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“The whole thing is a humongo campus. All of mid-country Greenwich is going to be the new Academy campus – one big driveway.” – Janet Lockton Continue Reading →
The Goddard School went before the Greenwich Planning & Zoning commission at their last meeting, again seeking approval to put a daycare facility with a proposed enrollment of 216 in the former Acme supermarket at 160 West Putnam Ave. Continue Reading →
The restaurant space is part of Greenwich Crossing, the $30 million mixed-use commercial and train station revitalization at 2–34 Railroad Avenue. The restaurant use was previously approved for 112 seats in 2023. The applicant has not been able to secure a lease with a nationally prominent restaurant and requested 150 seats including 20 bar seats. Continue Reading →
“To develop this site you really have to denude most of the site to get this to work right.” – P&Z commissioner Nick Macri Continue Reading →
“You’re worried the tree might fall, I’d be worried about waves coming over the sea wall and scouring out your front yard. That tree root system is going to protect you and because it’s going to hold your earth.” – Commissioner Arn Welles Continue Reading →
With no dedicated parking and reliance on busy municipal parking lots, the issue of traffic circulation, parking and student safety was a major concern for the Greenwich Planning & Zoning commission, with one commissioner saying the location was “terrible.” Continue Reading →
“The perception of this building is three stories.” – Nick Macri, P&Z commissioner
Concerns included site disturbance, maxed out FAR with 6 bedrooms in each of two proposed houses, plus blasting and runoff. Continue Reading →
“The proposed plan would put a garage for 40 cars, an art gallery, art studio, indoor pool, squash court, office and laundry room all below grade. Clearly this plan violates the POCD and should not be approved. If it were approved, imagine what could happen. Developers could buy and merge adjacent lots in small lot zones and use the generous FAR to change the character in a neighborhood and in our town.” – Louisa Stone, former P&Z commission member Continue Reading →
P&Z asked if the disused loading area and access drive from Brookside Ave could be removed and landscaped. Other focused on on-site vehicle and pedestrian circulation, queuing, parking, and left turns into and out of Dayton Avenue. Continue Reading →
The GCDS Schwarz Campus is 41.5 acres in the RA-1 zone and the school does not receive any FAR bonus for educational use. The Schwarz Campus at 23 Fairfield Road was originally part of the F.A.O. Schwarz estate, which goes all the way to Cardinal Road. Even if the school added the requested units, they would still have remaining FAR, but the discussion revolved around the proposed multi-family apartment building in the RA-1 single family zone. Continue Reading →