Trinitas To Redevelop Chauncey Hill Mall Site In West Lafayette, Indiana

Public engagement process to take place this summer with planned groundbreaking in 2019

Lafayette, IN — Trinitas Ventures, a premier owner, investor, developer, builder and manager of high-quality commercial real estate, announced today that it plans to redevelop the Chauncey Hill Mall property in downtown West Lafayette, Indiana.

This summer, Trinitas will undertake a collaborative planning process to redevelop the three-acre site at Chauncey Avenue and State Street into a top-tier, mixed-use project that fits the needs of the local community and university.

“I am very excited about this project and what it will mean for the community,” says Loren King, CEO of Trinitas Ventures. “We are committed to listening to the community and to the stakeholders to conceive the best possible project to meet the needs of our community. I am pleased with the planning and design team that we have assembled.”

Trinitas has selected Torti Gallas + Partners as master planner and Antunovich Associates as architect for the project. The project team includes Hoffman Strategy Group (market analysis) and a5 Branding and Digital (engagement/communications).

The collaborative planning process will include stakeholder meetings and a Torti Gallas-led charrette in July to engage key stakeholders and the community in the project, which may include retail, restaurants, housing, a hotel, offices and parking.

The charrette, which will take place over several days at Chauncey Hill Mall, will obtain input from residents, businesses, government and education, among others, and is critical to the redevelopment from a socio-cultural, environmental, financial and a qualitative perspective.

Aaron Bartels, Senior Vice Precident, Development, at Trinitas Ventures will lead the Chauncey Hill Mall project. He directs mixed-use development for Trinitas and brings to the project more than 20 years of experience in planning, design, development, leasing and asset management of large-scale, mixed-use communities.

“Redevelopment of this site is long overdue,” says Bartels at Trinitas Ventures. “We are working to create a true gathering place that will continue the transformation of downtown West Lafayette.”

“To have this type of public input for a private project is unheard of. A project that meets the needs of the West Lafayette community is what will make this development successful,” says West Lafayette Mayor John Dennis.

Groundbreaking is planned before the end of 2019 with a projected late 2021 opening. Bartels said Trinitas will work with existing Chauncey Hill Mall tenants through the transition and redevelopment process. Mayor Dennis has also pledged the City’s assistance for the existing businesses at Chauncey Hill Mall.