The publicly run portion of the building would have the market with a two-floor ceiling, and an adjacent wing with market support and a food incubator space. The third floor would be a rooftop deck with seating, space for outdoor events, possible rooftop gardens and skylights flooding light to the market below.

Attached to the Public Market would be the privately owned portion facing East Washington, which would have three floors: two housing retail space and another floor for offices.

Committee member Ald. Larry Palm said he was not as against the proposal as he felt some others were. He noted the give and take involved in working with private owners.

“There are things that we can get out of them, like a more monumental structure, without having to pay for it all,” Palm said.

Committee Chairwoman Anne Reynolds emphasized the site map is not set in stone and that the property owners and the city will continue to negotiate the development. She said she wasn’t discouraged by the meeting.

“I feel like everybody is working in good faith,” Reynolds said of the committee and property owners. “We’re attempting to reach an agreement that works for everyone.”

More work to do