mr. o'keefe's home. the slashed area represents the, the addition and add the yellow highlighted area is the area of encroachment. and so what we are asking for is art is not as, significant or as impactful as the dr. requesters would have you believe. the existing rear yard addition has been there at least 25 years. it is impractical to remove and removal is opposed by next door neighbor at ten rockaway. the first level of the addition is below grade, which mitigates its impacts on neighbors. further, it is an irregular, small shaped rear yard that significantly reduces the buildable area of the lot, which is a factor in favor of granting the variance. finally, the previously mentioned existing side yard setbacks are a factor in in favor of granting the variance. there are essentially four adjacent neighboring properties to this rear yard. two of them, ten rockaway and 804 laguna honda, support the variance and have provided letters of support. that's gerald sullivan of ten rockaway. you can find that i