By Marty Finley  – Reporter, Louisville Business First
Jul 30, 2020, 2:41pm EDT

A well-known Louisville real estate developer has brought an old colleague back into the fold in a new position.

Hagan Properties Inc. has named Bob Pettit its new director of construction. In that role, Pettit will provide general supervision of construction-related multifamily projects and oversee various aspects of construction activity, from budgeting and cost analysis to scheduling, logistics and delivery.

“My return to Hagan Properties is a great fit for me and an opportunity to allow me to do what I love,” Pettit said in a statement.

Tommy Edwards, a principal with Hagan Properties, said Pettit’s focus on high-quality multifamily projects will make him a strong asset for Hagan Properties as the firm has several apartment projects in the pipeline.

“Bringing a talent like Bob back was imperative for Hagan Properties’ growth. In the last 10 years, he has been involved in 15+ multi-family projects, and given our company’s current and future developments, the need for a person of his caliber has never been greater,” Edwards said.

Pettit previously worked for Hagan Properties in a similar role from 2004 to 2011, assisting in the construction of apartments and several shopping centers, Edwards said. He had been a project manager with The Weber Group in Sellersburg, Indiana since late 2013 before taking on this new role.

Hagan Properties has a number of major projects in the works locally.

The firm is finishing up the 470-unit Victory Knoll apartment complex on the East End near Southeast Christian Church, which has been estimated to cost $68 million. Hagan Properties also built the 356-unit 9910 Sawyer Apartments, a sprawling upscale apartment complex that backs up to E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park.

And the firm is investing about $48 million into a 344-unit apartment complex on 19 acres at 8000 and 8006 Cedar Creek Road. About 90% of that complex will feature one and two-bedroom units while the remaining 10% will be three-bedroom units.

Meanwhile, the firm is slated to break ground later this year on The Station @ Middletown, a new apartment complex housing more than 300 units near the Middletown Station shopping center, which it owns. That project is expected to cost nearly $50 million.

Hagan Properties also owns the Shelbyville Road Plaza and Taylorhurst shopping centers in Louisville.

By Marty Finley  – Reporter, Louisville Business First
Feb 21, 2020, 10:05am EST Updated Feb 26, 2020, 3:47pm EST

A Louisville developer will invest about $48 million into a new Class A apartment complex in Louisville.

Hagan Properties Inc. has proposed the construction of a 344-unit apartment complex on 19 acres at 8000 and 8006 Cedar Creek Road. The cost translates to about $140,000 per apartment unit.

The land is under contract for purchase by Hagan Properties now and is about one mile from Bardstown Road close to the Gene Snyder Freeway and existing retail stores.

By Marty Finley  – Reporter, Louisville Business First
Jul 3, 2019, 11:46am EDT

An East End shopping center owner and apartment developer is bringing more than 300 new units to the market.

Louisville-based Hagan Properties Inc. has revised its plans for the Middletown Station Shopping Center on Shelbyville Road to include a 326-unit apartment complex dubbed The Station @ Middletown.

Hagan has proposed construction of the complex on 11 acres at 12975 Shelbyville Road, west of the shopping center’s Target store. The site is zoned for commercial use, and the company owns the property through its Middletown Partners LLC affiliate.

Hagan Properties also owns Shelbyville Road Plaza, which counts Trader Joe’s, Nordstrom Rack and Nike among its major tenants.

In addition to its shopping center portfolio, the company previously developed the 356-unit 9910 Sawyer Apartments, which backs up to E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park, and is constructing the 470-unit Victory Knoll Apartments, which is costing more than $60 million to develop at the northeast corner of Interstate 64 and Blankenbaker Parkway on Ellingsworth Lane.

Recently, Hagan Properties expanded into the self-storage business with the 150,000-square-foot Winchester Acres Self-Storage next to Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant on Chamberlain Lane.

Louisville’s apartment market has been booming over the last few years, with several dozen apartment complexes being greenlit in Louisville and Southern Indiana. And there’s no immediate sign of a slowdown as local and out-of-state developers are pouring hundreds of millions of new investment into new construction and redevelopments of older commercial properties into apartments.

Project Watch, Louisville Business First’s interactive map of active commercial development projects, is currently tracking nearly 50 local multifamily projects that are either proposed or under construction.

By Marty Finley  – Reporter, Louisville Business First
Dec 18, 2018, 2:06pm EST Updated Dec 18, 2018, 2:59pm EST

A Louisville nonprofit that specializes in the treatment, rehabilitation and placement of abused and neglected animals is looking to establish a new rescue complex in Louisville’s East End that will allow it to take on more animals in need.

