"Brunswick has been in negotiations with the homeowners, Tom and Nancy Ireland, for more than a year," wrote Philip.
Brunswick is expanding its presence in the neighborhood by buying more faculty housing surrounding theGreenwich private school expands into surrounding neighborhood “Ultimately, it’s up to the Greenwich Tax Assessor — not Brunswick or anyone else — to determine when property taxes are levied or an exemption is granted.”In 2016, Brunswick paid taxes on 21 of the properties it owns, according to records from the Greenwich Tax Collector’s office. Currently, Brunswick School has 71 staff housing units, which house 86 employees. Middle School 1275 King Street Office: 203.242.1202. As the property is a double lot, our hope was to be granted permission for the Irelands to renovate and then live in the carriage house at the back of the property and to create two faculty apartments (one on the second and one on the third floor) in the main house.
Not all of its property is in central Greenwich. We have no plans to make any changes to the building's exterior -- an assurance Brunswick can make which might not be an option were the property to be sold to another buyer. The issue is now most likely to appear before the commission in September, according to an email from Director of Planning and Zoning Katie DeLuca.Hill lives on Patterson Avenue next door to the Irelands. Brunswick is expanding its presence in the neighborhood by buying more faculty housing surrounding the Photo: Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media “Brunswick would be, as we have always tried to be, a good neighbor to our Patterson Avenue friends. To promote your local classified on Patch, create an account and start posting The latest Greenwich news delivered to your inbox every morning.Real-time updates on breaking stories in Greenwich. “To me, it’s a great neighborhood.” Remy Cook, a Patterson Avenue resident working on his real estate license, said he liked the presence of young teachers in the area and never had issues with parking or noise.If Brunswick and Tudor Investment Company close on the sale of the firm’s headquarters, more housing could be available for the schools 170 faculty members in northwest Greenwich.“The Tudor campus as currently configured also has multiple residences in separate structures throughout the grounds; our hope would be to transform these pre-existing buildings into additional faculty-housing units for our teaching faculty and interns,” said Philip.The school also currently owns five housing units on Riversville Road, eight minutes from the Brunswick’s King Street campus, for faculty.As Brunswick and other schools continue to buy up property, Greenwich’s tax roll could take a cut. Brunswick is expanding its presence in the neighborhood by buying more faculty housing surrounding the school's campus. The school has had a campus on Maher Avenue for more than a century. We were so glad to be offered a multifamily unit on Northfield Street when the school added to its housing stock last year.”But several neighbors said Brunswick’s growing housing stock, as well as that of nearby Greenwich Academy, is changing their neighborhood to one divided between a closed culture of teachers and other community members. Around the corner, on Northfield Street and Sherwood Place, multi-family units intermingle with more modest dwellings. We remain very sensitive to any concerns they might have and, as a result, have asked the town to delay any public hearing until early fall, when most, if not all, concerned parties have returned from vacation.”For teachers, the affordable housing near campus is critical.“Without faculty housing, it would be impossible for me to work as a teacher, be as close to students as independent schools demand, and raise a family in this community,” said Upper School science teacher Danny Dychkowski. The town’s tax records show that in the 2016, Tudor Investment Company paid $340,051 in property tax on the parcel up for sale; in 2017 it paid $345,121. Each of the units would have multiple bedrooms.The Irelands are in the process of renovating a carriage house at the back of the one-acre property, where they will maintain residence, according to Brunswick and documents filed with Planning and Zoning. We remain very sensitive to any concerns they might have and, as a result, have asked the Town to delay any public hearing until early fall, when most, if not all, concerned parties have returned from vacation." Its total property taxes that year were $74,970. Featured Classifieds are paid posts promoted by Patch community members. Not all of its property is in central Greenwich. "One factor paramount in our minds is the historic nature of the main house. It will affect the bottom line. Featured Events are paid listings by users and receive priority placement on Patch, on our social pages and in our daily newsletters. Main Phone: 203.625.5800 “My wife and I were on Brunswick’s waiting list for faculty housing for more than four years — and we began to have real worries that we just couldn’t afford to stay here as our family grew. Of those, 71 are faculty members, which means 42 percent of the school's 170 faculty members are housed by the institution. Neighbors in the area have expressed mixed feelings about the new Brunswick acquisitions and teachers living in the neighborhood.The Brunswick School upper school campus on Maher Avenue in Greenwich, Conn. Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017.
Pre School 1252 King Street Office: 203.485.3652.