is balk you can clearly see that the house the building the one in the middle t is much nor sub servant to the adjacent properties i know that there's been comments from the neighborhood or at least mostly the neighbors to the east the four stories i know that mostly we were interested in making sure the massing and scale was correct to fit into the neighborhood i kept on telling him it didn't make a difference if it's three or four stories they've expressed interest in a 3 but not submitted discretionary

review we've modified the building if you look at the site plan that's the building that actually fits in quite well to the neighborhood here and also - so the adjacent property to the east comes all the way to the street and fills up the majority of the lot and extends to the back property line the neighbors to the east have a typical 3 story but typical in height and may or may not dr opening it up for public comment >> go ahead whoever is ready

there. >> if you're ready.

>> yeah. i'm ready okay. go ahead. >> okay. this is the house and it's going to be demolished i'm representing the eureka valley association that opposes the demolition to the south commissioners the city needs housing city needs affordable housing especially middle-income housing is what we're missing that is what this house say we, gain affordable housing not only by building it but not xoosh sound affordable housing that already exists like or by conceiving and protecting it according to the policies of the planning code and the housing element had one

hundred year-old house is sound and family sized not as big as the replacements project but has 3 bedrooms should definitely not be demolished to don't worry about it and replacement it with two huge luxury units will not have zero gape in hours but result in the loss of a sound like single-family sized affordable housing for middle-income and also the loss of a cultural asset in its contribution to neighborhood character and waste of precious resources you have a letter from the i reck valley citing the policies a letter from me quickbites coffee relevant portions of the housing element we ask you no to

allow the demolition and take dr and not allow the demolition of that house and deny the project in the remaining time i'm refresh your recollection of the housing element majority of san francisco's housing stock is over 60 years old it is an important cultural and housing aspect the city hearsay protect for generations we don't know whether or not in the historic project we haven't done the research ourselves heirs element surrounding the don't guess of sound existing housing fills it results in a

net increase no affordable housing that doesn't apply there's a net zero increase to the extent that lower decency and older housing units - it's at the ends you can see it for yourselves. >> thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please >> good evening, commissioners i'm henry i live others 51 state street the brshsz to the property to the east i had is prepared speaking speech but the gentleman has miss recruit certain facts the ones here and there i'd like to

address them please informative me if i come across overly emotional when people misrepresent the facts it gets my dan directive up, yes we're opposed to a four story building the square footage is excessive active ever other building on our block that has a units in excess $2,000 square feet has least e at least one unit less than 2 hundred and 50 square feet he says it's average for the neighborhood that's not true he says that the height is average studio between our two buildings that's also not true far from the truth actually almost has high as anothers uphill neighbor

forgive me they say those are oh, the other thing i wanted to say is that he's he users the fact the new owner paid $1.1 million for the property as an argument it was not affordable the property went on the market for $750,000 the fact they paid 60 percent more than the asking price is i don't see how that's relevant i don't know why they bid that high i guess i just why is like you to consider this doesn't support economic diversity in the neighborhood it's two ulcer traffic large units no other building that and have a more

moderately he seized unit it's over the height unit once you consider the penthouse fire escape stair landing if he has they've been most receptive in meeting with us but the changes they made were minor they might have already had you know those plans ready this is not an egregious project but it should be better third-story with one modestly priced unit thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker. good afternoon. i'm one of the

homeowners on the street thank you for staying this late to hear our concerns pittsburgh it's been a very long day as my husband mentioned we appreciate some of the minimal efforts the architect has made for the proposed height and footprint but we don't feel they've heard our impacts on the neighborhood and specifically open our home i want to support the efforts against the demolition of the third-story we're not opted to alexander units but san francisco has an affordable housing and home and replaces it with two unaffordable homes it's the economic and architecture diversities is clipped away by people rvrp them this chipping

