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Market Context
Restaurant spaces for lease in Lafayette are concentrated across Downtown Lafayette, the Wabash Avenue corridor, West Lafayette along State Street, the Purdue University campus periphery, Chauncey Hill, and the Sagamore Parkway and Creasy Lane retail corridors. The market regularly produces second-generation restaurant space, ground-floor retail in mixed-use developments, and retail pad sites along major commuter corridors.
Restaurant lease rates in Lafayette range from approximately $18 to $32 per square foot annually. Prime Downtown Lafayette and the Purdue campus periphery locations command the top of the range. the Wabash Avenue corridor and Chauncey Hill range mid-market. the Sagamore Parkway corridor, Creasy Lane, and outlying Tippecanoe County retail sit at the lower end.
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Restaurant spaces for lease in Lafayette are concentrated across Downtown Lafayette, the Wabash Avenue corridor, West Lafayette along State Street, the Purdue University campus periphery, Chauncey Hill, and the Sagamore Parkway and Creasy Lane retail corridors. The market regularly produces second-generation restaurant space, ground-floor retail in mixed-use developments, and retail pad sites along major commuter corridors.
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Lafayette restaurant lease rates range from approximately $18 to $32 per square foot annually. Prime Chauncey Hill and Downtown Lafayette range from $24 to $32. The State Street corridor in West Lafayette and the Wabash Avenue corridor range from $20 to $26. The Sagamore Parkway, Creasy Lane, and outlying retail range from $18 to $22.
Chauncey Hill is a college-town retail and restaurant district situated immediately adjacent to the Purdue University campus in West Lafayette. Ground-floor retail and restaurant inventory at Chauncey Hill commands premium rates due to direct campus adjacency, Purdue home football weekend revenue capture, and consistent year-round student, faculty, and visitor traffic across the academic year.