A new pre-application has been filed with Greenwich Planning & Zoning on behalf of 33 West Elm LLC, owners of property at 33 West Elm Street.
According to the assessor’s office the .2157 acre property sold on Feb 27, 2020 from Glenn Angiolillo, Trustee to 33 West Elm LLC for $2,350,000.
The building, which is vacant today, dates to about 1905 and at one point in time the address was changed from 2 Benedict Place to 33 West Elm Street.
33 West Elm Street in downtown Greenwich. Nov 9, 2026 Photo: Leslie Yager
33 West Elm Street in downtown Greenwich. Nov 9, 2026 Photo: Leslie Yager
33 West Elm Street in downtown Greenwich. Nov 9, 2026 Photo: Leslie Yager
33 West Elm Street is across from condo building at 40 West Elm Street. Nov 9, 2026 Photo: Leslie Yager
Before moving their offices to Sherwood, S.E. Minor & Co, a land surveying, civil engineering and environmental science company that was established in 1887, operated out of 33 West Elm Street.
The familiar pale yellow house at the corner of West Elm and Benedict Place is in the CGB zone, Central Greenwich Impact Overlay Zone, and Conservation and Traffic Mitigation Zone (West.)
A letter from Rachael Orsi of S.E. Minor & Co included in the application file said the existing mixed-use nonconforming building is proposed to be demolished and replaced with one that maintain a similar footprint, height and FAR, while maintaining or reducing existing non-conformities.
The application is not yet slated for a P&Z meeting agenda.
Tower crane at Benedict Court, a six story, 120 unit affordable housing development that is underway in downtown Greenwich. October 2026 Photo: Leslie Yager
The wrecking ball has recently visited the immediate neighborhood, razing about a dozen buildings on Benedict Place and Benedict Court to make way for an affordable housing project. Today a tower crane be seen from a distance as demolition moves to construction.
Just a block to the north, Chabad Lubavitch of Greenwich is renovating 38 Field Point Road, which was formerly home to the First Lutheran Church.
Chabad purchased the property for for $10.7 million in February 2023.
Chabad Lubavitch’s renovation of the former First Lutheran Church involves removing the building’s crossbars. Oct 2026
Rendering of proposed building at 33 West Elm Street: Charlie & Company
Rendering of proposed building at 33 West Elm Street: Charlie & Company
