ZELIENOPLE — Glade Run Lutheran Services has unveiled plans to build a $30 million autism-friendly neighborhood next to its campus just off Route 68.

Plans for Jeremiah Village contain a mix of housing options, including three apartment buildings with elevators and 16 multifamily and single-family homes. It is designed to be a walkable neighborhood with open green spaces, a public plaza and a multipurpose community center.

Don Pepe, borough manager, said the borough is aware of the Glade Run project, but no land development plans have been submitted for review. Pepe couldn’t comment on the project until those plans were submitted.

Sheila Talerico, executive director of the Glade Run Foundation, said the project is in the beginning stages.

“We are currently working on a plan and assembling documentation to present to the borough,” Talerico said. “Jeremiah Village’s development is conditional upon the approval of the borough.

“If approved, construction on Phase 1 would begin in 2014, and all construction would be complete in 2016.”

The project is designed for two phases. Phase 1 will add 144 apartment units, one and two bedrooms. Phase 2 is the construction of 64 units in the form of cottages and townhomes.

These will not be residents at Glade Run, but rather at Jeremiah Village, explained Talerico.

Though Jeremiah Village is incorporated and is separate from Glade Run, it will be on a 12.29 acre portion of Glade Run’s campus that is accessible to Route 19 and to downtown Zelienople.

Some of the residential designs include attached units and suite-style apartments that accommodate the changing needs and desires of families.

Glade Run officials said Jeremiah Village will be “autism friendly,” while at the same time attracting a diverse population of residents, both with and without disabilities, seniors, students, families and young professionals.

“Jeremiah Village was born out of the unmet need for inclusive, safe, appropriate and desirable housing for individuals with autism spectrum disorders,” said Dr. Charles Lockwood, president of Glade Run Lutheran Services, in a release.

“It will not, however, be an enclave of individuals with disabilities or a program offering of Glade Run. Rather, Jeremiah Village will be an interconnected caring neighborhood that encourages authentic community.”