Community Care Campus to open in Louisville in 2027 [Video]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Construction has officially started on the “Community Care Campus” in the Smoketown neighborhood. 

Mayor Craig Greenberg made the announcement in a Tuesday press conference where he acknowledge the project’s price tag has increased. 

“The total estimated cost of this project is $58 million and much of that as you heard today will come originally from the state government,” Greenberg said. “But we need more help.” 

What was previously reported by the mayor last May as a $40 million dollar project is now expected to cost $18 million dollars more. 

The first phase of the campus’ construction will begin with converting the former Vu Hotel into a family emergency shelter. Greenberg said the city and partner of the project, Volunteers of America, should have …