appealing issuance to jian yu zhou of an alteration permit. legalize existing storage to habitable space with new internal stairs, new retaining wall at rear yard and lower floor. infill. lower floor new bedroom, bathroom and media room. replace front windows with wood clad and rear windows with aluminum. rebuild second floor deck in kind. this is 2020 -- 0221, 5146. we'll hear from the appellant first. >> thank you very much. alek, can i share my screen to start my comment? >> yeah, you're on spotlight and you can also share. >> thank you. honorable commissioners, my name is robert blazej, i'm the homeowner at 44 bonview street. my family and i have lived there since 2009. the subject property is an un-permitted rear expansion that would be improperly legalized under the current permit. i do not wish to delay development of the property, i simply ask that the plans be modified to meet planning codes for a rear bay. this request and offer to lift our appeal was made to the developers by phone and e-mail on march 29th without affirmative respon

. >> yes, this is jian yu zhou. >> commissioner tanner: how are you? >> i'm good. >> commissioner tanner: should a property that you are going to live or where you currently live. what are your plans for the property? >> yes, we plan to live there. my parents live on excellsior, so we were attracted -- because that is like a private street. and what we like about the property is it has parking -- two parking spaces. so that's -- yeah. >> commissioner tanner: great. >> yes, and then the park is across too. my boy is 4 years old. so he's very active. >> commissioner tanner: all right. and then i don't know if you had any contact with the neighbors during this process, either yourself or your agent in terms of some of these requests. have you met and discussed these or are these the first times during the appeal process that you're understanding their concerns? >> i had a first initial phone call for about an hour around mid-february and before the shutdown. that was just me and the owner. and then the second time, the owner of 42 bon-view -- >> you're br