Leandro Rizzuto Jr., son of founder of health and beauty products company Conair Corp., has submitted an application to the city of Stamford that outlines plans for a new three-building, 261-unit housing complex near the Greenwich town line. Rizzuto, doing business as Continental Family Holdings LLC, is eyeing the new development on a 9.6-acre parcel […]
Leandro Rizzuto Jr., son of founder of health and beauty products company Conair Corp., has submitted an application to the city of Stamford that outlines plans for a new three-building, 261-unit housing complex near the Greenwich town line.
Rizzuto, doing business as Continental Family Holdings LLC, is eyeing the new development on a 9.6-acre parcel at 23 Barry Place, in Stamford.
The plan proposes constructing a four-story, 341,338-square-foot building that will contain 201 apartments, and two, four-story buildings that will house 60 townhouses across 135,282 square feet of space, according to plans filed with the city.
The proposal designates 26 units as affordable housing and includes 474 parking spaces.
The city’s Planning Board plans to review the proposal on Aug. 26, before sending it to the Zoning Board for approval at a later date.
The development site was once home to a Conair warehouse and office building, which have since been knocked down.
Conair was acquired by private equity firm American Securities LLC in 2021, but the Rizutto family maintained ownership of the property at 23 Barry Place.
A hockey rink, called Wings Arena, recently opened on a nearby 2.6-acre parcel at 50 Barry Place, which also once contained a Conair office building.
Conair still has a corporate office at 1 Cummings Point in Stamford.
“The applicant’s proposed development of the subject site for residential use fulfills and is consistent with the goals of the Master Plan by encouraging revitalization of the neighborhood, is sensitive to maintaining the residential character of the neighborhood to the east and provides new housing as well as affordable housing,” the application stated.
The proposed development borders Innis Arden Golf Club in Old Greenwich and is across the street from St. Clement Church, which has voiced support for the plan.
