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Six-Story Residential Development Submitted to Greenwich P&Z under CT’s 8-30g Affordable Housing Statute

The applicant, Putnam Green Holdings LLC, proposes an 8-30g development along W Putnam Ave, with an address of 7 and 9 Western Jr Highway. They want to demolish four existing multi family buildings, formally merge the two lots and build a six story multi family residential building over a two-level parking garage. Continue Reading →

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The House That Shaped Old Greenwich: The Hidden 323-Year History of the c. 1703 Reynolds–Peck House

Of the thousands of timber-frame homesteads built by European colonists across Connecticut between 1625 and 1725, known as the “First Period”, only a handful have survived the relentless tides of fire, suburban sprawl and structural decay. Continue Reading →

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YWCA Greenwich Gertrude White Gallery to Feature Work of Nicole Cantore Koester

This series was inspired by the 2025 Chinese New Year of the Snake. It includes Nicole’s “By the Sea” series which features collected crab and oyster shells from the Long Island Sound, hence the title “Wood Snakes By the Sea.” Continue Reading →

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What to Know about Parking Related Amendments Proposed to Greenwich’s Traffic Ordinance

Proposed changes: increase parking permit fees, eliminate 1-hour parking in a narrow E Putnam Ave shoulder in Cos Cob, clarify definition of “moving a car” every 24 hours, define “small car,” add no Parking or Standing near the entrance to Belle Haven where landscaper trucks idle in the morning. Another change would give the Parking Service Director discretion over lost/stolen parking permits for Greenwich Plaza, the most expensive permit with the longest wait list. Continue Reading →

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