The District at Tapawingo delivers significant benefits to West Lafayette that directly address key community needs:
- Master planned, mixed-use development with walk up residential units, retail space, and active ground floors
- Vibrant new streets welcoming the entire community to an exciting new District
- Construction of a new street network fulfilling the recommendations in the August 2024 Downtown Traffic Study
- Design shaped through collaborative planning sessions with City staff to achieve goals outlined in the 2025-2026 West Lafayette Strategic Plan
- Addresses critical 1.17% vacancy rate identified in the 2024 APC Rental Housing Report with new housing units
- High-quality rental units designed for diverse demographics
- Varied unit mix of studios, one-bedrooms, two-bedrooms, and three-bedrooms
- Public infrastructure improvements including four new streets and the Wood Street Greenway
- Construction of the new Wood Street Greenway public park that connects the new Wood Street extension and State Street
- New residents corresponds to additional activity for restaurants and stores in the Wabash Riverfront District
- Significant contribution in park fees benefiting the entire community
- Creates vibrant connection between Chauncey Village and the Wabash Riverfront District
- Transforms historically vacant land into a distinctive gateway district
- Public art spaces will be integrated throughout The District.
This development directly responds to city priorities outlined in the West Lafayette Strategic Plan, West Lafayette Housing Report by RDG, and Greater Lafayette Region READI Housing Study and creates a transformative district benefiting the entire community.