take dr of the twrt for the following reasons it's consistent with the policies of the general plan and complies with the planning code it it meets the planning code in which the ultimate result is not the gain of one unit and each have 3 bedrooms and no tenants will be displaced and no significant impact on the capacity of muni and as mentions tests code compliant that allows for two dwelling units and finally although the structure is more than 50 years old it resulted in the determination it is not a historical resource that concludes my presentation. and i'm happy to answer questions. >> project sponsor.

>> may i have the overhead on? thank you good evening, commissioners thank you for hearing our case and having so much patience for sitting through 6 years of presentation i'm john the architect i'm representing my clients that live a block away and are renting right now they've bought this property for one .135 millions it is just to address the question of affordability that's not very affordable but an under lieltsdz property tare interested in building two units of housing so we went through a very extensive outreach to the neighborhood ems we may have done i'm sure you're

aware of we've documented four meetings one was a casual meeting with the adjacent neighborhood and 3 officials males and females we sent out for other 311 notification or preapp we're proposing we're proposing a demolition of a 3 third-story home we've worked with the neighbors to reduce the scale of it the original proposal was taller we dropped it down there were complaints about it being too tall so we averaged it to fit into the neighborhood proposed building rear yard is actually learn both of the adjacent buildings we were very respect full of

windows on property we did impeach changes to the on this right hand to accommodate the neighbors abused they asked for additional light rails and protection of their non-con foreman windows let's see other alleged changes we usa reduced some of the square footage of the building in order to xoment our clients needs and providing park we excavated down below he know go there are complains about the size of the building but the official square footage is 68 seven hundred square feet but about 27 square feet is in the underground garage we are creating 5 thousand some odd square feet of housing i don't know from a averaging of the unit that are in the

neighborhood that's a fairly average size the goal for my clients regardless if they live here or not to provide something that is equal to a single-family home as far as size so to do 3 bedrooms and 3 bath and have a dining room so a normal single-family home and that's generally it i i know you have the rendering the front and back but this is - i think that from 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