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Council adopts PUD rezoning for former furniture factory at West Maryland to allow 127-unit redevelopment
Summary
The Common Council approved Ordinance R2025-01 to rezone property on West Maryland Street from M-3 industrial to a Planned Unit Development (PUD) enabling rehabilitation of an existing factory into an estimated 127 residential units; the Area Plan Commission recommended approval 8–0.
The Evansville Common Council on Feb. 24 adopted Ordinance R2025-01 amended to rezone the property on the north side of West Maryland Street (between Pigeon Creek and Fulton Avenue) from M-3 industrial to Planned Unit Development (PUD) to allow a multifamily residential redevelopment.
The Area Plan Commission recommended approval 8–0. Council approved the rezoning by voice and roll call, with eight members voting aye and none opposed.
Cassie Virgin, planning staff for the Area Plan Commission, told the council the site — originally a Cargus Furniture Company factory built in 1889 and expanded in 1919 — has been vacant since 2014. The applicant, Morley Corp on behalf of…
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