyville Road, north of I-64 and east of Hurstbourne Pkwy.
Southeast: Includes the area along S. Hurstbourne Parkway, extending south from I-64 to Bardstown Road
Westport Road/Brownsboro Road: Embodies an area south of I-71, north of Westport Road and east of I-264.
St. Matthews: Largely within I-264 and east of Bardstown Road
South Central: Encompasses an area southwest of Bardstown Road to Shively, which includes Louisville International Airport.

Industrial Market

Central: Lies within I-264, and is bounded to the north by the Ohio River. Includes the CBD, and offers excellent access to interstates and the airport. Tax incentives are available to businesses located within the Enterprise Zone.
East: Runs along the eastern portion of I-264 down Bardstown Road and extends east. Exceptional highway accessibility makes the submarket ideal for distribution.
South: Located south of I-264 to the Jefferson County line, and extends east to Bardstown Road and west to National Turnpike.
West/Southwest: Area west of I-264 and National Turnpike and north to the Ohio River. Jefferson Riverport International is located here and maintains a Foreign Trade Zone designation. The area is further enhanced by its inclusion in the Louisville Enterprise Zone.
Bullitt County: Is bounded by the Jefferson County line on the north and bisected by Interstate 65