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By spring 2021, the first Michal hopes those amenities in- in Purdue’s effort to retain its best families will be able to move into clude health care and a large grocery and brightest. two- and three-story townhomes store, which could lead to the end of “There are folks working right that will have a private outdoor liv- another long-standing complex. now with the PRF and the university ing area and a two-car garage. “What I’m hoping is two things: to try to attract similar businesses to Single family detached homes one, work with the university to Saab, aerospace and aviation com- will be available this spring as well, put in a micro-hospital or health panies,” Michal says. “We’ve got a ranging in size from 1,600 to 3,536 care facility,” he says. “The oth- great partnership with Rolls Royce. square feet. These semi-custom er thing … we’d love to get a We’re also trying to re-establish a homes will have the option of mas- 20-30,000-square-foot grocery right commercial service with the airport. ter bedrooms upstairs and down- there off the corner of State and Mc- We’re hopeful on that. Decades after his parents lived stairs, as well as ranch design. Cormick. With Purdue and access “We’re trying to help promote and in Married Student Housing while By summer 2021, Old Town to students, plus 500 rooftops, we support the university as it chang- attending Purdue University, Rich anticipates the completion of 142 think our chances of landing a gro- es the world through its faculty, Michal is playing a role in a “once in apartments spread out over four cery will increase substantially.