. >> >> i'm brian olsen and i live at 619 which is on this block and i was kind of drawn into this appeal for the variance when the notification happened. to the neighbors, a lot of neighbors were very concerned about the size of the variations being requested. and i don't know if those shading issues came up because i think that it was more general with the other neighbors wondering why are they or why would they grant them a 14-foot, extension and into the rear yard? so i think that a lot of those concerns were addressed. from the neighbors, through letters and also a number of neighbors attended the planning for the variance hearings, in december. and so i don't agree that those concerns were not brought up about the size of the project, both the height and the inch of the rear yard into the front yard, i think that was the important part of the neighborhood opposition. and i think that a lot of people are concerned about the loss of green space going on. with these buildings encroaching into the rear yard. those yards are very they are kind of wild in a way. secondly, i can see the ad