Modifications include no commercial uses, except those pre-existing at 405 Greenwich Avenue. Also, below market condos must be sized at 90% of market rate condos. Continue Reading →
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P&Z Watch β Mason St 8-30g Elephants in the Room: Inclusion of Retail & Comparability of Units
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P&Z commission chair Alban and attorney Tim Hollister disagreed on whether 8-30g can include retail.
Ms Alban said the history of the site was car dealership.
“You have not had retail, unless you consider a car dealership retail, which we don’t.”
“Car dealerships have a retail component. You can buy your antifreeze there,” Hollister said.
“The use isn’t classified by most towns as a retail use,” Alban said. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Government, Real Estate, 8-30g, afforable condos, affordable housing, Bruce Park Ave, Dennis Yeskey
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 β 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
Greenwich DPW Sewer Division Pipeline Installation to Impact Davis Ave, Bruce Park Ave
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Work is being done to install a force main under Davis Avenue and connect to an existing underground junction chamber at the intersection of Davis Avenue and Bruce Park Avenue. This force main carries wastewater under pressure from three wastewater pumping stations: Old Greenwich, Chapel Lane and Cos Cob Pumping Stations. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Police & Fire, Transportation, Bruce Park Ave, Davis Ave, DPW Sewer Division
Town Homes in Downtown Are Bright Spot in Greenwich Real Estate
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Two lifelong Greenwich families have banded together to create spec homes in their hometown. This week they gave a tour of four town homes on Bruce Park Ave that will be completed this summer. Continue Reading →