“With the way the market has changed, malls are dead. So let’s find other uses for it.” – Deputy Director of Planning David Woods, PhD, AICP Continue Reading →
Future of Stamford Town Center Discussed at City Planning Board
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After Decades of Complaints, Blighted Byram House is Razed
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Neighbors complained that 46 Mead Ave was more than an eyesore, but rather a safety risk. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Byram, demolition, Mead Avenue, nuisance ordinance, Rupp
After Long Battle, Neighbor to Neighbor Anticipates Breaking Ground on New Building in Spring 2020
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The house-like structure will be set back on the 10 acre Christ Church property, behind what used to be a carriage house. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Giving, Government, Real Estate, Volunteering, Christ Church, food pantry, Mary Beth Minton, Nancy Coughlin
Tesei Proclaims Nov 18 Jill K Oberlander Day
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” I, PETER J. TESEI, FIRST SELECTMAN OF THE TOWN OF GREENWICH, do hereby proclaim Monday, November 18, 2019 as Jill. K. Oberlander Day in the Town of Greenwich, and encourage all our citizens to join me in recognizing the Board of Estimate and Taxation Chair’s years of dedicated service to our community.” Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Jill Oberlander, Peter Tesei
P&Z Stymied by Bulk of Proposed 20-Unit Apartment Building Submitted Prior to 6-110 Workforce Housing Moratorium
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A proposal for a 20 unit apartment building at 1205 East Putnam Ave, next to McDonald’s in Riverside went before the Planning & Zoning commission. It came in as a 6-110 proposal for workforce housing before a moratorium was implemented. P&Z had concerns including the building’s bulk, massing, proposed .9 FAR, and traffic. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, 1205 East Putnam Ave, Andrew Toth, Granoff Architects, Richard Granoff
Owners of House in CGB Zone on Cusp of Residential Neighborhood Seek to Build Anew
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There is a proposal before the Planning and Zoning commission from the owners of 10 Lexington Ave to tear it down and build anew. It is in the CBG zone and has offices on the first and second floors and an apartment for out of town guests on the third floor. The new building would have the same use. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, 10 Lexington Ave, CGB Zone, Planning & Zoning Commission
Noell Virginia Sheehan Gioffre, 79
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Family and friends will gather to pay their respects 2:00pm – 6:00pm Sunday, November 17 at Coxe & Graziano Funeral Home, 134 Hamilton Avenue, Greenwich, Connecticut.
A mass of Christian Burial will take place at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Greenwich at 10:00am Monday November 18. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Obituaries, Noell Virginia Sheehan Gioffre
Mathilde “Til” Wadelton Connal, 92
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A celebration of her life will be held on 11.16.19 (also her birthday) in Hilton Head.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Hilton Head Firefighters Association. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Obituaries
HOUSE OF THE WEEK: Cider Mill Pond Townhouse with Low Taxes and Common Charge
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Cider Mill is a group of 20 townhouses where residents enjoy living on a quiet street only seconds away from top-notch Dundee and Eastern Middle Schools, transportation, and Old Greenwich amenities. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Greenwich House of the Week (Advertisement), Amy Zeeve, Anderson Associates, Cider Mill Pond Townhouses
PHOTOS ADDED: Historic Lake Ave Bridge Project Completed Early; 8+ Mile Detour is History
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The Lake Avenue bridge over the Merritt
Parkway has re-opened to traffic after being returned to structural soundness and meticulously restored
to its original Art Deco appearance. Back in June the CT Dept of Transportation announced the project and received permission from the Town of Greenwich during a Selectmen meeting for an 8-1/2 mile detour expected to last 17 weeks. Initially one lane was left open and traffic took turns driving one way. The full closure began the last day of school last June. Since school started this fall, even school buses have had to use the 8+ mile detour. Continue Reading →