“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 →
P&Z Gets a First Taste of 6-Story, 176-Unit 8-30g Building Proposed to Replace Putnam Green
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P&Z Says No to Removing Oak Tree from Approved Landscape Plan at 40 West Way
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“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 →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Arn Welles, Brooks Harris, Greenwich Planning & Zoning Commission, Margarita Alban, Mary Jenkins, Nick Macri
P&Z Skeptical of Alpha School’s Proposed Student Drop-Off and Pick-Up at 20 East Elm Street
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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 →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Schools, 20 East Elm Street, Alpha School, Ann Noel Jones, Brooks Harris, Bruce Lot
P&Z Watch: Proposed Loughlin Ave “Twin Houses” Would Look Like One Big, Tall Building
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“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 →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Arn Welles, Bryan Muller, Cos Cob, Greenwich Planning & Zoning Commission, James Walsh, Jason Grabowski
P&Z Watch: Neighbors Voice Opposition to Greenwich Mega Mansion at Maple and Park
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“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 →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Anne Noel Jones, Arn Welles, Dennis Yeskey, Kenny Habul, Maple Ave, Margarita Alban
Daycare at Former Acme: Disused Delivery Drive, Left Turns at Dayton Concern P&Z
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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 →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Arn Welles, Dayton Avenue, Goddard School, Greenwich Planning & Zoning Commission, Margarita Alban, Mary Jenkins
Greenwich P&Z Mulls GCDS Proposal for Staff Housing and Expanded Daycare
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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 →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Schools, Adam Rohdie, GCDS, Margarita Alban, Mary Jenkins, Michelle Cronin
P&Z Watch: Neighbors Concerned about 8-30g Impacts to Narrow Street, Rock Blasting
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Neighbors are concerned about blasting and trucks coming and going on their narrow dead end. They worry limited on street parking will be gobbled up by guests to the 8-30g. Also they said it’s dangerous to turn left onto Davis out of Home Place because of sight lines and asked if the entrance to the development could be on Davis instead. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Davis Ave, Home Place, Margarita Alban, Nick Macri, Planning & Zoning Commission
P&Z Watch: Havemeyer Might Resemble Cemetery with Addition of Bush Statue and Loss of Mature Trees
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“It seems to me that with the loss of the trees, it begins to me to resemble Arlington Cemetery. We have monument, monument, monument, and a monument across the street – all at an intersection with great historic quality and beauty.” – P&Z Commissioner Mary Jenkins Continue Reading →
Filed under: Arts, Government, Real Estate, Anne Noel Jones, Arn Welles, Ashley Cole, Conte & Conte, David Wold
P&Z Commission Approves First New Building In Old Greenwich Village District
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The project was originally proposed in Feb 2025 as a Queen Anne style building, which the commission thought was beautiful but inconsistent with the streetscape. Continue Reading →