“If this moves ahead, now we’ve rezoned a very large area into a different business zone, and I’m not too sure what would ever happen in the future.” –P&Z commissioner Nick Macri Continue Reading →
Margarita Alban
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P&Z Watch: Does Separating Market Rate from Affordables in 2 Buildings Pass the Sniff Test?
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“I’m very sensitive every time I testify in Hartford about the perception of Greenwich and the treatment I get when I’m testifying because I’m from Greenwich. I want to show that we’re putting our best foot forward and making a genuine effort. I want to pass the sniff test.” – P&Z chair Margarita Alban Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, affordable housing, Honda, Josh Caspi, Margarita Alban, market rate, Mason Street
P&Z Feedback on Oak Ridge 8-30g: How is this good for the town?
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“I’m seeing such a tight development. What should give hints of green space, there is a little patio and it’s sitting on top of a parking garage. That’s pretty much it. You have low affordability, you have no outside space, and you’re basically building to the edges.”– Margarita Alban Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, 8-30g, affordable housing, Joe Pecora, Margarita Alban, Oak Ridge
49 Sherwood: Maximizing a Contributing Structure in the 4th Ward
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“Please thank your clients. We appreciate the building being converted to an HO a great deal.” – Margarita Alban, P&Z chair Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, 49 Sherwood Place, Fourth Ward, Historic Fourth Ward, Margarita Alban, Rachael Orsi, S.E. Minor & Co
P&Z Watch: Pecora’s 10-Unit 8-30g Approved at 237 Pemberwick Rd
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P&Z chair Margarita Alban said because the project was an 8-30g, “We are only obliged to (consider) life, safety and other considerations that may exceed the need for affordable housing, and that’s a very narrow standard.” Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Margarita Alban, P&Z, Planning & Zoning Commission
Feedback on 48-Unit “Ferris Landing” in Cos Cob Focus on Flooding, Loss of Green Space
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“That property floods with the super tide every single time. We have seen it flood three times this year, all the way up through Butler Street and the entire Loughlin Park.” – Jenny Jones Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Anthony Johnson, Greenwich Communities, Jenny Jones, Margarita Alban, Nick Macri, Strickland Road
P&Z Watch: Expansion at Cos Cob Library for a Community Room Approved
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In the wording of the approval, the commission included a request that the applicant, in their long term planning, consider further enhancing accessibility for strollers to the library facilities. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Parenting, Transportation, Cos Cob Library, Margarita Alban, Peter Lowe, strollers
New Iron Works Proposal? Concerns Are Drainage, Sewage, Contamination, Wetlands Protection
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The proposal is at the pre-application phase but there was abundant public comment, all unfavorable. Many of the neighbors were very familiar with the site from previous proposals in 2011 and 2016, both of which ailed. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Crag Huber, Deborah Ward, Frank Cortese, Gail Covney, Grant Jaber, Hines Interests LP
Greenwich P&Z Hones in on Sewerage Discharge Agreement with New York for Proposed 8-30g on King Street
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The 217-bed Greenwich Woods skilled nursing home would be replaced with a five-story, 215 unit, 394 bedroom, 8-30g affordable housing development with 30% of the units designated “affordable.” Of concern for the P&Z commission was the property’s sewer is provided from Westchester County who calculated the new development would exceed the agreed of 50,000 gallons per day. Also its 2064 expiration might come before the 40 year deed restriction for the 8-30g affordable units. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Health, Real Estate, 8-30g, Margarita Alban, Sewerage Discharge Agreement, Tom Heagney, Vincent Kopicki
P&Z Watch: More Traffic Data Requested for Greenwich Academy Busing Program
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P&Z commissioners and neighbors questioned the private school’s goal of sustainability. They said an increase in enrollment of 50 students would offset any decrease in traffic from an aggressive busing program. Continue Reading →