On Tuesday, Greenwich Communities (formerly the Greenwich Housing Authority), presented plans to P&Z for a 52 unit senior independent living building in Byram.
The building will be restricted to residents age 62+ and the disabled.
Next door, the housing authority already has three townhouse buildings with 21 family apartments, plus a 51-unit elderly apartment building at McKinney Terrace. The existing development includes the former Byram School, which is on the National Register.
The project would be modular construction, with each side of the corridors being one room wide. Assembly would be done on site with the facade installed afterward. Siding would be vinyl.
Major issues were raised about the site plan that need to be resolved, though much of the conversation and public comments stemmed from loss the mature tree canopy, respect for the adjacent historic Byram School, and the building’s proposed size.
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