Shake Shack is now one step closer to opening in Darien after formally filing applications with the Planning & Zoning Commission, Architectural Review Board and Zoning Board of Appeals. The restaurant would be built at the former location of Chuck’s Steak House at 1340 Post Road. Baywater Properties is the current owner of that site…Read Complete Text

Baywater Properties is planning to create housing for adults with special needs in conjunction with its downtown development project. Based on an informal presentation delivered at the Jan. 5 Planning & Zoning meeting, the two building facility would be located at 26 East Lane, off of Old Kings Highway North. According to Baywater founder David…Read Complete Text

The developer who wants to transform the Post Road area near Corbin Drive with a mixed-use development wants the town to back a preliminary evaluation of ways to make bicycling and walking downtown safer. David Genovese of Baywater Properties appeared before the Board of Selectmen Monday night to ask the town to partially fund hiring…Read Complete Text

Darien may soon be home to a new Shake Shack, a modern fast-food chain founded in New York City. The town’s Planning & Zoning Commission heard an informal discussion regarding the re-development and aesthetics of the proposed restaurant.

Preliminary plans for major re-development of downtown Darien were unveiled before a special joint meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission and Architectural Review Board Tuesday night. Helmed by Baywater Properties founder David Genovese, the project aims to transform the area of Corbin Drive and Boston Post Road into a new mixed-use development with a…Read Complete Text

Darien-based Baywater Properties and an affiliate of True North Management Group of White Plains, New York have acquired the property at 2777 Summer Street in Stamford. The 110,000-square-foot commercial office building is comprised of seven floors and includes on-site security, 24/7 key-card access, covered parking, shuttle service to the Stamford Transportation Center and a deli/café…Read Complete Text

Baywater TN 411 Theodore Fremd, LLC, a joint venture between Baywater Properties of Darien, True North Management Group of White Plains, New York, and WillKen Investments of Rye, New York announced today the completion of leasing of 411 Theodore Fremd Avenue in Rye, New York. After acquiring 411 Theodore Fremd Avenue in Rye in July…Read Complete Text

David Genovese, the man behind several of the revitalization projects in downtown Darien over the past 15 years, shared his vision for the next phase in the town’s makeover to a sold out luncheon at the Darien Community Association on Tuesday. The next big project for Genovese and his business partner Penny Glassmeyer is a…Read Complete Text

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