After Fair Share was removed from omnibus housing bill, it was snuck in as an amendment to an unrelated bill. Continue Reading →
CT169Strong: Fair Share Mandates Snuck In as Amendment to Unrelated Bill in Overnight Hours
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Fair Share: Worst Zoning Bill in Years Or Urgent Remedy for Broken Housing System?
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According to Open Communities Alliance, under the Fair Share Model, Greenwich must add 3,304 affordable units to its current inventory of 1,452 over 15 years. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, affordable housing, Erin Boggs, Fair Share, Francis Pickering, New Jersey Fair Share, Open Communities Alliance, WestCOG
Desegregate CT to Greenwich: 4- to 5-Story Buildings, “Build It and They Will Come”
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Per the proposal, as-of-right, 30 homes per acre would be allowed in the designated “Transit Oriented Community.” Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, affordable housing, DeSegregate CT, high density housing, Margarita Alban, Work Live Ride
Zingers Fly at Real Estate Forum for Candidates
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All eight candidates on the panel agreed the state affordable housing statute had failed.
It was the only area of agreement. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Real Estate, 8-30g, affordable housing, Bryan Tunney, Ed Lopez, Greenwich Association of Realtors, Greenwich Water Club, Hector Arzeno
Greenwich Housing Authority Frustrated over High Cost of P&Z Process for Vinci Gardens
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Tony Johnson and Sam Romeo said the approval process had so far cost upwards of $150,000. They want to build a four-story, vinyl sided, 51-unit, senior and handicapped apartment building in Byram. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, affordable housing, Al Shehadi, Byram, Byram Neighborhood Association, Eugene Morlot Park, Greenwich Communities
Well Attended Ribbon Cutting Celebrates Massive Facelift at Armstrong Court
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The green ribbon was small, and so were the scissors, but the crowd that gathered at Armstrong Court to celebrate Phase II of renovations to the 1950’s era housing development was substantial. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, affordable housing, Anthony Johnson, Armstrong Court, Bob Simms, CHFA, Dept of Housing
P&Z Hones Feedback on Proposed 456 Units at 1 American Lane
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“It looks like the proverbial 8 pounds in the 5 lb sack.I realize it’s a big property, but it’s not what I had in mind.” – Margarita Alban Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, affordable housing, Arn Welles, Katie DeLuca, Margarita Alban, P&Z, Peter Levy
P&Z Watch: Contract for the Purchase of 5 Brookridge is Off
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Over the past year ‘5 Brookridge’ has become shorthand for the 86-unit, 5 story residential development proposed to P&Z under the state affordable housing statute 8-30g. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, 5 Brookridge, 8-30g, affordable housing, Joe Pecora
Proposed “Vinci Gardens” Criticized for Height, Mass, Tree Loss, Lack of Respect for Historic Byram School
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There remain major concerns with the site plan for the proposed 52-unit elderly housing development proposed by Greenwich Communities. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, 8-30g, 8-3og, affordable housing, Al Shehadi, Anne Kristoff, Anthony Johnson
4th Ward 8-30g: Sewers, Storm Water, Egress Easement, Traffic, Emerge as Issues
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A memo from the DPW Sewer division talked about requiring the applicant to do an Infiltration/Inflow removal project. Continue Reading →