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Commissioner Mary Jenkins said, “The building there now has sky and space and air around it. And frankly with two distinct, contemporary taller buildings, it looks to me like a Tudor sandwich.”
Commenting on the two additional buildings, Arn Welles said, “They seem out of place with the original ones. You’ve got those enormous, I’d call them space windows, they look like spaceships.” Continue Reading →
On Thursday, First Selectman Fred Camillo urged residents with concerns about the proposed demolitions of historic buildings at the intersection of Greenwich Ave and Putnam Ave to contact Todd Levine at SHPO and the office of Connecticut’s Attorney General William Tong. Continue Reading →
The proposed dwelling would be 18,631 square feet, to contain five bedrooms, two three-car garages, a basement including an indoor pool, squash court and art gallery and an area for the applicant’s car collection would provide 40 spaces. As part of the house design, a center atrium would be provided, and as part of the patio adjacent to the first floor of the house, an outdoor pool is proposed. A tennis court is also proposed, as well as a detached guest suite that would have a living room and two bedrooms. Continue Reading →
“First and foremost is this notion of artificially changing the flood zone. It begs the question, how do you obtain permission to develop a site by simply raising the grade and adding tremendous amounts of fill, just to avoid the requirements of limitations that those various zones have upon a property?” – Steve Walko, attorney representing neighbors and the Indian Harbor Association Continue Reading →
Margarita Alban will be the featured speaker at the Greenwich Retired Men’s Association on June 10. Her talk is titled, “The Greenwich Impact of the New Connecticut Zoning Law.” Continue Reading →
At a September 2024 Greenwich P&Z commission meeting, a proposed coastal subdivision to transfer land between 0 and 60 Field Point Circle was denied, but in December 2024, the ZBA approved it. Both lots have since sold for a combined total of $125+ Million. Continue Reading →
GCDS wants to add 20 new housing units and improvements to the Schwarz Campus, and an addition to the daycare facility. It is located in the RA-1 zone. Today the property has 44 residential units (64 bedrooms) served by 102 parking spaces, including 10 gravel spaces and 6 additional spaces. Continue Reading →
An existing free-standing tenant sign for Cos Cob Plaza encroaches on the state right of way and the motion to approve included a condition that it be relocated. Continue Reading →
A letter from the attorney for the applicant says the project would be an “infill” development on underutilized land, be responsive to the 2109 POCD, add diversity to the town’s housing stock and increase the number of the town’s affordable dwelling units. Continue Reading →
The question for Planning & Zoning is whether a small movie theater of 40 seats is a permitted incidental use in a hotel. Under the Town’s Zoning Regulations an indoor theater is permitted in Use Group 1 in the GB Business zone but requires a minimum of 150 fixed seats. Continue Reading →