It is the first station in the system to be located above grade on a bridge.
The house's stone foundation rises three feet above grade.
Pedestrians could climb the hill, which would rise 20 feet above grade.
The advantage is that the basement windows are all above grade.
But at some reactors, the plants are well above grade.
There would be about 20,000 square feet of retail space and 250 parking spaces above grade.
Certain circumstances such a high water table will require the structure to be built nearly all above grade.
"When public space is above grade, it tends to separate people from the life of the street."
The first floor, originally four feet above grade, will be lowered to street level.
It is built on a brick raised basement almost 6 feet above grade.