Jerry and Patti Weida have proposed a 5-story mixed-use development along Vine St., North St. and Northwestern Ave according to a Journal and Courier article.

The proposal will be on the April 20th agenda for the APC to consider the rezone.  I believe this would be a planned development based on its size and scope.

Three buildings owned by the Weidas would be torn down to make way for the proposed building, according to O’Gara. He said the project will expand the footprint for downtown West Lafayette by providing more retail space and a pedestrian-friendly atmosphere..

“And we’re tucking the parking behind the building, so it really emphasizes the walkability of the village and we think it’s a really great project,” O’Gara said. “These sort of projects really do a great job of sort of raising the bar for this (type) of development we want to see near campus area and this project has very much fallen in line with a lot of its predecessors.”

Well, the parking has to face someone.  The plans are not posted on the APC’s web site, but this will be one to watch.

If the APC approves the development, the rezone will go before the West Lafayette City Council for final approval.

This development, like the others that have been proposed before it, speak to the importance of having a development strategy and formal plan for the Village area.  The State Street Master Plan is only a transportation plan.  The underlying development execution has not been discussed publicly.