Essex
Courtesy of Essex, GBX

The Metro Development and Housing Agency Design Review Committee on Tuesday approved the concept plan for a three-tower project that could include hotel, residential, office, retail and public spaces in downtown’s Rutledge Hill.

Cleveland-based GBX Group and Essex Development, which is co-based in Louisville and Nashville, seek to undertake the project on an 11-parcel multi-acre site bordered by Middleton Street, Hermitage Avenue, Rutledge Street and Lea Avenue. The site includes the building last home to Hermitage Café and a structure, with an address of 40 Middleton St., slated for a restaurant.