I am erin. I am a neighbor of the project. I live directly next door. I wonder if you can just i can show you. Please speak into the microphone. Sorry. I am short. That is my house and the red dot is their house. I live directly next door which i think is fairly relevant here because i want to share my enthusiastic support for the project and the people next door share my view. It is a good project for the community. It will make it easier for the mcgraths to raise kids in San Francisco which is hard enough. Third reason many of my neighbors are in support of it. I have taken a look at the plans, and, of course, i will be impacted by construction and the building itself. Thank you, maam, your time is up. Sorry the opposition got five minutes and the rest of us did not. That is not fair. Next speaker, please. I am pat. 2008 my partner and myself bought two rundown units on ord and fixed them up. One historic. We didnt need to make it huge. The last 10 years is the block to make huge hou
I am erin. I am a neighbor of the project. I live directly next door. I wonder if you can just i can show you. Please speak into the microphone. Sorry. I am short. That is my house and the red dot is their house. I live directly next door which i think is fairly relevant here because i want to share my enthusiastic support for the project and the people next door share my view. It is a good project for the community. It will make it easier for the mcgraths to raise kids in San Francisco which is hard enough. Third reason many of my neighbors are in support of it. I have taken a look at the plans, and, of course, i will be impacted by construction and the building itself. Thank you, maam, your time is up. Sorry the opposition got five minutes and the rest of us did not. That is not fair. Next speaker, please. I am pat. 2008 my partner and myself bought two rundown units on ord and fixed them up. One historic. We didnt need to make it huge. The last 10 years is the block to make huge hou
Corporate events and concerts and performances such as weddings and possibly ballet and or choir. So why retail . Transportation centers and transit oriented developments throughout the world are contributing to the urban fabric of our cities. The center has the opportunity to capitalize on this trend while shaping the neighborhood. The goals and objectives of the retail space and operations are first and foremost to maximize revenue through successful Market Driven retail programs. To activate the facility with destination oriented amenities that make the Transit Center accessible to all the residents of the neighborhood; to provide programming for open spaces at the park and amplitheater and last but not least the culture of service that offers a vibrant, safe, and clean and welcoming environment for residents and commuters. Using case precedent the tjpa has created a Market Driven concept and approach drawing on best practices throughout the nation, both locally and nationally. We h
Project. So the merchandising and programming are very important aspects of the retail component as is the operations of the Transit Center and we hope through this vibrant mix of destination oriented retail that we will create a culture of Service Excellence and a memorable experience for the transbay Transit Center and most importantly to the Transit Center to become a benchmark by which all others are measured. Moving on to the merchandising concepts as fred described at the ground level we envision the outside or the inside of the retail spilling out on to the sidewalk with a combination of restaurants and retail intending to bring the pedestrian level alive. The second floor envisions a food hall similar to mario vatallees restaurant in new york and local food that is ethically diverse and offer flavors and grab and go foods to transits users and residents alike. Other concepts include appearel, convenience stores, cosmetics and boutiques. We will. On. Were having technical diffic
Cosmetics and boutiques. We will. On. Were having technical difficulties. Okay. So convenience, cosmetics and boutiques, electronics, flowers and news stands and because the retail component is really part of the urban fabric of the neighborhood we envision that it will offer amenities for residents as well such as wellness, dental and optical. At the roof top park we envision a restaurant as fred described, and cafe space providing iconic architecture as an attractive setting to a chef driven concept and a sheik city cafe. The theater and grand hall will provide the perfect back drop as well as for Corporate Events and concerts and performances such as weddings and possibly ballet and or choir. So why retail . Transportation centers and transit oriented developments throughout the world are contributing to the urban fabric of our cities. The center has the opportunity to capitalize on this trend while shaping the neighborhood. The goals and objectives of the retail space and operation