Huntertown in Allen County may get housing boost; permission to build over 900 units wanted

North Eastern Group Realty is seeking permission to develop 1 square mile in Perry Township for 677 single-family homes and 120 duplex units that would create 240 dwellings.

This would be the largest development the firm has undertaken in more than a decade.

The area is bordered by Lima, Hathaway, Dunton and Gump roads, developer Ric Zehr said.

The homes, which would be constructed by various builders in a development called Copper Creek, would be priced at $200,000 to $350,000, he said.

The one- and two-bedroom duplex units, which would be built in The Village at Copper Creek, would rent from $1,000 to $1,200 a month. That development would be maintained by a single owner and include a pool and a clubhouse.