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Online Form Submittal: Land Use Board Agenda Public Comment
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Date Wed 9/10/2025 2:10 AM
To Mark Graham <Mark.Graham@saratoga-springs.org>; Mark Graham <Mark.Graham@saratoga-springs.org>
Land Use Board Agenda Public Comment
SUBMIT COMMENTS REGARDING CITY PROJECTS
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Land Use Board Design Review Board
Name Dan Malsan
Email Address Dmalsan@nycap.rr.com
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Address 630 North Broadway
City Saratoga Springs
State NY
Zip Code 12866
Phone Number (518) 396-0859
Project Name 624 North Broadway
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Project Address 624 North Broadway
Comments Dear Design Review Board,
The exterior design of the proposed building for 624 North
Broadway is shockingly unattractive and site-inappropriate.
I was expecting it to look like the new condos on Union
Avenue, Victorian-style with a turret.
Has anyone looked at the photos of the two houses that were
originally on this site before the Jehovah’s Witnesses building?
The one on the corner was a Second Empire Victorian, very
similar to the one at 35 Greenfield Ave., one block west.
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35 Greenfield was almost completely rebuilt a few years ago,
and all of that Second Empire- style roof is new. Clearly it could
be re-created again.
Also, many of the rebuilds in the neighborhood have faux
(veneer) stone foundations. Seems to be easy to do, and is
much more attractive than concrete.
It’s puzzling why the garage entrance would be proposed for
the Rock Street side of the building instead of the Burke Alley
side.
The North Broadway/Rock St./Greenfield Avenue intersection
is busy and dangerous. (Check the accident statistics.)
Besides the visual appearance of a garage door, a driveway
that close to the intersection does not seem wise.
It would also eliminate the few parking spaces that exist there.
Thank you for considering these points.
Sincerely,
Dan Malsan
630 North Broadway
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