Planning Board approves 33–35 Caroline Street mixed‑use site plan, imposes conditions on parking, trees and lighting

The Saratoga Springs Planning Board voted to approve the site plan for 33–35 Caroline Street, a proposed mixed‑use building that the applicant described as 25 residential dwelling units above two ground‑floor retail spaces and below‑grade valet parking. The board adopted a negative SECRA short‑form environmental finding by a 5–1 vote (one member opposed) and approved the site plan with multiple conditions addressing parking allocation, tree plantings and pedestrian lighting.

Charlie Gottlieb, land use counsel for the applicant (Oldest Lighthouse LLC), told the board the project includes 25 residential units, two retail spaces (approximately 2,396 and 2,670 square feet) and 36 below‑grade parking spaces served by a valet elevator. The applicant said demolition permits and design review board approvals were already in place and that the project had received Saratoga County Planning Board comments. Project architects William Christopher and James Christopher and project engineer Karen Majanowski were present for technical questions.

On affordable housing, the applicant identified Unit 202 on its plans as the deed‑restricted affordable unit and said the unit would be restricted to a…