Louisville's Beecher Terrace housing complex has new life – and familiar faces.
Several residents displaced by the ongoing construction have moved back in, Mayor Greg Fischer announced Wednesday at a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the completion of the first two phases of the renovation to replace hundreds of aging affordable housing units with newer apartments.
Fischer spoke in front of a row of apartments he said are fully occupied by former Beecher Terrace residents who were relocated when the complex was torn down in 2017. They chose to return, he said, because they see a bright future in their old neighborhood.
"One thing that I have repeatedly heard from west Louisville residents about economic development in the west is that they were far too used to promises being made, but too few promises ever materialized," Fischer told the crowd. "That's changing, and people can see that. Today, as residents move back in to a revitalized Beecher Terrace, dreams are being realized. The new pathways to success are being opened."