. >> hi, my name is jeff buckley. i am speaking in favor of the project. i want to give some explanation why we're doing that. i want to say given the history of the building, i am not surprised to see the neighbors are upset at the prospect of having a fully occupied s.r.o. in their neighborhood. it was apparently operated as a hostile and created a lot of problems for residents. i attended the meetings and heard their concerns. i would say that the project as it is outlined here not only meets their needs but i think also meets the needs of the residents who would occupy the building, as well as in general the city's needs to provide affordable housing for residents. i wanted to outline a few reasons why i think that is the case. felice inmn does not have any people in there right now. there will be no residents harm from the transfer of these units. that is important to remember. the second thing, as antoinette eloquently said, we equate residential hotels with stability. i know sometimes it is confusing when you see there is a front desk operator, some