. >> reporter: phil maresca is part of an effort to change that. the city has spent 10 years and $4 million to develop a redesign of the park , and the centerpiece would be a music venue called the lemon pavilion, san jose. >> that is the part that will bring people to this location. that is the part of it that will activate it on a regular basis. >> reporter: a very regular basis. in order to get help from a philanthropic developer called the lemon foundation, maresca has committed to putting on 50, up to possibly 300 music shows per year, with the goal of attracting crowds of up to 5000 people. >> this can become our living room. this is where we can come and meet our neighbors and hang out in the front yard and spent time in our community. >> reporter: the park is already somebody's front yard. right across the street from the proposed pavilion is the st. clair club, a stately building constructed in 1892 . sean atkinson, the club's general manager, said they were alarmed to discover that the city's plans would disqualify the area from its histo