Saratoga Springs: Stewart’s Seeks Approval to Expand South Broadway Shop
Property at 28 Lincoln Ave. where proposed demolition would expand the Stewart’s Express shop located just beyond the trees to the left of the picture. Photo: Part of initial submission of documents to Saratoga Springs June 2023.
SARATOGA SPRINGS — The potential demolition of a Lincoln Avenue residential structure and the subsequent redevelopment of a Stewart’s Shop in its place is under Architectural Review Consideration by the city’s Design Review Board this week.
Stewart’s Shops first approached the city’s Land Use Boards in June 2023 with the application that would demolish the existing residential structure at 28 Lincoln Ave. and construct a new 3,975 square foot shop as part of the redevelopment of the Stewart’s Express at 177 South Broadway.
The building on Lincoln Ave. stands a few yards west of the Broadway shop and on a road that connects Broadway with Route 50.
The Design Review Board subsequently determined the building has architectural and/or historical significance according to the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation. Following the DRB’s review during the summer, additional documents were requested and those supplemental materials since provided. Those materials included attempts to either relocate the structure or seek a purchaser who would acquire and preserve it. The proposal is currently under Architectural Review Consideration by the DRB.
The DRB is one of three Land Use Boards in Saratoga Springs. The Planning Board, and Zoning Board of Appeals, or ZBA, are the others. Meetings are open to the public and held at City Hall. For meeting times and dates, go to: Saratoga-springs.org.