stephen feller began negotiations with neighbors via a preapplication process. he initiated a meeting in february, before the formal pre- approval notice was distributed. it began with an 80 foot building, presented by an architect of record. i have an image of that, which was presented, more or less. the timeline is a little off. here is the building. here is the property line. this 80 foot building is over 50 feet deeper than the neighbor to the north and over 25 feet deeper than the neighbor to the south. the neighbors spent several months of their time and money in opposing these plans, which were not legal. recently, mr. fowler admitted to no intention to build that original building. he stated that in a meeting with mr. dufty's assistant. when he refers to how many meetings he has had with neighbors, it is important to keep in mind it took great effort to move mr. fowler from a starting point that was grossly out of scale with the neighborhood, according to the planning department. the discussions involved concessions in inches, feet. yet come to this day,