Austin's Restaurant building sold to Goodwill

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LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - The building housing a popular Louisville restaurant will soon become the new site for people to drop off donations to a charity.

Goodwill Industries of Kentucky has purchased the site where Austin's Restaurant has been operating. The property at 4950 U.S. 42 was sold to Goodwill for $2.8 million. The sale was closed on Nov. 10.

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Goodwill plans to relocate its current donation and retail center from 4904 Brownsboro Road to the Austin's site.

When Austin's will cease operations is not known. The current owners are leasing the building on a month-to-month basis from Goodwill.

On Nov. 12, it was announced the owner Village Anchor was taking over operations of KT's Restaurant and Bar. KT's and Austin's were owned by the same group. Earlier that same day another popular Louisville eatery, Mulligan's, located at Newburg Road and Speed Avenue, announced it had ceased operations and closed its doors.