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The property is in the shape of a letter L,as in Leah, my mother’s first name. My grandfather had acquired the piece of land from surrounding neighbors, except for the piece of quadrant on the northeast, currently the site of the only gas station in town (the others have followed modern zoning rules that limit their location to the town’s outskirts).

The existing house stands on the corner of the property, approximately 10m X 18m. This particular spot is ideal for commercial space as Moore Street runs perpendicular to the property and leads to the downtown area. 

The empty lot occupies two thirds of the property at approximately 600sqm.

There was so much discussion among family, friends, and architects on where exactly the new structure should be built.

First off, there was no clear agreement on whether the whole abandoned area should be purely residential and leave the Moore residence to eventually be developed as commercial space or keep the option of providing expansion for commercial space on the empty lot. I was reminded that the stretch of the property’s frontage was 44 meters to the south and 10 meters to the east (facing the commercial area). That had a lot of potential for commercial space.

So we agreed on having Mama’s house by the rear end (north) of the property. That would provide her with privacy and at the same time, allow the front end of the property flexibility for future commercial ventures.