Steamboat Road

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P&Z Rule on Increased Seating at Train Station Restaurant Space

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 →

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P&Z Denies Berkley Insurance Co Proposed Large Office Building on Steamboat Road

In the motion to deny Berkley Insurance Co’s large office building, Greenwich P&Z noted that 1976 zoning restrictions put the brakes on large scale office development and encouraged residential uses wherever possible to create more housing opportunities. Berkley already has their global HQ at 475 Steamboat. The new office building would have been an adjacent satellite on the parcels home to the former CT Iron Works, a two family house and two older office buildings. Continue Reading →

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P&Z Response to New Berkley Office Proposal that “Moves” Non-Conformities: “It’s not a coupon”

The P&Z commissioners again took issue with “moving non-conformities” from property to property. Neighbors said based on noise from mechanicals at the existing Berkley building at 475 Steamboat Rd, they were fearful about noise from the proposed office building. That said, the current noise does not violate the town noise ordinance. There was discussion about possibly revising the noise ordinance. Continue Reading →

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Berkley Insurance Co Seeks to Demo Several Buildings in Area of Steamboat Rd, Construct New Office Building

Berkley Insurance Co recently purchased properties at 44-59 Davenport Ave and 537-545 Steamboat Road. They are occupied today by a four-story and two-story office building, as well as both surface and underground parking, plus two residential dwellings and an iron works with office space. Continue Reading →

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P&Z Questions New Train Station Plan about Its “Mid-Century Modern” Architecture

The new proposal for Greenwich Train Station and Greenwich Plaza focuses on the north side of the development.

The commission questioned why the architecture couldn’t incorporate elements of Greenwich Ave’s historic architecture. Continue Reading →

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