Proposal To Build 11 Houses On $6.5M Greenwich Estate Submitted To P&Z

GREENWICH, CT — A proposal to develop 11 single-family houses and preserve an old Tudor-style mansion on a 28-acre estate in Greenwich has been submitted to the planning & zoning commission, according to documents filed with the town.

The property, also known as Applecrest, is located at 11 Sherwood Ave. near Riversville Road and the Merritt Parkway. It's bordered by the western branch of the Byram River, and sold for $6.5 million earlier this year, documents show.

According to a post about the property on Facebook before it was sold, the grounds include majestic specimen trees, vintage stone walls, a caretaker's cottage, pool, pool house and a waterfall.

The owner of the property is listed as Windflower LLC.

A 100-year-old Tudor home is located on the southerly end of the property, and two colonial homes are to the north and east.

The project narrative states that Windflower is proposing to maintain and restore the Tudor home and construct 11 new homes which would be clustered throughout the southeast portion of the property.

"We are planning to tuck the homes into the existing topography and set them among the existing mature trees. The homes will be accessed by a meandering driveway utilizing the existing driveway entrance at the southwest corner of the property," said Landtech, a Westport-based engineering firm, in the project narrative.

A Historic Overlay (HO) is being requested as part of the project.

According to the town website, an HO designation is a tool used by P&Z "to encourage retention of notable structures by providing economic incentive through the easing of zoning restrictions in return for permanent deed restrictions including mandatory review of any changes to historic assets in the HO."

The application has not yet been scheduled to go before the Greenwich Planning & Zoning Commission.