33 West Elm LLC proposes new build for vacant 1905 structure
A pre-application filed with Greenwich Planning & Zoning seeks to demolish a pale yellow corner house and replace it with a similar mixed-use building.
By Julia Wang ·
A pre-application was filed with the Greenwich Planning & Zoning board regarding the property at 33 West Elm Street.
The .2157-acre lot was sold to 33 West Elm LLC on February 27, 2020. The new owner purchased the property from Glenn Angiolillo, Trustee, for $2,350,000 according to the assessor's office.
The current structure, a pale yellow house built around 1905, sits at the corner of West Elm and Benedict Place. It has been vacant since the land surveying firm S.E. Minor & Co. moved its offices to Sherwood. The company, established in 1887, previously operated out of this address, which was once known as 2 Benedict Place.
Rachael Orsi of S.E. Minor & Co. submitted a letter stating the plan is to demolish the existing nonconforming building. The proposal calls for a replacement structure that maintains a similar footprint, height, and floor area ratio while keeping or reducing existing nonconformities.
The property falls within the CGB zone, the Central Greenwich Impact Overlay Zone, and the Conservation and Traffic Mitigation Zone West. It is not yet scheduled for a public meeting.
Construction activity surrounds the site. Demolition crews recently razed about a dozen buildings on Benedict Place and Benedict Court for an affordable housing project, with a tower crane now visible from a distance. One block north, Chabad Lubavitch of Greenwich is renovating 38 Field Point Road, a property it bought for $10.7 million in February 2023.
