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