I concede that anything 80 feet isn’t going to block any additional sunlight than what’s already being blocked by Decatur Court (nothing that tall is currently allowed by the city without a zoning variance – see the Renaissance condos), but I think the current lot acts as a buffer between the residential neighborhood to the north and the office building.

If I lived over there, I’d be concerned. And I’d be asking Jim Baskett, who’s used the issue of R60 next to commercial zoning in his reelection campaign, what his stance was on it.

If I lived on that street, I would probably rather see something positive there, rather than that giant unused parking lot. Just me though.