away like the goals of the priorities in the event the trends continue i'd like to state the counter project will impact our home the architect said everyone everything is okay. i want to go on record the penthouse on both adjacent properties and the proposed projects respect a roofline that gradually steps adopt from house-to-house to maintain the light and privacy we want to ask that request, and, secondly, the promote project will block the sidewalks our 8 percent 7-year-old building is needing damage and it was caused by previous activity of the owners 53 state street the new sdement

development will seal off our access for these us to make the repairs we're not financially able to meet and one story below grade will have an impact on our foundation we expect our foundation will need reinforcement we have no idea with the foundation will concern and this is to trust in a future jerry plan why should we support this project? thank you. next speaker. . >> my name is is roxanne i also live on stated street so many of us are here today, we're the most directly and profoundly

impacts by this project i am here with my co-tenant and two children you see the picture of too young boys we're an actual family living in san francisco i was really disappointed to see the discretionary review packet that was put on line it's not accurate it didn't include a summary of the documents we submitted months before this hearing or summarize our concerns or accurately describe our neighborhood we oppose the don't guess of the house currently on state streets for the reasons identified in the letter city should not driveway foreseeable and safe heirs with plentiful outside space will attract a family it is surprising given the affordable housing crisis in san francisco

that no appraisal was made in accordance with priority that directs the city for the affordable housing it is unacceptable to for about for sound homes to build luxury condos most families in san francisco can't for the record and will not help the neighborhood asking we ask the excision to reject those and the propositions of the roofline are in complashl and state street is the longest block in san francisco the unique green oasis with the centers of activity and part of the residential enclave that makes in some ways destines the castro it has mixed architecture and the south side

of the street where we are has many single-family units very this front and side and backyard the corona park is 3 acres of forest and grass lands those are the reasons we've wauth those r this properties we're first latinos in this city we put everything into this property this will eliminate what we love about our home the proposed structures overwhelming and didn't relate to the state street it you know increases the footprint of the building from 15 to 71 hundred square feet thank you. >> thank you. next speaker.

>> good evening. i'm hector martinez an or in on state street again, we're a family that was mentioned we oppose is don't guess particularly because of the building does have outside space which is very rare from the city and you're going to take that away there's a backyard and a front yard and. >> side beyond a reasonable doubt it's rear this is one of the only few knows that a family has a shot to buy in you have those two units built they're to go for more than $5 million that's the way the city is going talking away this homebuilding two units is not going to provide affordable housing this is the type of outside space people a lot outside of the he city you're taking that away

this building that's proposed does have this fourth story and they try to use the small bedroom on top to match the height or adjust a higher building the aluminum is higher than the roof so it didn't contribute that much if this project is approved we do have some questions i'm hoping you don't you approve but not reduce the rear yard of 45 percent of the lot depth and require the project respect existing sites and we have i limit the third-story maximum

consistent with our building and third-story of our this is only a small bedroom and bath and it has a 3 luxury unit morph we request the commission take into account the penthouse to conserve the wllt for our bedroom and stairway otherwise that will eliminate all the light and inquiry the sponsors to provide us with detailed survey maps that show exactly where our property line is and a details of how the walls will be reinforced rewarding our property that will relative in the sderpz at the expense of the neighborhood and we're trying to stay in the city and not live

thank you. >> thank you is there any additional public commen comment? please come forward >> you won't be able to - you can put it on the screen. >> with all due respect it's been a long day with our public comment we're ready to receive

it. >> hi my name is chris parks a resident of 231 state street i live up the street quite a ways i'm planning to be here for a conditional use next month i learned about this in the eureka valley association i wanted to give you pictures this is 53 state street in the middle and this is the proposed to the left property to the right as you can see this just a minute to the property if you look at state street 5 that you can see the nature of the homes we have a lot of trees and yards and if you look at the other side you'll see some two little

