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Attendees will see a full presentation of the project -- and significant time will be available for Q&A.
Baywater will soon be filing its next application to the P&Z. It wants to get all approvals by the end of this year. To assist with transparency about the process, Baywater has created a website -- here -- that includes information, including all presentations made to the Town of Darien and other groups, as well as written presentations, studies and inspirational materials. There is also a Facebook page.
"We created our website," Genovese said, "to provide Darien residents with the opportunity to learn about the ways in which we came to our ideas for this project, and to allow them full access to the process as it unfolds without having to go to meetings in Town Hall. ... We understand, fundamentally, that our project will have a significant influence on downtown Darien, and we are taking every step possible to ensure that the outcome is enormously positive."
Genovese says he has met with over 500 residents to discuss the project, in group presentations and one-on-one conversations, since August of 2015.
The project, as proposed, will include retail, restaurants, offices and housing. It may include up to 30 stores, including an anchor retailer, approximately 66 housing units and 95,000 square feet of office space. Baywater has also proposed incorporating into the project a “Town Green," a public space of significant area which could host the Darien Farmer's Market, concerts, outdoor movies and potentially an outdoor skating rink in the winter months.
As part of the project, but in a separate location near the Boston Post Road, Baywater has proposed to the Town of Darien the concept of building 12 units of affordable housing, designed to accommodate adults with special needs.
The presentation will begin at 7 p.m. The Darien Library is located at 1441 Post Rd.
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