The 800 Apartments, High-rise residential tower in SoBro, Louisville, United States.
The 800 Apartments is a 29-story residential tower located in the SoBro neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky, recognizable by its turquoise aluminum curtain wall. The building contains 289 residential units and an underground parking garage.
The building opened in 1963 as the tallest structure in Louisville, a title it held until the 1970s. It was the first recipient of the Federal Housing Administration's Honor Award, recognizing it as an example of forward-thinking residential construction.
Bar Vetti, an Italian restaurant on the ground floor of the building, offers both indoor and outdoor seating and draws people from the surrounding SoBro neighborhood. The outdoor terrace opens onto the street, making it a natural stop for locals and visitors alike.
The tower sits in Louisville's SoBro neighborhood, within walking distance of several surrounding districts. Visitors arriving by car can use the underground parking garage on site.
From 1968 to 1988, radio station WLRS-FM broadcast from the ninth floor of the building, giving it a role in local radio history that lasted two decades. Transmission equipment is still housed in the building today, a quiet trace of that past.
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