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This former Salvation Army building on Chester Street in Glens Falls will be the new home of Dr. Dimitri Koumanis’ plastic surgery practice, as well as four apartments\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

BY JENNIFER FARNSWORTH<\/p>\n

A doctor with an office in Saratoga Springs
\nplans to move his practice to Glens Falls. He
\nwill renovate a Chester Street building for his
\noffices and add apartments.<\/p>\n

Dr. Dimitri Koumanis, a plastic surgeon,
\nsaid it only made sense to move his practice to
\nGlens Falls, a location he had originally sought
\nout before opening his practice in Saratoga.<\/p>\n

Koumanis said the bulk of both his patients
\nand employees live closer to Glens Falls, in
\nplaces like Queensbury and Fort Ann. About
\n70 percent of his business is in the Glens Fall
\narea, he noted.
\n“We have really grown in this [Glens Falls]
\narea with referrals from existing patients. It’s
\nsimply a better location for everyone,” said
\nKoumanis.<\/p>\n

He was able to purchase the old Salvation
\nArmy building on 13-15 Chester St. in Glens
\nFalls.
\nThe building will house his offices on the
\nfirst floor and will have four upscale apartments
\non the second and third floors sometime
\nin the near future.
\n“We are looking to have the apartments
\nready this summer,” said Koumanis.<\/p>\n

The Glens Falls Industrial Development
\nboard approved a 10-year tax abatement for
\nthe project. Work was expected to start in the
\nsecond week of February.<\/p>\n

The full value of improvements would be
\nexempt from property taxes for the first five
\nyears, and 50 percent of the value of improvements
\nwould be exempt for the next five years, according to the agreement with IDA.
\nKoumanis would continue to pay taxes on the
\ncurrent value of the building, which was tax exempt
\nwhen owned by the Salvation Army.
\nKoumanis will receive a sales tax exemption
\non building materials and supplies.<\/p>\n

The building is rich in history and Koumanis
\nsaid the community was very receptive in
\nhis ability to renovate it. In 1915, it served as
\nGlens Falls Academy, a charter school and
\nthen later was part of Skidmore College during
\nthe 1930s.<\/p>\n

Koumanis said the reaction from both patients and the community has been supportive.
\nHe said no real changes have been made
\nto his medical practice. The location puts
\nhim close to Glens Falls hospital, where he
\nperforms most of his services.<\/p>\n

All seven of his employees were able to
\nmake the move, so even when the practice
\nmoves, the staff will remain the same.
\n“We are still here performing cancer patient
\nreconstructive surgery, hand surgeries and
\ncosmetic. The things that we have always
\ndone,” said Koumanis.<\/p>\n

Photo by Todd Bissonette – rtbphoto.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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