It was called the most anticipated neighborhood in Bowling Green.

The hub is home to the largest multifamily residential community in the state, and houses more residents than some Kentucky towns.

Our Emily Sisk paid a visit to the high end rental property and learned how they're fulfilling the city's biggest housing need.

We're almost a small town within a town itself.

2000 Bowling Green residents find their home at the hub and Apartment neighborhood just minutes from I-65.

The hub first opened in 2020, and after seeing high demand, developers built even more apartment units.

Our final apartment count is 936 apartments, so we're almost complete with those.

The hubs community manager explained how they found the right location for the neighborhood.

This was one of the biggest pieces of land that was still within the city center of Bowling Green that had not yet been developed, and it was a farm previously.

Brant Childers is the city's neighborhood and community services director.

Every five years, the city completes a housing needs assessment.

Just over five years ago.

The data showed a new demand.

One of the things that was identified as part of that was what we would call high end rental.

Had to have a location, had to have the right amenities.

Not just expensive to be expensive, but it had to have value.

The data showed a need for 1000 of those apartment units.

And then the next year is, when the hub development started under construction.

Childers said the development of the hub sparked a change in the city of Bowling Green, inspiring more high end multifamily properties.

Really for Bowling Green is a tremendously huge investment.

We saw a shift in construction patterns after that.

At the hub, residents can choose from multiple floor plans.

Prices begin at around $1,200 per month.

The great thing about the variety in different apartments that we have at the hub is that we have price points available for a whole broad variety of ranges.

The amenities are often a big selling point for renters.

Buckles explained what is offered at the Hub.

Our community pool.

We have pickleball courts, fitness centers.

There's a dog park for all of our dogs here that have internet and cable is provided in the rent.

While the apartment costs are high end for Bowling Green.

Buckle said many residents come to the hub seeking affordability from neighboring cities in the south.

We have so many people that come here from Nashville that are just being driven from there and looking, you know, in the outskirts where they say, hey, Bowling Green is way more affordable and we have this beautiful, brand new community.

Childers said while developments like The Hub bring a new feel to the city, they want to stay true to their roots.

We're not trying to be the biggest city in the southeast.

We'll let Nashville and Atlanta and Birmingham and all those white that out.

We're just trying to be the the best place to live, work and play.

And as long as we can continue to, be that type of community, I think we're going to be attractive to a lot of people.

For Kentucky edition.

I'm Emily Sisk.

I know Childers said the city is in the process of determining housing needs for the next five years.

He anticipates a need for additional multifamily properties, but possibly condo style, where residents will own a unit instead of renting.