Great news for
Clarksville's former Colgate plant. According to a news story on Fox41, three developers are vying for the property, after it was reduced in price (from 13.3 to 9 million). Their goal is to turn it into a multi-use development. I think an ideal use for the property would be a conference center.
Both Jeffersonville and
Clarksville conducted studies recently coming to the conclusion that Southern Indiana is in great need of a conference center with an attached hotel of at least 200 rooms. A nice
high rise on the Indiana side could take full advantage of the beautiful Louisville skyline. I am surprised there aren't more
high rises on the Indiana side right now.
Last week the city of Clarksville released their plan of what is going to happen with the Colgate Plant. Eventually the site will become a mixed use development consisting of condominiums, shops, anchor tenants and a conference center plus hotel. The tentative name for the development is Clark's Landing. It will stretch from the Colgate site almost all the way to the river. Don't plan on seeing anything going up soon though. Planning is still underway and it could take up 15 years to develop it all. Yesterday the city released a couple of renderings of what it could look like. Here are some of the designs, don't count on it looking like that though. Oh yeah, I counted the floors on the hotel behind the clock. I counted 18. 
