BZA044-26 932 Arabella Street

Argued the spec home should be treated like any other single-family house, citing consistent board practice on similar overlay cases.

Lives across the street; says Magazine Street parking pressure already leaves him hunting for a spot with groceries, and the huge house ruins the block.

40-year resident who watched the developer gut a historic cypress-trimmed house; called the new box monstrous and asked the board to deny.

Lives behind the project; said the developer created his own hardship by subdividing a former side garden and five cars would fight for one spot.

A self-described pro-property-rights neighbor who nonetheless called a five-bedroom house on the narrow lot incomprehensible and supported denial.

Spoke for 929 Arabella households, citing unmet criteria, ten projected new cars on the block, and inconsistencies between the developer's permit plans and listings for 936 Arabella.