this is basically at the edge of china town occupied by multi generational families whive in very small quarters. to introduce an enlargement of 1100 square feet to a unit which is reasonably sized i think sets a different message. that is the only part of my comment that instead of adding an additional unit, we are enlarging one to extend, particularly because it has the view and everything else. >>> i just wanted to clarify one point. the maximum density is three units, which is what they have now. the only exemption to that would be in terms of a vertical addition. generally in a situation like this, we would say what are the exceptional circumstances with the hardship. they have lots of opportunity to go vertical. bute we have a bit of a mismatch between the zoning district rh3 and the height district of 55 feet. the zoning and the height together implies you want to go vertical with those units. that's something i'll be considering, whether it makes more sense to allow this level to go deeper instead of vertical and whether that's a better trade off and a better outcome. but from a