Tippecanoe plan officials OK 771 single-family, hundreds of multi-family units

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17-04-2025

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Tippecanoe Area Plan Commission approved several rezonings needed for a 322-acre housing development to move forward.
Estridge Homes, a Carmel-based homebuilding group, brought forth plans for the "Millbrook" housing community via five separate agenda items Wednesday night for necessary rezoning spread across several plots of land.
Stretching between Morehouse and Yeager roads, with a portion of land extending to the east of Yeager, the development would extend northward to reach County Road 500 North.
Ryan Munden, a lawyer with RTS Law representing Estridge Homes, said the development would bring 771 single-family homes and 400 to 500 multi-family dwelling units to Tippecanoe County if approved by APC and the Tippecanoe County commissioners.
The homes' values would range between $400,000 and $1 million, Munden said, aiming to serve "all kinds of demographics, such as young couples, singles, growing families and downsizing empty nesters."
The home types within the community would include larger, single-family homes as well as townhomes.
Amanda Esposito, APC assistant director, said that although this development is not the first to use the recently created R1T zoning to bring townhomes to Tippecanoe County, it is significantly larger.
"We're excited at seeing these additional opportunities for home ownership that have not been available with larger lots and family dwellings," Esposito said.
Along with hundreds of new housing units, Munden said the developer also plans to build community amenities, including pools, meeting and work spaces, a coffee shop, a gym and outdoor recreational areas.
Although the property the Millbrook is slated for also holds natural wetlands, Munden said the developer plans to retain those natural areas, with plans to build connecting trails for public accessibility.
Munden said he had read some concerned emails from neighboring residents regarding a potential neighborhood access point along Old Oak Drive, but he and the developer agreed that creating an entry point to the community along that road would not be wise.
"The concern was they do not want this neighborhood to connect on the Old Oak Drive because they don't believe that it's designed for that, and we would agree with those comments," Munden said. "We would prefer that there not be a connection there as well."
Munden said decisions around access points to the neighborhood will be addressed and pinpointed during the subdivision process for the Millbrook later.
After APC voting members moved to approve all rezone requests relating to the Millbrook, the agenda items will move forward to the Tippecanoe County commissioners for a final vote during their May 5 meeting.
Jillian Ellison is a reporter for the Journal & Courier. She can be reached via email a [e-mail].
This article originally appeared on Lafayette Journal & Courier: Tippecanoe APC approves expansive 'Millbrook' development outside WL