891 CAROLINA ST

Discretionary Review Requestor - She is encouraged that the project sponsor wants to expand his building. - The design of the proposed structure is not compatible with the other homes on the street. - The propped design is a 235% increase to the original property but is considered only an alternation. - She is in agreement with the Planning Department to reduce the height by eliminating the top story. This would be in keeping with the block face.

- His family was born and raised in San Francisco. - There is a firehouse behind the subject property. - He feels challenged that the neighbors say that this project is out of scale with the neighborhood. - The upper level is important to him. He is willing to change the windows on the south side, willing to change materials, etc. He has been working for several years to try to meet the concerns of the neighbors.

- He was born and raised in the Potrero Hill area. - This project is not going to hurt anybody. The views are not blocked. The City would be benefited if this project is approved.

Project Architect - He commended staff for a great job on this project. - He has had an architectural practice in Potrero Hill for about 15 years. - The current house has been deteriorating for a long time. - About five years ago the project sponsor came to him with an idea to demolish the house and rebuild it. - The proposed design is similar to structures on the opposite side of the street.

- The issues he has are related to the audacity of this proposal--the project sponsor has taken advantage of the rear neighbor. - The project sponsor is trying to push the envelope and go as far as he can.

- She is concerned with privacy issues. Staff has done a great job to revise the project to deal with the neighbor's issues. However, she is still concerned with all the windows on the side of her house.

- He gets a lot of sunlight into his home and his yard. The proposed project would block this sunlight. - The proposed alternation in the back is no less disruptive. - He also recommended reducing the pitched roof, therefore reducing the height even more.

- There have been a lot of changes in the San Francisco area. - His major concerns are that this project would change the character of the neighborhood, and it doesn't respect the blockface of the street. - This is a bad project for the neighborhood. - His wife suffers from SAD and it is important to receive all the sunlight as possible.

- This is the third project to come up on the block. - These projects should not even come to this stage. - The neighborhoods will be destroyed if this is allowed as presented.

- This project is significantly out of scale with the buildings on the block. - She supports the recommendation from the Planning Department to reduce the height and mass of the building.

- Builders should not be allowed to build to the full extent of the building envelope. - The design of the building is not in character with the other buildings on Potrero Hill. - The Planning Department should be complemented on their study and recommendation of this project.

- He was happy to hear what the Planning Department had to say. - The scale is so much better after taking the recommendations of the Department.

- He agrees with the Planning Department's recommendation to reduce the top floor.

- He displayed a large model showing other ways to build the project by not impacting the DR requestor.

- He lives in Potrero Hill. - Staff has suggested taking the top off the proposed construction. - This project will block people's light and lower their quality of life.

- He lives on Connecticut Street. - Staff has made suggestions that the project sponsor has been ignoring.

Discretionary Review Requestor - She has been available to work with the project sponsor and the architect on the proposed designs. - She displayed diagrams of the proposed construction.

- He lives on Carolina Street. - The proposed project is totally out of character with the neighborhood. - He encourages the Commission to disapprove this project.

- He lives on Carolina Street. - He opposes the new construction because the design fails to meet the residential design guidelines. - The planner did a good job to recommend taking the top floor off.

- The architect has stated that the proposed construction is taller than the adjacent buildings. - Staff has suggested taking the top floor off.

- She lives across the street from this project. - This project is largely inappropriate for the neighborhood. - Just because the house needs repairs does not mean that the house should be so massive.

Project Sponsor - He hopes that the Commission will approve this project. - He loves music and would like to have the top room designated as a music room.

- This project will improve the neighborhood. - She is in support of this project. - The project sponsor has done a lot to accommodate the Discretionary Review requestor.

- She lives next door to the subject property. - Her house needs substantial remodeling. - She urges the Commission to approve this project.

- The proposed change would make the house a bit taller.

- He was the former owner of the subject property. - The project is within code and is an improvement to the area. - He can speak highly of the integrity of the project sponsor.

Walters Architects - They have gone through several meetings with the Discretionary Review requestor but there are still issues to deal with. - The new design is not out of character with the other buildings in the neighborhood.

Representing Project Sponsor - There have been over 6 major revisions to this project. - He thought they were able to reach an agreement. - There has been a large number of square footage already removed from the original design.

- The reason the house looks big is because of the slope. - The new design will make the house shorter.

- The project sponsor has made several changes to the original design. - The Discretionary Review requestor has made a lot of requests and the project sponsor has tried to accommodate all the requests. - The Discretionary Review requestor does not even live in San Francisco.