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Online Form Submittal: Land Use Board Agenda Public Comment
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Date Mon 3/24/2025 6:27 AM
To Mark Graham <Mark.Graham@saratoga-springs.org>; Aneisha Samuels <Aneisha.Samuels@saratoga-
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Land Use Board Agenda Public Comment
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Land Use Board Zoning Board of Appeals
Name Chris Cirillo
Email Address cjcirillo@gmail.com
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Address 80 LINCOLN AVE
City SARATOGA SPRINGS
State NY
Zip Code 12866-4523
Phone Number 9179513496
Project Name 85 Lincoln Ave Area Variance
Project Number 2025 0163
Project Address 85 Lincoln Ave
Comments My husband and I own the home at 80 Lincoln Avenue, across
the street and a few doors down from 85 Lincoln Avenue. I
want to commend the property owners (the Fullers) and their
design team for a sensitive plan for expanding and renovating
their historic home.
We have lived on Lincoln Avenue for over 18 years. We chose
our historic home because of the beauty of the block it is on
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and its proximity to the heart of the city and the race course.
Our few blocks near Five Points are an eclectic mix of historic
homes in several styles from several different eras. All of them
are set close to the street/sidewalk and close to each other.
They create exacly the type of close-knit urban district that
fosters a vibrant streetscape and a safe, friendly pedestrian
environment.
Looking at the northern side of the Lincoln Avenue between
Southeast Street and Park Place, it is clear that 85 Lincoln
Avenue is the most modest sized home. Compared to the three
significantly taller/larger Victorian-era homes to the west and
the two somewhat smaller but still substantial Victorian-era
homes to the east, 85 Lincoln is quite small. The existing one-
story wing at the west side of the house looks like an awkward
and utilitarian addition.
The proposed plans for 85 Lincoln, although increasing the
footprint and volume of the house substantially, create a well-
proportioned and still comparatively modest home. Post
expansion/renovation, 85 Lincoln Avenue will be larger. But it
will also look more intentionally designed and proportional, and
it will still fit in well with the context of the block.
I encourage the Zoning Board of Appeals to grant the owners'
request for the variance(s) they are seeking to proceed with
this project. I expect that it will be a welcome addition to our
neighborhood. And, when the dust settles, the expanded 85
Lincoln will look like it has always been there.
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