Work to include addressing environmental challenges on 23 acres slated for massive mixed-use development
COVINGTON, Ky. – The behind-the-scenes work on developing the 23-acre former IRS site should grow substantially more visible early in the new year.
The City of Covington today released a request for proposals seeking companies to both demolish the site and address its significant en...
The inside of the sprawling former IRS facility.
J.S. Held to oversee complex preparation of 23 acres for private development
COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington is hiring a global multi-disciplinary consulting firm to oversee the complex and time-intensive work of preparing the 23-acre former IRS site for private development.
J.S. Held is a familiar name.
The company has performed or is ...
TIF district designation in works would use
future state tax revenue to repay City’s debt
COVINGTON, Ky. – The City of Covington received preliminary approval today to study the possible use of future state tax revenues to pay for new roads, sidewalks and other improvements to the 23-acre IRS site and surrounding areas to prepare it for private development.
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Thousands worked at soon-to-be-demolished IRS center
COVINGTON, Ky. - A single photograph shared by City Hall this week from inside the soon-to-be-demolished IRS processing center triggered memories for Covingtonians who used to work at the massive facility:
... “I met a lot of good people there. Good times.”
... “Brings back a thousand memo...
Millions of federal tax returns were processed over the last 52 years within the cavernous IRS facility on Fourth Street. With the center shut down, the City now owns the building and 23-acre site.
With purchase final, demolition of cavernous building up next
COVINGTON, Ky. - The City of Covington took possession of the 23-acre IRS site today, officially closing t...
Recent credit rating upgrade to save taxpayers millions
COVINGTON, Ky. - The long-awaited redevelopment of 23 acres near the Ohio River moved a big step closer to reality tonight.
The Covington Board of Commissioners authorized the City to borrow the money needed to buy the site, demolish the former Internal Revenue tax-processing facility that dominates 17 of those acres...
IRS site’s backstory enmeshed with intrigue, drama
COVINGTON, Ky. - Almost 60 years old, the newspaper clippings are faded and fragile.
But with the rapid-fire publication of daily journalism, their headlines reveal the fascinating story of Covington’s concerted - some would say “desperate” - efforts in the early 1960s to land a massive IRS...
Chance to reshape ‘our identity and economics’ long into the future
COVINGTON, Ky. - The City of Covington will soon own 23 acres of land once described by an East Coast commercial developer as one of “the most exciting land redevelopment opportunities between Baltimore and New Orleans.”
In an emergency meeting held today and called on Wednesday, t...
Amid purchase negotiations, consultant pitches mixed-use development with street grid, green spaces
COVINGTON, Ky. - A consultant’s conceptual plan for the 23-acre IRS site includes a restored street grid, a levee park, a community plaza for festivals, and a mixture of buildings containing offices, retail shops, and places to live.
The goal?
That it &ld...
The Kentucky Post photographed the massive site near Fourth Street being cleared for the IRS center in the mid-1960s. Notice how the size of the site dwarfs the bulldozer. (Photo courtesy of the Kenton County Public Library)
1,100 miles away, architect who designed IRS center laments closure
COVINGTON, Ky. - More than 52 years after it opened, the federal government’s massive tax...