Lafayette/Braddock apartment project

Said the architect widened the alley 4 feet but it still can't handle 40 units' worth of car, delivery, and trash traffic, and urged a mandated delivery cutout plus protection for adjacent historic homes.

Owner of a 1925 landmark bungalow five feet from the project; asked for six conditions including geotechnical review, vibration monitoring, and a shadow study, saying the unanchored home on expansive soil is vulnerable.

Recent buyer of a historic courtyard bungalow; alarmed a six-story building could rise property-line-to-property-line looking into her windows, asking for better setbacks and design transitions.

Asked commissioners what project would ever be rejected if not this one, and invited them to visit the alley during school hours to see the conditions themselves.

Presented drone photos showing sightlines from the building's upper floors into the Linwood Howe playground, Happyland Preschool and the Police Department, and described a blind corner at the alley. Asked commissioners to visit the site themselves.

Showed a video of the alley entrance, called the project a disaster waiting to happen, and flagged the developer's attempt to waive a standard traffic study. Warned that anyone approving it would have their name attached to the building.

A Linwood Howe parent who supports SB 79 and housing, but said this location is wrong: the building has vantage points into the school and preschool, the alley creates dangerous traffic conflicts, and traffic should flow to Lafayette rather than back into the neighborhood.