Council Member Schulman questions on ground floor tenants and facade materials
Schulman asks about ground floor tenant types. Lobel says the community board expressed interest in grocery, cafe, or community/medical space, and the applicant is open to discussion. Schulman asks about setbacks and facade materials; Lobel confirms facade changes incorporated but setbacks more challenging.
Do you have any type of particular type of tenant in mind for the ground floor?
I know you mentioned that.
Yeah, so the community board expressed an interest in a commercial space that's a real benefit to the community, such as a grocery store, a cafe, or community space inclusive of the medical office.
Gabby is thrilled for the opportunity to bring this application, lives in the area, along with his colleagues who are bringing the application.
We can have a discussion.
100%.
Okay.
All right.
The community board made some recommendations regarding setbacks and facade materials.
Are you able to incorporate those?
We are able to incorporate the facade material suggestions and have done so on the most recent rendering.
I think that the setbacks have been somewhat more challenging.
Tahir, do you want to talk about that for a minute?
Yes.
We wanted to keep the building height lower to...
Understood.
Okay.