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Developer pitches 579-unit proposal near 70 Third Avenue; Merrillville leaders flag multi-million-dollar road and bridge needs
Summary
A property owner presented a residential proposal for the north side of 70 Third Avenue near I-65 that commissioners said could total 579 units and would likely require major road and bridge work.
Lawrence Benjamin, a property owner, presented a development layout for land near 70 Third Avenue and Interstate 65 that commission members said could include 312 apartments, 88 single-family homes and additional townhomes — a total the chair stated as 579 units.
Commission members said the proposal is residential and less industrial than a previously proposed Trammell Crow plan, but they raised immediate concerns about how the added units…
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