We decided with mag it is everevermrarj the best location is on Market Street. This requires a variance from the zshg a to district over subscribed with 20 . We envision this as an inviting respite without indoor options the nearest is 55, second street. There are 3 roof tops ours will offer an easy in and out from market without the need to check in at a security desk or wait for an elevator. Designed with table and stools for sipping coffee, people watching on market ownership an escape from rain and cold in the months. At the beginning of the project we study variety of uses for the upper floors including apartments, condos, hotels more retail and office space. Had is worked out we loved to build residential here. And i know this is what the commissionersment as well. The fact is it just due to the physical constraints residential does in the work you need a large set become from the build to get light in all of the units. And you need to will build out a search core to so there is access. And this just decreases the efficiency of the build and obstructless the retail layouts. We believe that personal corner nopeds to prioritize the retail and residential upper floors. Also higher Construction Costs and lower rents and lack of on sight parking make it infeesable. Thank you for your time and i welcome questions. Thank you open up Public Comment. Hi. Everyone. Upon im sam a commercial real estate broke upper. I specialize in office leasing. Appreciate everyones time. I list for maked buildings and proponent for office in the submarket. Union square had a strong amount of demand in a market that has not seen a lot. It is amenity rich and 24 7 environment. Users of officeful space of go on the street and further support the retailers. Rising vacancies everybody reads the bad nows. Tenabilities have more choice. This the attract use and users look at the area from all over and will benefit community from increased activity from [inaudible]. Will supportist variance and thank you for your time. Im [inaudible] speaking on behalf of [inaudible] and organization focussed on high quality experience supporting [inaudible] and attracting victims. [inaudible] requirement [inaudible] redevelopment subject of consideration reporter 350 square feet. [inaudible] [the option consistent with sudden front guidelines is [inaudible] on stockton street. Alliance not viewed the option useful or desirable addition. Preference the developer [inaudible] in the of 350 skwas foot posts love to work to send improve am of open space and number of opportunity iary alliance identified in the strategic plan. I know that in lieu fee option is not available in the district [inaudible]. Full support and in lieu fee in districtless we work with the city to prioritize where dollars utilized [inaudible] open spaces and [inaudible] experience. Supports the develop temquestion for variance and supportive of the prosecute pose is indoor serve pedestrians. We believe the design enhance the neighborhood and ask the commission to approve as proposed. Thank you. Last call for Public Comment. Press star 3. No requests to speak, public ment is closed and the merit is before you thank you very much. I appreciate this project. Fwlad to see this bodiesing getting red for next life. I had a question for the sponsor. In terms of repositioning the building how this will be it is Office Spaces and go a bit how you seat future of the building used and the users you hope to retain . I think, there has been bad news but we are hearing San Francisco is a [inaudible] to office marks now the Different Office space, the new with more sustainability, performs well and then the commodity space this is vacant. Y believe this will knowledge in the foreman are category. Due to alegality of component this is we talked bh amazing seals heights. 15 feet floor to floor. Windows allow Natural Light appealing. Private terrace on the top that is appealing. On top of transit. Beautiful low new design building we think that and next it union square and the amenities there for the workers. We think this is achievable size for occupy the floor or 50,000 square feet a single tenant take all the office space as limp architecture firms engineering firms and that type of boutique use are a great fit. Could you tell us when you see in the Retail Market what you might expect and time before it is on the market. What you are hope to see in the retail side . Now it is occupied on a short term lease. We are work on reposition of 48 stockton the form are barnys building. And that has you know the basement grounds floor and mezzanine on the leasing market and had, lot of great interest in that. 4 must level retail temperature is encouraging losingum that building and reposition thanksgiving to do this. Grit. Excellent. Commissioner imperial. I have a question hard regarding the variance you locked in others siteds can you expand that. What are the others. Locked at different optionless for the posts the first of which was. Stockton. It is a designated pedestrian corridor a code compliant option there. The alliance mentioned they did not like that and shut it down when it went before. Stockton is busy and nobody likes people sitting on the street and want to encourage pedestrians there. We also talked about on the roof. I think the general plan guidelines envision the minimum size is 800 square feel that 330 square feet less than half of that and we felt like the private roof top was a leaping difference for office as well. Dismissd that. We talked to planning staff about improve ams to the palos street promenade but that is in the allow today is improve am of existing out door Square Footage and not new. All of those were considered and that is how we ended up with when we have now planning. We are excited about what we are propotion. We want to make it coalsef feeling like a cafe without buying anything you can stop and easy low in and out. Thank you. Pif thank you for the explanation and when you are trying to planful my concern was about the interior. This would be for za to consider asspeventh out doors access to light something part of