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Introduced four vertical facetses of about 150 feet in length. These vertical facets also are a response to observationses by the planning staff that the building needs to end in a very grand and icon i can way. This is a very simple, very straightforward idea. We think its an idea that will last over time quite well. Its also allows us to introduce a lighting element. Next. At the very top that is, again, very simple, very powerful icon ic and operates at the urban scale. It is a gesture one will see at a great distance. And i think you can also see it will be a wonderful companion to the transamerica tower. Next. Going back down now to Mission Square, next, charlie, these are images that pete walker showed you in may. But just to reinforce once again the effect of a grove of 20 mature redwood trees, on day one these trees will be about 40 feet in height. But in five to eight years they could be as much as 70 feet in height. Tim ....
So, it was more categorized to be spent in this neighborhood with the specific uses to be determined in the future. If i may respond to what youre saying, i got a call from the public which basically said, well, where are we . And that is that four parks in chinatown which under this verbiage and i dont know how to say it better or to say conditional could find themselves way at the end of the receiving line because the rest of the implementation of the transit and the district will take time while those parks, four parks by definition [speaker not understood] priority the rest will stand [speaker not understood]. I think that is a reasonable comment which came to me. And thats the reason why im asking the question. Commissioner antonini. Well, thank you. And, of course, as was pointed out by director ram, the lions share of the 47 million in open space, 34. 5 million is going to be spent in the plan area. And were looking at the 12. 5 million and i think we had earmarked 9 million of ....
This is moving forward. But i wanted to give that background so the people in the audience and the public listening understood this is the culmination of many years. Thank you very much for that. Public comment portion is closed. And opening it up to commissioners. Commissioner sugaya. Yeah, i only have one question. Id like to take all these motions separately. Okay. Thats my comment. Commissioner antonini. Thank you. I have a few comments. First of all, i think this is a very elegant building and the other day i was running up Mission Street and wondering why i like 560 mission so much, which is commonly the tenant now is chase j. P. Morgan. And it gives a kind of greenish, rich greenish hugh, but actually much of that hue takes its color from the super structure. And the glass itself may be clear, im not sure. And these other buildings have tried to find the right glass and they almost always have glass that is not nearly as el ....
Reviewed forsee qua, it would be a problem to designate the money to be used for certain projects. For ceqa so, it was more categorized to be spent in this neighborhood with the specific uses to be determined in the future. If i may respond to what youre saying, i got a call from the public which basically said, well, where are we . And that is that four parks in chinatown which under this verbiage and i dont know how to say it better or to say conditional could find themselves way at the end of the receiving line because the rest of the implementation of the transit and the district will take time while those parks, four parks by definition [speaker not understood] priority the rest will stand [speaker not understood]. I think that is a reasonable comment which came to me. And thats the reason why im asking the question. Commissioner antonini. Well, thank you. And, of course, as was pointed out by director ram, the lions share of the 47 million in open space, 34. 5 million is going to ....
On the skylight. Next, and at the very top and this is new from the last time you saw it, weve introduced four vertical facetses of about 150 feet in length. These vertical facets also are a response to observationses by the planning staff that the building needs to end in a very grand and icon i can way. This is a very simple, very straightforward idea. We think its an idea that will last over time quite well. Its also allows us to introduce a lighting element. Next. At the very top that is, again, very simple, very powerful icon ic and operates at the urban scale. It is a gesture one will see at a great distance. And i think you can also see it will be a wonderful companion to the transamerica tower. Next. Going back down now to Mission Square, next, charlie, these are images that pete walker showed you in may. But just to reinforce once again the effect of a grove of 20 mature redwood trees, on day one these trees will be about ....