Glenbrook (Stamford)

Glenbrook is a section (or neighborhood) of the city of Stamford, Connecticut. It is located on the eastern side of the city, east of Downtown, north of the East Side and the Cove sections and south of the Springdale section. To the west is Downtown Stamford and to the northwest is Belltown. To the east is Darien.

An estimated 15,400 people live in the neighborhood of about . "Many residents see themselves as living not in a bustling city, but in a separate small town," according to a New York Times article about the community. Hughes, C.J., "LIVING IN/Glenbrook, Conn. / The Little Town in the City", feature article in the Real Estate section of The New York Times, page 9, Real Estate section, July 8, 2007

Glenbrook is a middle class section of town, with single-family homes making up 65 percent of housing and about 25 percent condominiums or co-ops. Residential architecture ranges from Queen Anne style homes to Colonial style, Cape Cod and ranches. Some public housing developments are in the southern end of the neighborhood, and two large residential developments have been approved for East Main Street at the southern edge of Glenbrook: Eastside Commons, with 108 condominiums, and the 141-unit Glenview House, with 141 units.

In August 2007, scenes for College Road Trip, a Walt Disney film released in 2008, were shot on location in one of the Queen Anne style homes of Glenbrook.

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