You are a brute, Frank, to be forcing a grown man to practice geometry
on line, before hundreds of strangers.
You gave us an important clue here. When I stand at the corner of
Woodland Terr. and Baltimore Ave., I can see the highrises. But you
cannot. Let's assume, then, you live halfway down the block. You're
right! The highrises disappear.
Pacing of from that point to the corner of the 400 S. 40th property, I
make the distance about 375'. But the line of sight that would offend
you is not that line, but the line from Woodland Terr. to, say, the 8th
floor of a hypothetical building. A little napkin geometry suggests this
is farther away -- say, 400'.
Applying the formula c=2(pi)r, the circumference of your horizon at that
distance is about 2500'.
The proposed building, 150' long, is not dead north of your block,
however, but at an angle. So let's allow an "equivalent width" of 125'.
That's what blocks your view.
That's 5% of your horizon, or 18 degrees of arc. You are right.
It's a pity you were out of town for yesterday's meeting, because the
architect from Atkin Olshin Schade had a slide of exactly what the new
skyline would look like, from Baltimore Ave. You can contact Lussenhop
and ask if you can see it.
-- Tony West
Wrong. Looking north from outside the house I see no high rises at
all. I looked closely before I wrote the message. I am 3 doors in from
the corner. On the corner itself I have a wider view but I'm closer to
the buildings on the north side of Baltimore Ave and the horizontal
angle prevents me from seeing any high rises anywhere north of there.
2-5 degrees? Oh, come on! 2-5 DEGREES??? Do you have any idea how
small that is? What are they paying you?
Frankus
Sleek. Edgy. Infinitely flexible.
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