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Design Review Board finds existing garage at 3/26 Finley Street not historically significant; discussion continues on proposed 71-unit RISE housing project
Summary
The Saratoga Springs Design Review Board determined that a small masonry garage at the 3/26 Finley Street site is not historically or architecturally significant and approved its demolition, while requesting additional neighborhood-scale renderings and technical detail for RISE'9s proposed 71-unit redevelopment.
The Saratoga Springs Design Review Board on May 28 determined that an existing small masonry garage at the 3/26 Finley Street site does not have architectural or historic significance and approved its demolition, clearing one regulatory step for RISE'9s proposed residential redevelopment. The board heard a 90-minute presentation and more than an hour of public comment on the larger redevelopment proposal.
Reform Architecture'9s JT Pollard and RISE Executive Director Sybil Newell presented a plan to demolish a disused auto garage and construct a three-story, U-shaped residential building of about 69,000 square feet with roughly 71 units and accessory community space adjacent to Findlay and Union streets. The proposal would include rooftop placement of mechanical condensers and 32…
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