The owners of a 31.8-acre estate near the Country Club of New Canaan are proposing to subdivide the parcel into nine lots.
The property at 82 Brookwood Lane is located in the two-acre zone.
Four of the nine new lots would be “accessed off of Brookwood Lane” directly while the other five would be “accessed off of a new shared driveway off of Brookwood Lane,” under a proposal filed with Planning & Zoning.
“This proposal is only an application for the subdivision feasibility,” according to a narrative filed on behalf of the property’s owner, a Stamford-based limited liability company. “No site development is being proposed at this time other than the construction of the new shared driveway.”
The proposal “is an appropriate plan of development for the property and the neighborhood,” the narrative said
Purchased for $10,750,000 in October, the property is owned by Brookwood Hills LLC. According to Connecticut Secretary of the State records, the LLC was formed in September and its managing principal is James Hoffman. According to the company’s Certificate of Organization, Hoffman’s email address ends in sbphomes.com. SBP Homes is located at the same address as Hoffman’s LLC. The company “is an all-inclusive general contracting and real estate development company providing innovative and resourceful consultation through every phase of construction and contracting,” according to its website.
“As a full-service developer, we have the ability to rapidly move any project from site selection, acquisition, financing, construction, leasing, property management, and maintenance,” the website says. “For nearly two decades, we have worked with prestigious architects and designers to create projects that will have the greatest impact on the lives of our clients. SBP Homes award-winning portfolio includes over 75 distinguished residences in Connecticut, Southampton, South Florida, and New York City.”
The property has been owned in the past by Paul Simon and Richard Gere, according to the New Canaan Advertiser.
All nine proposed lots have been approved for septic feasibility by the New Canaan Health Department, according to documents on file at Town Hall.
At their Dec. 16 meeting, members of the Inland Wetlands Commission voted unanimously to hold a public hearing Jan. 27 on the issuance of a permit for construction of common infrastructure activities, including conversion and expansion of a single-lane asphalt driveway, stormwater management, installation of a dry hydrant as well as power and utility lines, and wetland and watercourse mitigation. (Some 25 residents signed a petition requesting that a public hearing be held on the Inland Wetlands application, according to Angela Jameson, the appointed body’s newly elected chair.)
The Planning & Zoning Commission is expected to take up the subdivision application at its Jan. 28 meeting.