The Arrow Fund Inc. recently launched a $1.5 million capital campaign to build a new facility that will house its administrative offices, overnight boarding for in-treatment animals and space for volunteer, advocacy and foster training classes.

Rebecca Eaves, president of The Arrow Fund, said the complex will be equipped with state-of-the-art kennels as well as rehabilitation kennels for animals who have undergone surgeries and other treatments and a quarantine and isolation area.

The Arrow Fund also is considering a veterinary suite that would allow for an on-site veterinarian.

Eaves said the nonprofit has secured property off Taylorsville Road for the complex that exceeds 15,000 square feet and once housed a kennel. She declined to disclose the exact location because the facility is not yet open and she does not want to risk animals being dropped off outside the complex.

She hopes to be in the building by late summer 2019 and said the money will be used to purchase and renovate the property.

The capital campaign is still new, but has quickly brought total pledges of about $650,000 that would be paid out over multiple years. Louisville developer Scott Hagan and his wife, Wendy, gave $300,000 and received naming rights for the complex, which will be called The Scott and Wendy Hagan Rehabilitation Center.

“We rely on the generosity of the general public to help these animals that need us so much,” Eaves said.

Scott Hagan weighed in on his appreciation for the organization by email:

“Five years ago, I saw an article in the Courier Journal about The Arrow Fund, our Director Rebecca Eaves and a dog they rescued after being fought then tied tightly to a fence with his mouth duct-taped shut. As I found out more, I saw a wonderful organization of talented volunteers from all walks of life throughout our community which rescued the most abused, tortured and neglected animals in Kentucky,” Hagan said. “I also saw that they had woefully inadequate facilities. I felt that Wendy and I could make a difference not only with money but also bringing to the table the subcontractors who work on our commercial properties. If potential donors believe in the cause of rescuing horribly treated animals and want to put their money into an organization where virtually every donated dollar goes directly to the animals, TAF is the place to put your money.”

Founded about eight years ago, The Arrow Fund has been involved in the rescue and emergency treatment of more than 2,000 abused and neglected dogs, cats and other animals. Eaves said more than 500 of those animals were taken in directly by the agency.

Through its role, the organization seeks out specialty veterinary care for abused animals so they can recover and be adopted out to a foster family. The nonprofit also uses its position to increase general public awareness about animal cruelty issues and the link to human violence, encourages the prosecution of animal abusers and advocates for better animal welfare laws.

The Arrow Fund works not only in Jefferson County but also takes in animals from smaller Kentucky counties that cannot afford to treat the animals but don’t want them euthanized. Eaves said they often work with law enforcement, animal control agencies and animal shelters in treating and placing animals.

The Arrow Fund operates now with a small volunteer staff out of a few thousand square feet of leased space on Envoy Circle not far from the Louisville Marriott East. It outsources certain functions, such as financial and IT services, to paid consultants.

The agency is working with Lexington architect John Dehart of Dehart Architecture and Craig McAllester of Kennel Design USA on the complex’s design.

To learn more about the capital campaign, check out The Arrow Fund’s website.

By Kirby Adams  – Courier Journal
Jun 4, 2018, 7:50am ET Updated Jun 4, 2018 9:07am ET

NOVA salon on Frankfort Avenue is opening a second location this month.

Bennie Pollard, a two-time North American Hairstyling Award recipient, is expanding his NOVA salon business and opening a second location in St. Matthews at 4600 Shelbyville Road.

The new salon opens Tuesday in Shelbyville Road Plaza near Joann Fabrics. The space features 3,500 square feet of bright, open space with a modern interior much like the award-winning original NOVA Salon at 2346 Frankfort Ave. in the Clifton neighborhood.

You’re invited to check out the new salon during the NOVA Salon St. Matthews Open House on June 20 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Both locations specialize in an array of hair and makeup services, with an emphasis on advanced hair coloring techniques and education for team members.

Both will operate the same hours:  10 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; 12-7 p.m. Wednesday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday; and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. Closed Sunday and Monday.

Pollard’s managing partner and lead designer, Lindsay Reeves, will continue to lead operations at both locations.

For more information, or to make an appointment for hair and makeup services, call NOVA Salon St. Matthews at 502 883-0786 or NOVA Salon Frankfort Ave. at 502 895-1956, e-mail info@novasalon.com or find details online at www.novasalon.com.