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Transcripts For SFGTV 20140206

Dog no one it looking at that it fits in so well were looking at the frame and glass facade. So i dont think we should be swayed by conversation of the one sixth of the site is the piece that matters and its been brought out by a number of the speakers. Im concerned about the stockton side theres no change there and the question about the variance thats required. Ive sought variances on issues and theres been hardships that are there and obviously designing a building theres no hardship there thats not our charge so im not sure how it gets resolved. I dont have a major concern but its again only one building i could find in the desire district that doesnt have any blank walls thats on the macys building on farrell that has blank walls but thats not a shining i didnt example of walls in our district. The materials you know the bar building is great. I think to say you cant have cast stone that looks like indiana wall stone, of course, you can use stone that looks like stone thats approp ....

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Transcripts For SFGTV 20140217

That would, you know, makeorbreak the building i think the stepping of the mask down in essence the whole bar issue is the tail wagging the dog no one it looking at that it fits in so well were looking at the frame and glass facade. So i dont think we should be swayed by conversation of the one sixth of the site is the piece that matters and its been brought out by a number of the speakers. Im concerned about the stockton side theres no change there and the question about the variance thats required. Ive sought variances on issues and theres been hardships that are there and obviously designing a building theres no hardship there thats not our charge so im not sure how it gets resolved. I dont have a major concern but its again only one building i could find in the desire district that doesnt have any blank walls thats on the macys building on farrell that has blank walls but thats not a shining i didnt example of walls in our district. The materials you know the bar building is great. ....

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Transcripts For SFGTV 20140218

Thank you, mr. Drearyy. Im richard im representing s c i ushlgs workers west and samuel coal and daniel who have lived here and worked over thirty years. Apple has proposed a store that will change the face of the sophomore for decades and decades to come. It will string the plazas by thirty percent according to our certified planners. As the very at least we are urge the committee to take the project that was different that was presented on december 5th take the new project back the the arc thats it dollars not a staff report that. Please do rush into this without the proper review. We believe at the very least the new project should be reviewed by the Architecture Committee and sequa should be required because this project has significant impacts on was fountain and placing. We believe this project is incompatible with union square my the conservation district because of the materials being used. First, the threshold que ....

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Transcripts For SFGTV 20140209

Or two story element its not a 18 inch on one side and kind of encompass into the ground on the other so looking at the post street facade it doesnt seem any different than before. When i heard about a base i was encouraged that would create something at least that sense that the building was sitting on something but dont see how thats been executed in a way that it relates to the district. The heights one thing its a question i walked around union jury and saw the shortest building is 3 steroids not 4 stories its four stories. Where. On post and pile the old disney. But implicit i dont see the scale as being a specific issue that would, you know, makeorbreak the building i think the stepping of the mask down in essence the whole bar issue is the tail wagging the dog no one it looking at that it fits in so well were looking at the frame and glass facade. So i dont think we should be swayed by conversation of the one sixth of the site is the piece that matters and its been brought out b ....

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Transcripts For SFGTV 20140210

Doing in back and forth and to consider all the things i think were now looking at the project sponsors and the Planning Department are seeking an exemption from sequa and so i guess i understand why there would more time for the continuous but i think your position is the same. I look at the public space and a worry about a little bit about the Public Access and the way that the space is a configured. I see some of the pictures tables with pursuits in the back and talking about people coming from the cafe and hotel i think its great the space would get important usage but i think are we talking about the same kind of public space or private space this was created as on offset that far exceeded was it no more in the district; right . Thats a little bit peculiar that that deserves nor thought thank you, mr. Drearyy. Im richard im representing s c i ushlgs workers west and ....

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