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“We’re shooting on the market rate side for the highest-end, premiere building in town. We want to have amenities to reflect that. Having the 77 market rate units out of the 110 total is what we think is the right size to deliver the amenities.” – Philip Wharton, Twining Properties Continue Reading →
The new text amendment proposed Tuesday night would encourage both workforce housing and Affordable housing in Greenwich. Continue Reading →
In redevelopment of Honda dealership conversation focused on FAR, blasting out ledge and removing trees. Continue Reading →
On Jan 21 Sara Bronin of Hartford was the featured speaker on a Zoom talk titled “Making Urbanism Antiracist,” organized by YIMBY Action. Continue Reading →
A development submitted under the town’s 6-110 reg before a moratorium will have 22 residential units and two commercial spaces on the ground floor. Continue Reading →
M&T Bank in Cos Cob at 100 East Putnam wants to remain open throughout construction of a mixed use building with 22 apartments including moderate income units, submitted under the town’s 6-110 workforce housing regulation before a moratorium was initiated. The commission has concerns that a stand of old growth trees would be removed at the steep ledge behind the development. Continue Reading →
“This building becomes the welcome to Greenwich at Exit 5. This building drives me crazy.” – Liz Peldunas, Riverside Association Continue Reading →
Questions came from the Northwest Greenwich Association, the Northeast Greenwich Association and the Round Hill Association, as well as from the audience. Continue Reading →
ON AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPT 4th. A local developer seeks to demolish a house on Mason Street built in 1882, and replace it with a 3-story, 7 unit building under section 6-110 of the Greenwich Building Zone Regulation, which is for workforce housing. Two of the 7 units will be moderate income. In return the zoning regulations are relaxed, including FAR. Continue Reading →