The 3,094-square foot restaurant would be at 1205 East Putnam Ave, next to McDonald’s by Exit 5. Continue Reading →
P&Z Watch: Shake Shack Submits Pre-Application for Restaurant on East Putnam Ave
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P&Z Watch: Vote on King Street Cluster Housing Delayed after Neighbors Report Clear Cutting, Flooding
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A neighbor at Chieftans said a house there had been almost inundated with water the previous week.
“It was very serious, and they’ve never had this before. And particularly since the clearing was done, we’re very concerned over here.” – Suzie Jarvis, Chieftans Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Chieftans, King Street, P&Z, Planning and Zoning
GEMS Gets Green Light for New “Substation 4” on King Street
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“Right now when you’re up at the temporary trailer, the ambulances have to be kept running because they have be kept at certain temperature for the medications.” – Katie DeLuca, P&Z director Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Police & Fire, Real Estate, ambulance, GEMS, Greenwich Emergency Medical Service, P&Z, Planning and Zoning
Back Yard Baseball Field of Dreams Doesn’t Fare Well at Greenwich P&Z
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Friends and family of Ray Bartoszek, mostly parents of boys who play on his Cal Ripken team defended the use of a back yard baseball field for practices. Neighbors saw otherwise. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Sports, 56 Clapboard Ridge Rd, Andy Fox, baseball, Cal Ripken, Greenwich
P&Z Votes on Second Congregational Church Applications
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After discussion about commercial use, P&Z chair Alban voted against the Historic Overlay on the grounds that approving commercial offices inside Solomon Mead House would be a tipping point for the residential neighborhood. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Coffee for Good, commercial office space, Dennis Yeskey, Historic Overlay, Margarita Alban, Nick Macri, P&Z
Sushi Soba Proposed to Open in Cos Cob
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Discussion at P&Z focused on adequacy of parking, outdoor seating and landscaping. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Food Drink Restaurants, Government, 59 East Putnam Ave, Andy Fox, Corbo's Deli, Eugene Chun, Margarita Alban
P&Z Watch: Huge Turnout of Supporters for Abilis “Coffee for Good” at Second Congregational Church
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A crowd turned out to support a Abilis “Coffee for Good” coffee shop on church property at 48 Maple Ave. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Food Drink Restaurants, Government, Real Estate, Abilis, Alan Gunzburg, Andy Fox, Dennis Yeskey
20-Unit Apartment Building Does Not Fare Well in Architectural Critique
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A 20-Unit apartment building with four units of workforce housing submitted under the 6-110 moderate income housing regulation is proposed on East Putnam Ave between Pet Pantry and McDonald’s in Riverside. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Architectural Review Committee, Building Zone Regulations, Erik Zambell, Floor-Area-Ratio, Granoff Associates, Graziano Meniconi
Big P&Z Meeting Tuesday Night: Come Voice Your Opinion on Greenwich Plaza Project
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This application will be presented to the Planning and Zoning Commission, along with the related pending Municipal Improvement and preliminary site plan/special permit applications on July 30, 2019 at 7:00pm in the Town Hall Meeting Room in Greenwich Town Hall. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Government, Transportation, Ashforth, Bow Tie Criterion Cinemas, Bruce Cohen, Greenwich Plaza, Greenwich Railroad Station
99 Reasons to Deny: P&Z Nixes Iron Works Proposed Massive Apartment Building
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P&Z commissioners listed objections to a proposed 355-unit apartment building on the site of the steel fabrication facility, Post Road Iron Works, on the grounds that the town sewers could not accommodate the flow, that the safety of children walking or taking the bus to school was compromised, that there was not adequate light or ventilation, outdoor play space. Also there were concerns about traffic and scale of the building compared to others in the area. Importantly, there was concern that the applicant had not been forthcoming about contamination on the site. Continue Reading →