you lost it again yes yes we don't see it at all
that's weird okay let's try again how's that perfect now go up to the box and just maximize
over to between the x and the minus
on the top right all the way up at the top right i hear you i hear you i'm doing what i can
here we go nope you're doing the x you need to do the box that's all right isn't this fun
all right let's try again
what you need is the
thank you for bearing with me not quite sure why it's not working today
and today's been very special i know i know it has it's it's been insane so um so go back to
your documents and click on them i have my i have my docs yep okay and are you sharing the screen
currently i hope i am does it say at the bottom you might need to click it again hold on that's
fine. I could do that. It should tell you that you're sharing. Okay, let's see what's going on
here. Try clicking on share screen again. Yep, I'm going to do it again. And then go to your back.
yes it's coming up is it good now now all you can do is just select the square
right over between the x and the minus slowly go over to the square you see where your x is at
i see where uh yeah nope nope nope not that the square
it says stop share and it says you were sharing your screen no you're just going to maximize see
the square next to the x yep how's that okay better yes all right awesome as i was saying
thank you very much miss sunkit application for a hair salon cmx2 here's the interior layout
there's two entrances to the stations for the last 25 years this has been a hair salon before that
it was a grocery store it's always been commercial space so share with you some photos
right from the street as you can see
two entrances one here one here
we're not asking for any extraordinary relief here's our flyer our proof of mailing our
certificate of compliance and our deed. This has never been ever been a single
family residential home and for the last 25 years it's been a commercial use. We
have met with the community organization. They had no problem with our based on
the meeting that i had with them they had no problem with our appeal i'm not sure they sent
a letter however uh but uh we've respectfully request the relief uh it's an rm1 property it's
not an rsa5 uh so it already uh sort of assumes that there'll be multi uh uh units for sure and
it's on a on a corner as well and with that i'm going to rest my case until there's somebody else
who has anything to add that client with you yeah i should have my client uh eli can you raise your
hand i should have one of my clients with me at least eli eli you can unmute yourself and wait
to be sworn in. Eli, you can unmute your mic and wait to be sworn in.
You can unmute your mic and wait to be sworn in.
I want to apologize for my Citizens Bank Park background.
I was Zooming yesterday with some friends, so my apologies.
Oh, I'm here.
I'm here.
Eli, did you hear my presentation to the board today?
I'm sorry.
One second.
Eli, would you spell your first and last name for us, please, and give us your address?
Eli, E-L-I, Fruchter, F as in Frank, R-U-C-H-T-E-R.
Home address is 310 Grant Avenue, Woodmere, New York, 11598.
Thank you.
You swear and affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
I affirm, yes.
Thank you.
Please proceed.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Eli, did you hear my presentation to the board today?
I did.
and was it true and accurate to the best of your knowledge yes sir and would you adopt it as your
own testimony if need be yes i would thank you very much and with that i close questions from
the board sure no no one else wish to testify in this case if so please raise your hand
no hands at this thank you planning commission sir ron bednar city planning this property is
indicated for residential uh mixed use on the city under comprehensive plan however the property has
received prior approval for commercial space accordingly we have no objection to the granting
the merits thank you that sharon and or tanya get have a receive a letter or email from the rco
i don't have a record of having received one yeah we we met with mr wutman and his uh community
group and they were in fact they they were all in favor of it so i'm not questioning i just want to
know if we had it i understand i respect that we we do we need to hold or we can vote without it
can't we yes you can sir you can yes i'm asking a hard side okay oh i thought you were asking me
oh that's okay uh you knew my answer right i didn't have to ask okay all right uh mi-2020-001153
1424 West
Allegheny Avenue. My vote is yes.
My vote is yes.
My vote is yes.
My vote is yes.
Thank you all.
Thank you, everyone.
Calendar number
MI2020
001140.
The address is
1901 South 9th Street.
The attorney is Hercules Griegos.
kate missomer you've been promoted to panelist you can share your screen and unmute yourself
to be sworn in good afternoon katherine missomer m-i-s-s-i-m-e-r 1835 market street suite 1400
19103 do you swear or affirm to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth
Do you agree to waive the reading of the refusal and stipulate to its accuracy?
I do. I'll just make one clarification. In this case, it's a refusal and a referral.
Okay. And have you emailed the exhibit packet with the proof of ownership, proof of tax compliance,
a copy of the refusal or referral, photos, plans of the property five days in advance of this hearing,
and have you met with the RCO, and do you have a letter?
Yes, to all of the above.
Thank you. You may proceed.
I'll share my screen now.
Thank you.
Can everyone see?
Yeah, you sure can.
Great. Thank you.
I'm here on behalf of Building Bach LP, owner of 1901 South 9th Street, which is the Bach building.
i have with me today lindsey
anna pico and kristin bessio owners representatives
we are sure you're all familiar with the bach building
a six-string south philly um this is the former bach technical high school
the building itself relates back to the 1930s frank did you need something i'm
sorry you hear me yes yes okay I just wanted you faded out a little bit in the beginning Catherine
with the next kind of pico I think we only caught the last name uh I don't know if we
I don't know if we lost anything. Maybe it's just me, but you've faded out. So could you just repeat that?
lost anything maybe it's just me but I you've faded out
Sure. Here on behalf of Building Bach LP, owner of 1901 South 9th, with me are Lindsay Scannapico and Kristen Bessio.
I'm sure you're all familiar with the Bach building, the fixture in South Philly, former Bach Technical High School.
building dates back to the 1930s. Lindsay and her team have been
painstakingly rehabbing this building and repurposing it since it was sold by
the School District of Philadelphia. Bach today has over 180 small businesses.