redesigning. In a way i you know the access special interior can be a problem, the access is one thing the outside as well times can be a problem. I understand thap you will not put security but as let youveed having an out door in interior i thank you is what im trying to how i feel as well. I would prefer an outside. Yea. Important to be clear true the am propose the on the ground floor it triggers a variance that does not mean the nature of them is not under the purview of planning in the 3 entitlements and because. Would nuance of the code the 8020 provision this is in the variable. It is i project that is proposing indoor and you know for the variance i would be looking at input of the commission for the project over all and the nature of it. I think the over all context described the code allows to you do it on site out door in a manner at grade plaza or roof deck or indoor and the general plan provides guide lines how to do it. And allow you to do off site within 900 feet. Not a lot of vacant land and the public rightofway is accounted for that did not work out. It seems like on this property some level of officer terrace or deck or indoor off the street other 2 options and it is a question of the context and quality of either one of the optionless. The like what was mentioned in the requirement for a roof deck. It it is small. In terms of and imagine like a deck. You know. Like a 360 square feet deck which makes me think that sometimes how viable that is. And access believe this is as well. So i am like thinking in terms. At least the interior is to be how transparent like in the design looks like transparent it it is so it is really known as this is a public open private open Public Open Space. Those other elements im trying to look into for the interior i prefer but it is i small one. Those are element of how public it it is transparent it is the people know that isa i private Public Open Space. It was something i had questions about i wonder if the sponsor could describe. Like a sign a sign but one thing im interested is the operations. I imagine that corridor is busy. A busy place. People are out running eran and shopping. Could be great it is accessible opposed to the out door roof tops you may not know how to get there and concern to have something unstaffed. If you talk how tell operate anybody guess in. You come in the morning and look and up clone up or how will that operate so it is welcoming for all folks who want to use it and not a source. Challenge for visitors and users. A strait separate entrance our market money and out the benefit television on the grounds floor it it is adjacent to the security desk for the office lobby. There is will be eyes on it at all the time and i think our thought is that tell get more use on the ground floor than an up were floor where people can come in out and there is that oversight from Security Office as well. I think there are different ways we dont have the hours nailed down and or anything. We talked about like ways to make the public then and there is sgon there is signage and have the signage and i think it it is also we are within the district and our design needs to be consistent with the the guidelines we could leave the doors open on nice days. This is the public space. Come in and use it. Thank you very much. I will go to commissioner braun and then a butt more and i have other thoughts. Thank you now the hours of operation are not known. Hopefully a substantial amount of time. And the question of the them being indoors. And ground level i have taken a vacation to go to every in downtown San Francisco including the roof tops are hard to get to and involve a lot of security. I found the indoor ground level to be the most welcome and useful cites for people who need to take a break or do work. Seems like a good solution for a small and constrained area. I like the idea. Of future approximate consideration. Otherwise, im in favor of this project i like that you know as much as we think of short term challenge in San Francisco we are aware there is a longterm restructuring challenge with retail all over the nation and the world. Of fwrit to her there is interest in the retail spaces in this area im excited. And but the same time we need to recognize the Retail Market and having this office use seem like a way to reinvest in this property and continues to functionar San Francisco for a long time. E approximately in a place with transportation access. I proernlt this project. Thank you. This we have quite a queue. I see that. Just a moment just quickly i did want to just oako what we heard the big challenge with this is how to ensure that the grounds flower will read and be understood. By the public. How will people know it is public and if you go in how is the interior programmed. Is it separate enough from the lobby up dont continuing is public and walk in and be confused if you can stay there. The rep with the lobby is helpful for the security but may get in and see there is security and may be think you are not supposed to be there long. It credited a challenge for the interior design. Other challenge i like the sponsor to speak to a bit is worked with preservation staff. Put in on the projects had developed. When you add to an existing belling that is different you have that wedge this in an existing building envelope and existing developed context. But if for these situations additions in the Downtown Core if we want an in lieu fee option we have to amend the code. Window sticker or art washing that is communicating something inside visible from the street those are ways not to change the building but have better signage. If they are speak to that and what process or any thought or work you have done on making more read more as public low open either external low from the street or inside. Appreciate that. There were has been a baptist diawilling i wonder if you can condition sighsly position the question. Part of the challenge this is an existing building has i Ground Police officer and street front system and dont think the prosecute pose the grount floor will in the bust out and credit a separate part