I have completed the first major update to UrbanUp in a while: Centrepointe. Centrepointe is a proposed $250 million, 823,000 sq. ft. 35-story high-rise tower for downtown Lexington, Kentucky that would include a four-star, 243-room hotel, 77 residential condominium units, 38,000 sq. ft. of retail space, a 10,000 sq. ft. restaurant on the top floor, and office space.

The project has been met with incredible opposition and some favorable support from all camps: students at the University of Kentucky and Transylvania University, business leaders, artists, musicians, preservationists and developers. More recently, the Courthouse Area Design Review Board denied Centrepointe's request for demolition of several structures relating to the construction of the skyscraper, and a 60-day cooling off period has been initiated.