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Owner seeks to buy small strip of city land to rebuild historic porch at 56 Marvin Street

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An attorney for the owner of 56 Marvin Street asked the Real Estate Committee to consider selling a roughly 3-by-23-foot strip of city right-of-way so the owner can reconstruct a historic front porch and then seek a variance for front-yard setback relief.

Steph Ferradino, an attorney appearing on behalf of property owner Maggie Smith, told the Saratoga Springs City Real Estate Committee that her client wants to purchase a narrow strip of city land in front of 56 Marvin Street to reconstruct a historic porch.

Ferradino said the house was built in 1927 and appears on Sanborn maps as having a porch; the house currently has a small concrete stoop. “She would love to purchase land from the city, in order to reconstruct the porch on the front of the house,” Ferradino said. She…

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