UK Healthcare Turfland (Building and Fit-Up)

Turf Development sought to redevelop the holding into a vibrant center of economic activity. The company secured the commitment of University of Kentucky Health Care to establish a clinic in the space formerly occupied by the Dillard’s department store. Turf Development had to determine whether or not to raze the entire structure and build new facilities or retain and renovate the existing structure.

Turfland Mall was the first enclosed mall in Lexington, Kentucky, opened in August 1967 with three anchor department stores, including the locally popular McAlpin’s, which later became Dillard’s. After substantial renovations in 1997, the mall gradually lost its anchor tenants and closed on October 1, 2008. The property was eventually foreclosed and sold to Turf Development in December 2012.