my name is richard miller, i live on the as a rule can stairway about a block from the project. i'm real familiar with it. there's a similar project on the block up the hill on ord street that had a house set way back, it actually fronted on douglas, and the second house was constructed on that one lot, one facing ord, one facing douglas. i think this is a similar situation. i also renovate and redevelop residential housing in san francisco. and i'm familiar with the strong feelings that people have about their neighborhoods. but i feel that the interesting texture of old buildings and new together are a great enhancement to our city. so i hope you'll deny the appeal. thank you. >> hello. my name is duncan wheeler. i live at 86 ord. i wanted to come up here and say that i've seen all of the concessions in the original plans. i fully support john's goal to build his house. i think it's really important to live in a city that allows for a mix of new and old architecture. i don't think they always need to say -- i think there's a lot to be said for having sort of mixture that reall