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Owner seeks use variance so 182 Grand Avenue can be lawful two‑family; board asks for financial proof
Summary
A new owner of 182 Grand Avenue asked the Saratoga Springs Zoning Board of Appeals on March 3 for a use variance to legalize two‑family occupancy, saying the building has historically functioned as multifamily and that current single‑family zoning makes the property financially unsustainable.
Xiaomei Wang, represented by Jofei Lin, requested a use variance on March 3 to reclassify 182 Grand Avenue as lawful two‑family. Lin told the Zoning Board that his mother purchased the property Jan. 28 for about $330,000 after being told by a real estate agent that it was a multi‑family property and that the building historically served as more than one unit.
The applicant said the building is dilapidated and needs roughly $200,000 in rehabilitation; without lawfully permitting two units the owner cannot generate enough rental income to cover mortgages, taxes, maintenance and insurance. Lin and the owner asked the board to consider precedent on similar properties that are…
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