Commissioner Nick Macri referred to a proposed “socioeconomic bifurcation” as “a return to days gone by.” Continue Reading →
Greenwich Planning & Zoning Unanimously Denies 8-30g at Former Honda Dealer
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P&Z Watch: 92-Unit Mason Street 8-30g Issues Include Storm Water Drainage, Environmental Justice, Equity & Nonconformities
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Commissioner Dennis Yeskey shared concern about having two buildings – one with mostly the affordable units and one with mostly luxury condos. He said that posed an issue of equity for residents. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Government, Real Estate, 8-30g, affordable housing, Bruce Park Ave, Caspi Development, Greenwich Planning & Zoning
P&Z Watch: Is 92-Unit 8-30g “The Missing Tooth” in the Fabric of Downtown Greenwich?
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The commission said they were unsure that existing legal non-conformities would carry over to a new development because while non-conformities travel with a property, when 9 properties are merged, the legal non-conformities might cease to exist. There were also concerns about the optics of developing affordable housing on a contaminated site. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Government, Real Estate, 8-30g, affordable housing, Andrew Collins, Bernie Adler, Bruce Park Ave
New 8-30g Proposal: 18 Units in 2-Family and Single Family Homes Across from Bruce Park
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This is proposed as a “set aside” development under 8-30g. Four of the 18 units (22%) are proposed to be affordable, with assistance from the town’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, 8-30g, affordable housing trust fund, Davis Ave, Home Place
P&Z Watch: 8-30g Application on Mason St – “A Cavernous Effect on the Street”
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The P&Z commission noted that while 8-30g waived regs on setbacks for residential, it says nothing about commercial. The application includes retail in both buildings. There were still concerns about a condo building separate from affordable building, as well as height and mass. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, 8-30g, DEEP, Dennis Yeskey, Honda, Josh Caspi, Margarita Alban
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
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: Oak Ridge 31-Unit 8-30g Proposed to Replace Two 1920s Houses
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The new residential community will have a housing opportunity component, as provided by Section 8-30g. It proposes to provide 31 units of which 7 would be “affordable.” Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, 8-30g, Chickahominy, Joe Pecora, Oak Ridge Street
Pre-Application for 31-Unit 8-30g in Chickahominy Submitted to Greenwich P&Z
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Seven of ten 21 units would be rented to individuals or families at 80%Area Median Income (AMI). Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, 8-30g, affordable housing, Chickahominy, Greenwich Planning & Zoning Commission, Newfield Properties LLC, Pecora
P&Z Shares Concerns about Construction Phasing for Six-Story Benedict Court 8-30g
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The proposal is being submitted under Connecticut’s affordable housing statute 8-30g and as such it “ticks all the boxes” in terms of an ideal location for affordable housing in that it is near public transportation, shopping and employment. Continue Reading →