The first townhouses and detached homes are now
ROBERT STEUTEVILLE OCT. 1, 2001
The first townhouses and detached homes are now nearing completion in Coffee Creek Center, a 640-acre new urbanist project in Chesterton, Indiana. Also under construction are a 192-unit apartment building, a 120-room hotel, and a 50,000 sq.ft. office building. A family health care center was completed and opened in January 2001. Coffee Creek Center enjoyed rapid progress through the initial approval process in 1997 and 1998, but then ran into obstacles. Kevin Warren of developer Lake Erie Land Co. says the project has been through five separate planned unit development (PUD) ordinances, and construction has been held up by the wait for final permits. Coffee Creek features extensive parkland around a riparian corridor, and builders are working closely with IBACOS (Integrated Building and Construction Solutions) to enhance the energy efficiency of homes.
