{"id":1414,"date":"2021-07-07T14:16:44","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T14:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ldd-inc.com\/?p=1414"},"modified":"2021-09-13T14:51:31","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T14:51:31","slug":"exclusive-developer-proposes-plan-to-revitalize-part-of-former-louisville-golf-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ldd-inc.com\/exclusive-developer-proposes-plan-to-revitalize-part-of-former-louisville-golf-course\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Developer proposes plan to revitalize part of former Louisville golf course"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 class=\"item__title item__title--smaller\">By Marty Finley\u00a0<span class=\"hidden--xs hidden--sm\">\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0Reporter, Louisville Business First<br \/>\n<time>Jun 9, 2021<\/time>\u00a0<strong>Updated<\/strong>\u00a0<time>Jun 9, 2021, 1:25pm EDT<\/time><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"content__segment combx paywall__content\">A local developer has purchased\u00a045 acres of the shuttered Glenmary Country Club property in Louisville and is working on plans for a multipurpose venue on the site.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content__segment combx paywall__content\">Chris Thieneman recently acquired a portion of the country club property for $625,000 from Par Golf LLC. The land includes a clubhouse, pool, tennis courts, barn and multiple holes of the golf course.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content__segment combx paywall__content\">Thieneman has proposed a revitalization of the clubhouse and pool and a transformation of the barn into a wedding venue. Thieneman said he also is in discussions with an undisclosed restaurant and wedding venue operator in Shepherdsville that described the location as a \u201cgold mine\u201d for weddings. The clubhouse, he added, could serve as a staging area for the food and catering.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content__segment combx paywall__content\">\u201cIt\u2019s going to take quite a bit to repair, but the bones are great. Structurally, it\u2019s a wonderful [property],\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content__segment combx paywall__content\">He also has proposed a driving range on the site that would include practice bunkers and putting greens, a practice tee area, chipping areas and target greens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content__segment combx paywall__content\">Thieneman is working with Louisville\u2019s Land Design &amp; Development Inc. and Keyes Architects &amp; Associates PLLC on the design now, and he estimates the costs between $1 million and $2 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content__segment combx paywall__content\">Louisville Business First\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/louisville\/news\/2015\/08\/22\/louisville-country-club-closes-as-legal-dispute.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported in 2015<\/a>\u00a0that Glenmary Country Club, a semiprivate club and golf course located off Bardstown Road south of the Gene Snyder Freeway, had closed. The Glenmary Homeowners Association had previously agreed to buy the club from Par Golf for roughly $2.1 million. That\u2019s when negotiations got off track.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content__segment combx paywall__content\">A dispute ensued, and Par Golf sued the association for breach of contract. The association, in turn, sued Par Golf over plans it had filed with Louisville Metro Planning and Design Services to develop homes on portions of the golf course property.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content__segment combx paywall__content\">The legal battle between the Glenmary HOA and Par Golf boils down to the use of the land, and the case is now in the hands of the Kentucky Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content__segment combx paywall__content\">The HOA has maintained over the years that deed restrictions put in place during the initial development of the subdivision prohibits the land where the golf course resides from being used for anything other than recreational purposes. Par Golf, meanwhile, has argued that the land could be used for other purposes, such as subdivision or housing development. Par Golf still owns the remaining 100 acres of the golf course.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content__segment combx paywall__content\"><strong>Next steps<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"content__segment combx paywall__content\">The Glenmary HOA is aware of Thieneman\u2019s purchase of the property and reviewed the rendering for the proposal but does not know any detailed plans for the land, said Glenmary HOA President Bob Thompson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content__segment combx paywall__content\">The HOA has said on its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.glenmary-hoa.com\/default.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>\u00a0that it will oppose any future plans to develop any part of the golf property unless\u00a075% of the residents in all sections of the subdivision, which houses in excess of 850 homes, vote to approve.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content__segment combx paywall__content\">\u201cWe\u2019re not saying we won\u2019t approve anything. We just need to see what plans there are,\u201d Glenmary HOA Director Ron Huff said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content__segment combx paywall__content\">Thieneman\u2019s plans also have been circulated in the Glenmary neighborhood and some neighbors are excited about the possibility of reusing and revitalizing the site.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content__segment combx paywall__content\">Trenda Metcalf said she has lived in Glenmary for more than two decades and her family members have owned multiple homes there. She supports Thieneman\u2019s vision for the property.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content__segment combx paywall__content\">\u201cIt saddens me to see what once was beautiful what it is now,\u201d she said of the disrepair on the site.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content__segment combx paywall__content\">Metcalf said many of her neighbors are ecstatic that Thieneman wants to revive the property, saying he appreciates the natural beauty and history of the site.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content__segment combx paywall__content\">\u201cI want him to be successful. If he is not successful, then it will fail again,\u201d she said. \u201cIt is imperative for the residents to rally around him and support him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"content__segment combx paywall__content\">Charlie Oliver lives next to the golf course and said some in the neighborhood have mowed parts of the course because they want it to look nice. He also supports Thieneman\u2019s plan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content__segment combx paywall__content\">\u201cI just think it would do so much for our community to bring it back to life. To give us some hope,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content__segment combx paywall__content\">Thieneman said the excitement from the neighbors who support the project have further fueled his desire to revive it, and he said he\u2019d like to see those in the neighborhood band together and buy the remaining property.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content__segment combx paywall__content\">He also hopes to make progress with the HOA and work together on this proposal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content__segment combx paywall__content\">\u201cI love a challenge. I love taking over something that\u2019s not the easy way,\u201d he said. \u201c&#8230;\u00a0 I always seem to find things that are controversial.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Marty Finley\u00a0\u00a0\u2013\u00a0\u00a0Reporter, Louisville Business First Jun 9, 2021\u00a0Updated\u00a0Jun 9, 2021, 1:25pm EDT A local developer has purchased\u00a045 acres of the shuttered Glenmary Country Club property in Louisville and is working on plans for a multipurpose venue on the site. Chris Thieneman recently acquired a portion of the country club property for $625,000 from Par [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldd-inc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1414"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldd-inc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldd-inc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldd-inc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldd-inc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1414"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ldd-inc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1414\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1435,"href":"https:\/\/ldd-inc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1414\/revisions\/1435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldd-inc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldd-inc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldd-inc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}