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After rejecting a 70-unit proposal with 12 affordable units in 2017, the Greenwich Planning & Zoning commission approved Joe Tranfo’s 120-unit 6-story building in May 2024. The development will feature two structures separated by a driveway, a total of 120 units and 180 parking spaces. Submitted under the state’s 8-30g statute, a whopping 40% of the units will be affordable, far more than required in an 8-30g. Continue Reading →
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 →
“My hope is for the Town of Greenwich and other municipalities to do everything in their power to have the State of Connecticut amend the 8-30g so that it will not allow developers to deface historic towns in Connecticut.” – Marianne Hillmer Continue Reading →
A new P&Z pre-application would develop properties behind St Mary Church. It is submitted under state affordable housing statute 8-30g. Continue Reading →
Commissioners asked whether the proposed multi story development on Benedict Court behind St. Mary’s Church would revive Greenwich Avenue and make the area more vibrant, or rather attract other developers and give Greenwich an unwanted urban quality. Continue Reading →
A proposed text amendment to the CGIO zone might make possible a 70 unit residential development with significant public parking underground, a public park at the corner of Lewis and Benedict Place, indoor community space for meetings and a pedestrian connector to Greenwich Ave. Continue Reading →