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Darien Board of Realtors logo from website 8-30-16

Darien Board of Realtors Has Moved to New Offices: Open House Sept 6

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The Darien Board of Realtors office has moved to a new location at 5 Brook St., where they’ll be having an open house on Tuesday, Sept. 6, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Here’s the organization’s announcement:

Over the years, the role of realtor associations has changed for the better — with a greater focus on community outreach. With that in mind, our new office space is located in the heart of beautiful, downtown Darien. On Tuesday, Sept. 6 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. we will be hosting an open house for our community — and  our realtors — at our new office space, 5 Brook St., Suite 2-D.

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Corbin Post Road Corner 6-1-16

Only ‘Retail’ Side of Post Office in Latest Downtown Redevelopment Proposal

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The Corbin Drive/Post Road redevelopment proposal would not include the back-office operations of the present Darien Post Office — just the public, front-end “retail” side of it in a 2,500-square-foot space, the Planning & Zoning Commission was told Tuesday. “We’re proposing to eliminate the distribution center for the Post Office, and have that Post Office move that elsewhere,” said David Genovese, principal (with his father, Rocco Genovese) at Baywater Properties, which has partnered with developer Penny Glassmeyer to propose redevelopment of the downtown block between the Post Road, Corbin Drive and Interstate 95. “We would want to include the retail [part of the] Post Office to serve residents in downtown Darien,” he continued. “So we’re proposing a 2,500-square-foot Post Office retail facility, which would be located probably about where it is today.” Genovese has said in the past that fitting in the non-“retail” parts of the Post Office, with space for storage, sorting and parking for delivery vehicles — would be difficult on the site, but if they couldn’t stay downtown, he would try to help find another location for those operations.

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Downtown Darien Redevelopment Baywater Genovese 3-19-16

Presentation of Baywater/PG Properties Downtown Development Plan on April 6

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On Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 7 p.m, David Genovese, founder of Baywater Properties, will present to the public an overview of the downtown Darien redevelopment project proposed by Baywater Properties and its partner, PG Properties. A full presentation of the project will be given to attendees, with significant time available for questions and comments. The presentation takes place at Darien Library. The Baywater venture began work on acquiring the properties from Corbin Drive to the Bank of America Building, including the US Post Office at 30 Corbin Drive and 10 Corbin Drive, in 2005. ________________

Editor’s note: This is an announcement from Baywater Properties and PG Properties.