Week of October 27 – November 2, 2017
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Notes from City Hall by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA SPRINGS — This week, the Rip Van Dam Hotel, located at 353 Broadway, submitted plans to the Planning Board for a site plan modification regarding a proposed new sixstory mixed-use hotel with 142 rooms to be sited on Washington Street, behind the current Rip Van Dam and Starbucks coffee shop. In late August, an application was submitted to the city seeking to increase the room count from 142 to 152 rooms. Adelphi Hotel Partners submitted plans to the Planning Board regarding 19-23 Washington St. SEQR consideration of lead agency
status and coordinated review for construction of the Washington Street Hotel & Spa. Situated on the north side of Washington Street between Universal Preservation Hall and the Rip Van Dam site, the proposed new six-story hotel and spa will include a spa on the basement level and first-floor gym, lounge, meeting rooms and a warming kitchen. A one-story connector will provide access to the existing stone house, which will be renovated as a guest suite. A pool will be in an attached single-story structure. The second through sixth floors of the new building will include 50 additional guest suites. The hotel will be operated independently from the Adelphi Hotel.
Broadway and Washington Street intersection today. Photo by Thomas Dimopoulos.
Broadway and Washington Street intersection proposal, after construction of a new six-story hotel.
Overview design showing both - the proposed Rip Van Dam six-story addition, and the proposed (Adelphi) six-story hotel and spa.