of the ground floor that will scream this is Something Different example part of this is offend this is existing and historic building. Now there are one set of doors. Internal connection to the lobby and i wanted to know like do you feel like what propose side the extent to when you can do base on the preservation constraints or other ideas you could consider to make it read more public low accessible. How do people know they go and not the lob competence can hang out there. Can i start. We have not designed it is in the toll low designed yet. I think we are open to working with planning staff when it come to that point about what they think is the right way to make this show as you know as the possible space it is we want it to be a successful public space. We are on of the same page. We want it to read the public pace it is. And would w with planning staff it adheef in a way that is consistent with the neighborhood. I suggest to come back as an informational item to see what is selected weather small are things like art work or signage or things that could help this read as public but may not be selecting at this point. You have anything to add. I say it come down to the interior finishes. Our firm about 22, second street. The finance the art work it tells i different story than the tipical lobby. I think through this design can indicate speak closer to the mic. People can you speak closer to the mic. Referencing another project our firm has done a larger scale but through design we indicate how it should issue used and welcoming to passerby commissioner koppel, moore and back in the room i have im proud of our downtown the architect europe in our retail in union square i view possible usage i like to keep things as in tact as can i. That said, i thjs it is a good addition to the neighborhood. I buildings on Market Street and hit corners like stock tan that are big in the city are high prior and think the distinguish upper did their best with the layout of the building they had. So im in support. Commissioner moore. Share the occurrence about the not only small size but ingrigz in i building. In intersection highway plea problematic this is the pores intersections transition to union square. You have old navy on the far side. When you come across and stockton a gate way to union and always something on that corner. Failing retail, banks or whatever had has been the last 810 years in light where the transitioning from covid office and retail a request remains unanswered i like to ask the applicant as to whether or not they are committed attentives for office and retail. We dont have sign loses yet. One quill question the building does in the on stockton street prevennes interesting proportion of the building a facade you are e lim nitting a large number. Windows there is no light provides for the interior of small offices and circulation in the building have you looked at that and talked with [inaudible] about what your building was adding additional floor does to the building . We are setback from the building on the floors where we dw up a 10 foot set become it allow a light well for their windows and have talked to them we were group of from our team touring the building the other day with ownership and i will say the build suggest an example they are 90 lease and office floor they are performing really well. It it is a building of Certain Office and size and structure. Could you pin mow to the drawing where i see that light well i must have over locked it. I saw your building on the Property Line. I may have over lookd that if so, aye i apologize. A i was corrected 18 plus set become you see it right there the build suggest on screen hatched and the upper floors which are taken back from that. Thank you. I opened the drawing and see it im delighted see it has been opened my question is is there a possibility of pulling it to another dreshgz of where participate upon in a form or another with ground floor light well, is this possible . There syrup not a ground floor light well. It is built out to the Property Line. No way of creating any possible i think the configure egg of the floor complaint buildings it is in the feasible in plan to introduce a light well to level one. Because the officer you are seeing in the plan is level 4. We would create a light well through 4 levels of retail. It it is not feasible. The reason why i say that is the type of people who are we we need to consider are people who would not necessary low be courageous enough to come into this open space they go to open spaces that are accessible to light and air or which are more open to the street and not so the integrated in the build thanksgiving looks like an exception of a lobby that is the impression that will retain [inaudible] i dont think it it is materials or art work i think the social and Racial Equity demand when it miss to this is in the fully met in when i see. Thats a big question. Im wondering as to whether or not the building xr ambitious facade treatment has taken in consideration what a challenging intersection this one is. I think it is the most difficult ones. And the upon southern east and west side of the intersection are all rather buildings come dont tie this in a positive way. Im concerned about the viability of office and retail of the scale youure proposing in this location. Thank you, commissioner moore. Commissioner diamond. With thank you. I had all of the same concerns that everybody expressed. I would spchlt the Department Upon thinking about an in lieu fee this this situation. And propotion legislation for very tailored to the solution because in general than i are incredible feature of our downtown. I share with you commissioner braun how special men of these space are. They are i have brnlt and beautiful and creative. And attract people and serve as an asset to the downtown im having a hard time see thanksgiving one function in the same way. So my first thought is i would be support of as a policy matter if the department wanted pursue legislation that would allow for alternative use of the fund this is would go in the project here i dont know if you do