County approves Estridge 'Millbrook' rezoning package for large West Lafayette-area development

Tippecanoe County commissioners approved a package of five rezoning petitions May 5 that will allow Estridge Development Management LLC to build the Millbrook neighborhood on land north of the West Lafayette city limits in Wabash Township.

The five ordinances, filed as Ordinance 2025-13 through 2025-17, passed on voice or recorded votes after staff presentations and a petitioner presentation. Each of the residential-oriented petitions received recommendations for approval from the Area Plan Commission; several were unanimous. Commissioners recorded 3-to-0 recorded votes on the ordinances noted as passing during the meeting.

The rezoning seeks to establish a mix of residential districts, including R‑3 (with and without a commitment), an R‑1T townhouse district, R‑1B, and a Neighborhood Business (NB) node. Area plan staff described the R‑3 zoning as “a little more generous” than R‑1 or R‑1B and useful for achieving flexible lot layouts and space for amenity areas. The NB node is proposed as a small, less auto-centric commercial node intended to serve nearby residents.

Ryan Munden, an attorney with RTS Law representing the petitioner, and representatives from Estridge explained the project would feature a range of housing types — single‑family homes, townhomes, duplexes and multifamily — together with amenity areas. The petitioner said Millbrook would include pools, a clubhouse with meeting and work spaces, a coffee shop, gym, outdoor event areas, pickleball courts, baseball and basketball courts, community gardens, and a trail system connecting over 40 acres of preserved green space. Estridge representatives said they would retain existing wooded areas and wetlands and add trails for public access.

Estridge provided examples from other communities it has developed and told the commissioners the developer has built more than 8,000 homes since 1967. For the multifamily portion of the project (file Z2976), the petitioner said the multifamily site is roughly 50 acres and that the entire development could include about 400–500 residential units across phases.

Commissioners asked limited questions about connections to existing roads; the petitioner said potential connection points were shown on the concept plan but that subdivision review would determine whether connections into existing neighborhoods are required. One audience member asked about building materials and home quality; an Estridge representative responded that the company's prices would range from about $400,000 to over $1 million and described the homes as “quality homes.”

The NB rezoning (Ordinance 2025‑17) received fewer unanimous votes at the plan commission level but still a majority recommendation. Commissioners approved each ordinance in turn; the record notes the five petitions passed as presented.

The approvals allow the petitioner to proceed into subdivision and site‑plan stages required by county processes. Specific subdivision approvals, final plats and any detailed development commitments will be considered later as required by the county’s subdivision and zoning review processes.

Small‑scale procedural items and public comment on unrelated agenda items followed the rezoning votes.

Details in the record: Ordinances 2025‑13, 2025‑14, 2025‑15, 2025‑16 and 2025‑17 were brought forward and approved by the commissioners (meeting roll indicates 3‑0 recorded where noted).