The 800 Apartments | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Residential |
Architectural style | International Style[1] |
Location | 800 South Fourth Street Louisville, Kentucky, 40201 |
Coordinates | 38°14′37.85″N 85°45′32.77″W / 38.2438472°N 85.7591028°W |
Construction started | 1961 |
Completed | 1963–64 |
Opened | 1963 |
Renovated | 2015–16 |
Cost | $6 million |
Height | |
Antenna spire | 331 ft (101 m)[2] |
Roof | 290 ft (88 m) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 29 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | W. S. Arrasmith (Louisville) Loewenberg & Loewenberg (Chicago)[3][4] |
Developer | F. W. "Fritz" Drybrough Sr.[5][6] |
Main contractor | Robert E. McKee General Contractor, Inc. |
The 800 Tower, formerly The 800 Apartments, is a 29-story residential skyscraper in Louisville, Kentucky, located in the city's SoBro neighborhood, nestled between Old Louisville and downtown.[7] At the time construction was complete in 1963, The 800 was the tallest building in Louisville,[8][5] a record it maintained for nearly a decade.[7][5]
The building hosts the radio transmitter for WXMA (formerly WLRS FM), which has its studio a few blocks away.[2] From 1968 to 1988, WLRS-FM's studios occupied most of the building's ninth floor.[9][10][unreliable source?]