- Mainstrasse Flats adds 12 apartments — six one-bedroom and six two-bedroom units — across two new buildings at 319 W. 7th St.
- Developer Anthony Bradford said the project shows infill development can add housing while complementing Mainstrasse Village’s historic character.
- Bradford and Covington Mayor Ron Washington said the development is believed to be the first infill project of its scale in the historic neighborhood in roughly 150 years.
Mainstrasse Flats, developer Anthony Bradford’s latest housing project, is now complete in Covington’s historic Mainstrasse Village neighborhood.
In late 2024, the land at 319 W. 7th St. in Mainstrasse sat vacant as an overgrown grassy lot. Today, the lot is home to 12 new apartments spread across two buildings. Bradford, a Covington-based real estate developer, and his firm, A.M. Titan, led the project.
Bradford, along with representatives from the City of Covington and The Catalytic Fund, celebrated the opening of Mainstrasse Flats with a ribbon-cutting on Tuesday.
While addressing the crowd, Bradford said the project demonstrates that new infill development can complement the historic character of Covington’s Mainstrasse neighborhood.
This project proves two things: that infill development can complement the historic character, historic architecture, and community of Mainstrasse,” Bradford said. “Two, it proves that it’s a great solution to be a part of the housing shortage — to address the housing shortage in our community, and we can be more thankful to be a part of it.”
Mainstrasse Flats features six one-bedroom and six two-bedroom units, along with amenities including 10-foot-high ceilings, balconies, quartz countertops, and in-unit washers and dryers.
Covington Mayor Ron Washington said Mainstrasse Flats complemented the surrounding neighborhood well and commended Bradford for undertaking projects within the city.
“As many of you know, this was just a vacant lot not too long ago – a vacant lot that, to our understanding, this is the first infill from the Mainstrasse Village area in 150 years,” he said.
A.M. Titan has earned a reputation in Covington for revitalizing previously dilapidated buildings through adaptive reuse and infill development. The firm’s portfolio includes numerous restoration projects, helping Covington preserve its historic building stock by maintaining valued buildings and landmarks.
In October of last year, A.M. Titan unveiled Carnegie Flats at 1019 Scott Blvd. – an adaptive reuse project that transformed two blighted homes adjacent to the Otto M. Budig Theatre and Eva G. Farris Education Center. Before that, A.M. Titan completed additional adaptive reuse projects, including the Ernst Mansion co-working space and Mildred Flats I and II.
In recent years, developers in established communities like Covington have increasingly turned to infill development, a construction approach that focuses on building new structures on vacant or underused land within urban areas, due to a scarcity of undeveloped land.
Infill development can be appealing to developers because lots often have access to existing infrastructure, such as streets, utilities, and public services. Moreover, the lots are generally close to existing businesses, employment opportunities and other desirable amenities.
In the case of Mainstrasse Flats, the development is situated within Mainstrasse Village, a densely populated residential area that also boasts one of Northern Kentucky’s most popular restaurants and nightlife districts. It is also within walking distance of Covington’s Central Business District, which is home to many of the city’s marquee restaurants, bars, and small businesses.
