Another building by architect and developer Mark Isaacs is facing problems. A large portion of the fiber-cement facade at the Cliff View Terrace built at 2411 Brownsboro Road in 2009 by Isaacs’ now defunct Legacy Development company is being replaced, likely due to moisture issues that have plagued his other developments.
The Highland Terrace building on Baxter Avenue was forced to remove its masonry facade last year (see photo below) to repair its moisture barrier. When Isaacs’ Legacy Lofts, now the Soho on Main, was brought out of foreclosure by Will Realty, Kelly Will told Broken Sidewalk that the same fiber-cement panels used on the Cliff View Terrace were improperly installed on the Main Street project, which would have caused water problems in that building as well. A new facade has since been installed on the Soho on Main. Mark Isaacs fled Louisville in 2010 as debts were mounting and ended up in Starkville, Mississippi where his Louisville past continued to cause problems.
Not too surprising to see that his technical knowledge as an architect was on par with his design abilities.
I voiced concerns about sips years ago. there is nothing green about manufactured building products. these projects where wrapped in big ideas but they failed the test of even a few years. what’s sustainable about that?
Mark Issacs was visionary in regards to good use of ‘infill’ lots. And creative with building design. His fatal flaw was in execution. No attention paid to details (terrace deck installation, proper flashing, utilizing qualified subs, etc.) This haunted each and every one of his projects….
I feel bad for anyone unfortunate enough to be living in a property built by Mark Issacs. I know someone who formerly lived in Cliff View Terrace. He had numerous problems with leaks from poor plumbing work, as well as problems with drywall cracking.
The repair work at Cliff View Terrace is being done by Kentuckiana Restorations. Kentuckiane Restorations has inspected and worked on numerous Mark Isaacs buildings.
I believe this is the 8th Mark Isaacs condominium regime (all four condominium buidlings at Norton Commons, Cliff View Terrace, Highland Terrace, Lancashire 1 and Lancashire 2) experienceing difficulties and repair costs due to the design and/or construction methods and oversight by Mark Isaacs. How anyone in the nation would allow Mark Isaacs to build again is beyond logic.