The newly formed Arch Street Task Force will hold its first meeting Friday, Feb. 6, at 3 p.m., formally beginning the town’s review of potential future uses for the vacant municipal building at 100 Arch St.
According to the agenda, members will introduce themselves, elect officers — including a chairman, vice chairman, and secretary — review Freedom of Information requirements, examine the task force’s formal charge, and establish a regular meeting schedule.
First Selectman Fred Camillo appointed the nine-member advisory body last week. The task force is charged with evaluating potential future uses for the town-owned property, formerly home to the Arch Street Teen Center, and preparing a request for proposals from interested bidders.
The building has been vacant since the expiration of the teen center’s lease on Dec. 31, 2025. The nonprofit organization has since relocated to 255 Field Point Road.
“I am pleased to announce the official formation of the Arch Street Task Force,” Camillo said in a news release. “I have selected nine dedicated and proven Town volunteers and professionals, each representing a stakeholder group or segment of our population.”
Camillo said the town has relied on similar advisory bodies when considering major municipal projects and properties, citing the Hamill Rink Task Force, two Havemeyer Building task forces, and the Greenwich Plaza Task Force.
“Now this Arch Street Task Force will set to work for us to get the best use of this beautiful and valuable building right on the Greenwich waterfront overlooking Greenwich Harbor,” Camillo said. “This is a very well-rounded and well-represented task force membership and I thank them for volunteering their time to work on this project.”
The building at 100 Arch St. housed the Arch Street Teen Center from October 1991 through the end of 2025. The nonprofit was founded by a group of Greenwich residents led by former state Sen. L. Scott Frantz, who represented the 36th Senate District.
Located near Roger Sherman Baldwin Park, the structure predates its use as a teen center. It originally served as a horse barn for the Bruce estate and later functioned as a warehouse for the Greenwich Department of Public Works.
According to the town, task force members were selected to reflect a broad cross-section of town boards, professional expertise, and community organizations.
Frantz, the founder of the Arch Street Teen Center, is a former state senator and longtime Greenwich volunteer. Other Task Force members will include: Icy Frantz, Sue Bodson, Sabine Schoenberg, Mickey Lowitt, Steve Waters, Katherine LoBalbo, Luis Velasquez (as liaison from the Town’s ADA and Advisory Advocacy Committee for People with Disabilities), and Stacey Sears Higdon (as liaison to the Junior League of Greenwich).
The task force’s charge includes reviewing the building’s condition and location, evaluating potential future uses consistent with town needs, and developing a formal request for proposals to solicit interest from potential users or developers.
Agenda and zoom link can be found here: https://www.greenwichct.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/12786?fileID=299697
