Vote on 15-story project near Purdue delayed; developer offers to include affordable units

Chauncey Annex high-rise discussion pushed to December. Plus, neighbors stew about rezoning for housing just south of Lafayette.

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VOTE ON 15-STORY PROJECT NEAR PURDUE DELAYED; DEVELOPER OFFERS TO INCLUDE AFFORDABLE UNITS

A final vote on a rezoning request that could clear the way for a proposed 15-story development on the State Street hill a few blocks from Purdue’s campus – a project already facing a skeptical West Lafayette City Council – was delayed Monday night.

Developers with Austin, Texas-based LV Collective asked the council for another month before considering the Chauncey Annex plan to give them time to iron out details of what would be a first-of-its-kind provision for a student-oriented project near campus to set aside 22 of the 290 units to be labeled as affordable housing.

A 15-story complex has been proposed for the corner of State Street and Chauncey Avenue in West Lafayette. (Image via LV Collective)

“We heard some concerns about the height,” Andree Sahakian, senior development manager with LV Collective, said after Monday night’s meeting.

“We don’t necessarily have the ability to reduce the height,” Sahakian said. “But part of building projects of scale, there are benefits like affordable housing. So, to outweigh some of the concerns of that height and density, we’re bringing forth a model we’ve done in other municipalities.”