75% of the employees in those businesses are residents of South Philly.
400 new jobs are the direct relation to the restoring of building BAC.
Through this community-centric rehab project, BAC has become a center for the community for many
reasons. It's got gathering space of a coffee shop, it's got the office space, a preschool,
and several other uses that have really become home to South Philly. BAC's transformation has
also received national accreditation. They've been awarded the 2016 Young
Friends of the Preservation Alliance Award, as well as the 2020 Charter Award
for the Congress of New Urbanism. The East Pass Yonk community has really
stood behind this project and really gotten involved and been active. As you
can see by their vote on this particular request, we're looking at a 28 in favor
to 1 opposed, 29 in favor to 1 opposed, as well as the full executive committee of EPX supports
the project. The building is currently zoned IRMX. We're here today with a request for refusal and
a referral. We're talking about three particular spaces in the building. We're looking at the
auditorium, the former cafeteria, as well as an associated roof deck. One clarification we'll just
make on the refusal we were issued for the roof deck obviously we're proposing no new construction
the roof deck has always been a part of the building it's always been used and occupied
i believe previously it was a space for phys ed and several other congregating uses in the past
um so we would argue that it does predate zoning as again it's always been part of the building
to the 1930s. The IRMX designation does require a special exception for assembly and entertainment
uses. As you can see, these are the layouts that exist today. The auditorium is actually
home to 1,400 seats that were originally built by the students at Bach. Today's proposal
would rehab this space to make it a little more modular and allow for some smaller congregating
events. You can see the upper level could be used by one entity while the stage may be used by
another and some smaller seating arrangements. These are some photos. You'll note the art deco
decor that has been awarded as well and here's the layout of the former cafeteria as well as the
roof deck, some photos of those as well. You'll note that there are other roof
decks existing on the building that have been occupied in other uses since the
school shut down, so the proposal to use this roof deck along with those existing
roof decks wouldn't be out of character for the building or the neighborhood.
So in conclusion, we would just state that the auditorium space will be monitored by a 501c3
nonprofit organization, Friends of the Bach. This organization would put on community events and be
charged with running those events. We feel like that connection to the community is very important
and anticipate that being a long-lasting relationship in the neighborhood.
The proposed special exception for assembly and entertainment would not be detrimental to
the public as evidenced by our overwhelming support from East Pass Yonk. In the event the
board does determine that the roof deck would require a variance despite its existence prior
to the zoning code, we would also argue that it is appropriate in this case for a variance,
being that it will be used in association with the underlying assembly and entertainment use.
There are existing roof decks on the building that are already used for this purpose.
It has always existed and obviously would not be detrimental to the public well-being
when you were being proposed.
I would just ask at this time, Lindsay Scanapico be promoted so that she can adopt my testimony.
so that she can adopt my testimony.
Hi, my name is Lindsay Scanapico, Lindsay L-I-N-D-S-E-Y,
last name Scanapico, S-C-A-N-N-A-P-I-E-C-O,
and I agree and support the testimony that Catherine has stated.
Lindsay, can you just put your address on the record as well, please?
sure address is 1901 south 9th street room 103 philadelphia pa 19147 or 48 i'm sorry
miss scannapico just for the uh the formality do you swear and affirm to tell the truth the
whole truth and nothing but the truth i do thank you please proceed lindsey have you heard my
testimony today would you agree it's true and correct and adopt it as your own yes i do thank
you we have nothing further uh any questions from the board no anyone else here wish to testify
uh on in this matter please raise your hand
no hey thank you planning commission uh this property this is ron bednar city planning
This property is indicated for industrial residential mixed use on the city plan.
Site represents an exemplary model of adaptive regeneration.
We support the grounding of the variance. Thank you.
MI-2020-001140 1901 South Main Street. I have a very enthusiastic yes.
thank you miss canapico for an amazing job at the box school
is that because you were there frank my vote is yes
my vote is yes part of my neighborhood my vote is yes
thank you all good luck lindsay calendar number mi 2020 000 149 1720 master street
and i think that can be heard with 1722 master street yeah carol before we go any further
stenographer what do you have we have these two cases and one more you need a break
no you can finish up okay thank you and actually before you go on to that could i ask have we
announced just continued 816 south 18th street it's number 12 okay thank you earlier yes thank
you second case that we'll hear as the companion 1722 master street calendar number mi 2020 000
147 mr anastasio are you there do you agree to um strike that name and address for the record
hi madam chair uh vice chairwoman uh verne anastasio 1315 walnut suite 1006 philadelphia
19107 represented the owners of 1720 and 1722 master street i waived it and agree that i sent
out a packet okay do you swear maybe that's an easier way to do it do you swear or affirm to
tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth. I certainly do. Thank you. You may proceed. Thank
you. Uh, the subject properties, if you look at this, uh, uh, street on Master Street, you could
see this. This is, uh, we don't see anything yet. I don't see it. Nothing yet. Okay. Well, let's fix
that, okay?
I think now you should see it.
Thank you.
Yep, we got it now.
Awesome.
Just took it down.
You got it?
No, you took it down.
I didn't mean to do that sorry about that how's that that's fine but we're
gonna need you to maximize again for purposes of everyone in the webinar so
that they can see what you're showing okay just as perfect okay our properties
are if you look at my my little thing over here my prop the two prop the two
lots are right here I'm hoping you can see that with my
I'm hoping you can see that with my my prompter and as you can see most of the block is empty
there are some illegal cars parked here we have across the street another empty lot another empty
lot over here and empty lots on Ingersoll Street as well and more empty lots on 17th Street this is
a this is a census tract that is you know in need of development for sure and there's lots of empty