An attorney representing IBM said if the American Lane application were approved, IBM would be forced to come in with its own zoning amendment. Continue Reading →
IBM Weighs in on Neighboring American Lane Proposal for 248 Residential Units
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RTM Votes Not to Direct Fire Dept Fees to Affordable Housing Trust Despite Stern Warnings of Possible State Mandates
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Advocates for a portion of Fire Dept review fees going to the town’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund noted that Greenwich is not in compliance with the state requirement towns have 10% of their housing be affordable. They said the town was on borrowed time before mandates are handed down from Hartford. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, 8-30g, affordable housing, affordable housing trust fund, Cheryl Moss, Dan Ozizmir, Ed Dadakis
CT169Strong: Fair Share Mandates Snuck In as Amendment to Unrelated Bill in Overnight Hours
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After Fair Share was removed from omnibus housing bill, it was snuck in as an amendment to an unrelated bill. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, "An Act Establishing a Tax Abatement for Certain Conservation Easements, affordable housing, Alexis Harrison, CT169Strong, Fair Share, SB-998
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 →