homes and not very large intrrz and then on state street is a small home in fact, the property i know they talk about it being you know 15 hundred square feet but it is listed as 6 hundred plus square feet and on 27 state street this is the picture this is actually a home they put a plaque an their home it was built in 1910 actually, the property that is before you tonight was built in 19 had found i don't understand why it didn't have historical value this, however, will be what it is replaced with and we're

worried about what's happening open state street this is state street if you look at it from the side to the a pretty large structure the excavation this is massive and has evasion beyond 8 feet i only learned about this the environmental review if a property has something that exceeds 8 feet it requires a environmental operation i wasn't able to see that was provided i'm asking you to reject i need the pictures please this is what happens to our street this is a large development this is next to the museum it's happening all over and this is state street

where we live. >> thank you. >> thank you, sir. >> our street is changing (clapping.) >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hi, i'm let's see i'm david i own the property on 209 state street my lot is the smallest locally lots on the neighborhood i have two 89 i didn't apartment built in 1929 i'm a preservationist i moved to state street in 1979 and lived there for two years i ended up buying this building 10 years ago specifically because state street is a jewel in san francisco i don't know if any of you have walked down the street

it is eir replaceable a unique lot that a street is not wide enough for two cars to pass a sidewalk on one side of the street and a steep hill open the other side much the street consists of backyards it is suggesting to tear down one of the existing homes and build a monster home this street is part of the contra in a mime as the buena vista park and this should be protected i'm serious this is not like noah valley

this is a unique building i believe it was built from bricks from a factory in the sate street park that's why the retaining waking up walls are dedicate we've had serious problem with retaining walls and you starts to excavating and this is a thoroughfare for walking people that walk through the castro up to buena vista park there are dogs walkers and children playing this is a - in the not just a house being built next to two other houses this is a house that's being destroying the fabric of one of the jewels or san francisco. >> thank you is there any public comment?

is there any additional public comment? are >> noimz is andrea gold man, i live at 200230 states street with my husband in a 2 hundred square feet single-family dwellings we on state street are under seeing from developers 4 thousand square feet condos i really don't know what underserved population this is serving please reject this proje project. >> thank you. is there any additional public comment? okay seeing none, public comment is closed commissioner richards >> it's 7:30 i've not seen a dr with so many people being here

thank you for coit for that public progress i live only beaver street one block away it's a special street it's a height street it was a claim mine where they made bricks in the 1800s i think that's what my history lesson tells me i have a hard time reconciling this against public policy from the dna i know the dr recommend take drs for code compliant projects it goes against the policy i'm reading in the housing element and you know the neighborhood the average unit t is 15 hundred square feet my house is 13 hundred plus i refinance here we

have knocking down an affordable house from $1.5 million we've cabin over this ground and building two very, very large luxury units 2 thousand of hundred and 2 thousand 6 hundred at 12 hud's hundreds a square feet and 2.8 open is conservative size it's a speculative project you're going to be to be where little cable cars climb halfway to the stars affordable housing and someone said we're destroying the fabric of the neighborhood this project did not go on the street mr. aluminum a lot of our clients are mowing into this big house. >> yeah. please.

>> the condition of the house is in very, very poor shape they actually have two children and 15 hundred square feet house the way it's configured it's a disconnected home it's not a historic resource it's in bad shape we didn't approach this to be considered as a would you say a derelict property. >> they think it's 4 units to keep it within the neighborhood. >> if zoning loud it they would go for a 3 unit building they, however, this is zoned for american people rh2 district so they can't do that. >> what do other commissioners think i have heart burn on this

way one. >> commissioner antonini. >> i think the issue of the number of floors is not coincidental because what matters is the height tests been represented this the 34 point one inches is that the correct type of that structure and does that include it's a stair penthouse on the top is it true. >> yeah. it appears the building measures 34 feet on the mropt. >> that includes the structure on the top. >> the stair penthouse is above that. >> awning you would be close to the 40 foot limit. >> yeah. the stair penthouse is exempt. >> is there a roof-deck or