Victorian Home In Greenwich Could Be Turned Into Residential Building

GREENWICH, CT — The site of a Victorian house that dates back to 1858 in Glenville could be turned into a mixed-use retail and residential building, according to documents submitted to the Greenwich Planning & Zoning Department.

The proposed project would demolish a two-and-a-half story, 3,263 square-foot home which is located at 9 Glenville Street on the corner with Angelus Drive, documents submitted to the town say. A garage would also be demolished.

The new building would be around 17,400 square feet in total, with roughly 4,300 square feet dedicated to retail space on the first floor.

The second and third floors, totaling 12,900 square feet, would be residential with four, two-bedroom rental units per floor. A moderate income housing unit would be provided, documents state.

There would be 10 underground parking spaces, along with 24 surface parking spaces and two handicap spots.

John Heagney, attorney for the applicant 9 Glenville Street LLC, with developer Joe Granitto, said there would also be a 138 square-foot roof deck amenity.

Heagney said in the project's narrative that the Greenwich Historic District Commission last year "found the proposed building acceptable" after plans were first submitted.

The commission noted that the home, which is in the Glenville Historic District, was in disrepair and needed to be demolished.

The tax card associated with the property shows that the home was sold in 2021 for $1.15 million.

Known as the Andrew Pottgen House, the structure features Queen Anne-style Victorian architecture. The site was also used as a gas station at one time.

Included in the documents submitted to planning & zoning is a traffic study completed by LaBella Associates.

The proposed mixed-use facility would generate a total of 13 trips during the morning peak hour, 32 trips during the evening peak hour, and 31 during the Saturday peak hour, LaBella said.

"Based on the detailed analyses conducted for this study, it is the considered professional opinion of LaBella that the proposed development will not have an adverse impact on the traffic operating conditions on the surrounding street network," LaBella said.

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