University of Kentucky’s Coldstream Research Campus is a premier business location in the heart of the world-famous Kentucky Bluegrass Region. Located at the intersection of I-64 and I-75 and only minutes from the University of Kentucky and downtown Lexington, Coldstream is the gateway to the community’s high-tech business and research sectors. More than 240 acres are available for development and building sites include utilities and access to redundant power and high-speed data connections. Coldstream is ground leased, 30 years minimum, up to 99 years.
Site Attributes
Land Leases Available
Land For Sale
50 acres within the Coldstream Research Campus is currently owned by the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government and is being offered for sale to businesses with an appropriate use within a university research campus. Research and development, advanced manufacturing, corporate and regional headquarters facilities will all be considered.
Location, Location, Location
- Intersection of I-75/I-64: 80,000 vehicles per day
- Exit 115 Newtown Pike: 48,000 vehicles per day
- Exit 115: 1,400 hotel rooms, 9 restaurants
- Many Fortune 1,000 Enterprise Businesses in the area
- Within a 3-mile radius: 39,000 population, 36,000 jobs, $50,000 household income
About Coldstream for Developers
- 735 total acres
- 21 total buildings
- 1.71 million square feet of space
- 94% available square footage occupied
- Land Available: 240 Acres, development ready
- Ground Rental Rate: starting at $1,250/Acre/Month
- Some sites are available for sale through Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government
- Lot Types: Commercial Land – Office and Research & Development
- Economic Development Incentives Available
- Skilled & low-cost workforce
- Min. Divisible: 2 Acres
- Max. Contiguous: 50 Acres
- Zoning Description: P-2 University Research Campus
- Utilities*:
- Electricity/Power – redundancy available
- Water – 12” mains - 8” to development sites
- Telephone
- Cable / Fiber** – redundancy available
- Natural Gas
- Other Features:
- On-site hotel and conference center
- On-site restaurant - bar and grill
- Pedestrian/bicycle trials
- Fenced in dog park
Data Center Attributes
- Power: 12.5 MW - redundant power feeds at competitive rates
- Fiber: dual/redundant fiber network feeds with access to multiple carriers
- Low Natural Disasters location
*Lots within the Coldstream Campus have service access to Kentucky American Water Company, Columbia Gas of Kentucky, KU Energy, and Lexington – Fayette Urban County Government Sanitary and Storm Sewers. Data, Phone, and Communications can be provided by a variety of carriers through existing conduit infrastructure. Most lots within the Coldstream Campus have access to the Redundant Electrical Power and a Communication duct bank system which provides conduit pathways for electrical and communication wiring that can be used for either primary or redundant and diverse backup systems.
**Multiple 100 Gigabit capacity on the Windstream Express Network, which connects to Chicago, IL and Atlanta, GA from Lexington, KY. Additionally, Windstream Lexington, KY POP has a 100 Gigabit Internet drain onto the Windstream Express Network