Council approves The Sullivan PD rezoning amid neighbor concerns about parking and safety

The West Lafayette Common Council on Sept. 2 approved a planned-development rezoning for a six-story project called The Sullivan, a proposed apartment building bounded by Fowler, Wiggins, Chauncey and Vine, after more than 30 minutes of presentation and more than an hour of council questions and public comment.

The Sullivan's petitioner, represented by Ryan Munden of RTS Law, described the project as a six-story building with a maximum of 551 beds, 178 parking spaces in a partially below-grade garage and an optional 7,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. Munden said the design uses green panels, limestone and cast-stone masonry with arched windows, includes two interior courtyards, rooftop amenity space and about 200 bicycle parking spaces. Munden told the council that tenants in existing residential buildings on the block had been notified, and that demolition and construction would not begin until existing leases expire in May 2026; he estimated a…