HomeMy WebLinkAbout20210757 Myrtle Street Site Plan Narrative Saratoga Hospital Morgan Street Campus
Application for Site Plan Review
and Lot Line Adjustment
Project Narrative
Following its appearances before the Planning Board on February 25, 2021 and May 27,
2021, The Saratoga Hospital is pleased to present this joint application for Site Plan Review and
a Lot Line Adjustment for three parcels along Morgan Street and Myrtle Street.
The Lot Line Adjustment seeks to combine the Hospital's three adjoining parcels
consisting of(i) a 3.26 acre parcel known as the "Markey Estate" conveyed to the Hospital by
Mr. and Mrs. DiCresce on April 15, 2014, (ii) a 14.12 acre parcel on Morgan Street known as the
"large Collins parcel," and (iii) a 2.0 acre parcel on Morgan Street known as the "small Collins
parcel." The Lot Line Adjustment is needed in order to develop the Hospital's lands more fully
and efficiently so as to accommodate up to three new medical office buildings and the interior
remodeling of the Markey Estate for use as the Saratoga Hospital Foundation.
The site plan depicts three new medical office buildings on the combined 19.3 acre
parcel. The Hospital seeks to commence construction of the campus in phases over the ensuing
ten years with the first building— a three story 75,000 square foot medical office building—to
commence promptly following approval of its plans by the Planning Board in this site plan
review application. This first phase—Phase I—will include the requisite parking needed for the
MOB, the installation of a community garden and the relocation of the Saratoga Hospital
Foundation to the Markey Estate. The MOB will be fit up as needed with the first 40,000 square
feet being readied for use at the outset with the remaining fit up being undertaken as the
Hospital's off-site leases expire. It is expected that the MOB will be fully occupied by Hospital
staff and its practices by 2026.
The second phase of development—Phase II—will involve the construction of the
smallest of the three medical office buildings. This building will be 10,000 square feet and it
will be situate roughly in the middle of the 19.3 acres. This second building is expected to be
fully fit up and occupied by 2029. The third and final phase will be a 20,000 square foot
building—Phase III—which will be constructed in close proximity to the smaller Phase II
building. This last building is expected to be fully occupied by 2031. The required parking will
be provided concurrently with the construction of both Phase II and Phase III.
The site plan has been developed with input from the Birch Run Homeowners
Associations including representatives from both HOA-I and HOA-II. The Hospital has also
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benefited from the feedback received from the Planning Board during the sketch plan review
proceedings of February 25, 2021 and May 27, 2021.
The development team has also consulted with the building and planning staffs of the
City as well as the Department of Public Works. The latter provided specific input on matters
including sidewalks, stormwater drainage, and impacts on the City's right-of-way.
The application is accompanied by a Full Environmental Assessment Form together with
a traffic study by Creighton Manning and a Phase 1B Archaeological Field Reconnaissance
Report by Hartgen Archeological Associates. Representatives of both firms will be available to
the Planning Board during presentations by our development team in order that the Planning
Board have a full opportunity to assess their methodologies, findings and recommendations.
Dated: July 23, 2021 at Saratoga Springs,New York 12866