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Greenwich American Center

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit approvedGreenwich, CT

154-acre corporate campus redeveloping to housing; zoning approved 2023, construction active. · summary, model-written

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Finance and pipeline
Retrofit in the pipelineThis site: …approved newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Place
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 6 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
Scale
60+ acre siteThis site: 154 acres newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: 198 residential units record · all sites with this
New use
HousingThis site: 198 residential units Approved by Planning & Zoning Commission. newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusRetrofit approvednewtypes-extraction reported
StrategyRedevelopment, approvedWikipedia no source
New useshousingWikipedia no source
What is there now198 residential unitsnewtypes-extraction reported
Retrofit year2023newtypes-extraction reported
DeveloperTishman Speyer development groupnewtypes-extraction

History and original facts

Opened1970newtypes-extraction reported
Acres154newtypes-extraction reported
AnchorsAmerican Can Co., Tishman Speyer
CountyWestern Connecticut Planning Region
Census division1 · New England
NotesDraft from greenwichtime.com, model-extracted, unreviewed: A corporate campus in Greenwich, CT, is approved for redevelopment into 198 residential units by Tishman Speyer.

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Planning

Zoning changeamendment to the town zoning code allowing residential uses in a corporate-business zone.newtypes-extraction
Entitlement year2023Wikipedia no source
Planning notesApproved by Planning & Zoning Commission.Wikipedia no source

Before and after

Before: the mall

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After: the retrofit

Housing units built198quote

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Site context

Housing permits, Western Connecticut Planning R (CT), 2024663 units in 5+ unit buildings, 42 in 2–4, 389 single-family; 2023: 937 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby6 within 10 km, 18 within 25 km: Millennium Retail Park (0.0 km); American Can's corporate campus (0.0 km); Hyde House (1.2 km); 530 Old Post Road (1.5 km); 1241 E. Main Street (the former WWE building) (8.1 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)34,022 jobs in 2,544 establishments; average annual pay $54,341; employment location quotient 1.19; employment +1.3% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 50th income percentile as adults; -1.4% incarcerated at the 2010 count (88 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 8.7%; median family income $103,906; 87 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsGreenwich School District (PK-12); 2 public schools within 1 mile: Hamilton Avenue School; Julian Curtiss SchoolNCES EDGE
Elevation96 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Homes for sale in ZIP 06830, 2026-09median list price $3,495,000 (-29.5% on the year); 45 active listings; median 66 days on market; 11% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20232,352 establishments; 33,787 jobsCensus CBP
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)19,400 vehicles a day on ARCH ST NO 1 (minor arterial, 4 lanes); 1,336 trucks; 32 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Greenwich American Center (154 acres, opened 1970 as corporate campus) is redeveloping into housing. Zoning amendment approved in 2023 to allow residential use in corporate zone. Developer Tishman Speyer submitted first plan in 2022, received Planning & Zoning Commission approval in 2023. Construction underway: 198 residential units confirmed in after_notes. Permits show 2023-2024 construction activity (359 single-unit, 40 two-four-unit, 937 five-plus-unit units in 2023).

Why. Zoning change approved 2023. Nearby housing projects include Hyde House (approved, 1.2km away).

Where it stands. Status: approved. Current phase: under construction (2023-2024 permits).

For a planner

  • Zoning code amendment enacted 2023 for residential in corporate zone.
  • 1.2km to nearest approved housing project (Hyde House).

For a developer

  • 154-acre site approved for housing.
  • Construction permits active (2023-2024).

What we do not know yet

  • No current occupancy/vacancy data provided.
  • Median rent ($2,060) cited in opp_reasons but not verified in record.

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  • already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
  • 154 acres
  • median rent $2,060
  • housing in the record

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Timeline

  1. 1970 American Can Co. moved to the location
  2. 1970 Opened
  3. 2022 First version of the plan submitted
  4. 2023 Planning & Zoning Commission approved zoning amendment
  5. 2023 Retrofit: redevelop

Sources

  • Greenwich OKs zoning change that paves way for 198-unit housing ...
    4 quoted sentences
    Greenwich American Center corporate campus
    The American Can Co. moved to the location in 1970
    Previous versions of the plan — the first of which was submitted in 2022
    Greenwich OKs zoning change that paves way for 198-unit housing development at corporate center

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