commissioners moore, sugaya,
and antonini commented directly
on the aesthetic.
they thought that it didn't fit
the neighborhood very well and
that we need to address what it
looked like.
this is the result that we came
up with.
we now feel that it is
sympathetic to the block and it
is no longer loud or
obnoxiously different.
the new roof that is actually
at the front actually serves a
purpose.
it's not a false roof with no
intent.
since we have shrunk our floor
space, we actually had to move
utilities and furnace into that
space at the front of the
house.
that was due to the effort of
trying to pull back the third
and the fourth floors.
we had to put it somewhere.
i did -- commissioner sugaya
was talking quite a bit about
an effort to lower the
building.
i consulted with the structural
engineer and licensed arborist,
showed him our problem, the
monterey sigh press being the
issue and both reports in your
packet, both recommend we do
not excavate.
we were able to lower the
building...