[jlousa]

Thanks for the links. I studied them earlier today and I'm disappointed, but not due to the height. The height is actually fine (with the exception of the Southern end which is too tall. The issue is the density numbers. They are much too low to make most of it economically feasible. You would need ~3.5fsr to make things work (rezoning). The city normally hires outside consulates to examine the numbers and report back, not sure if they have done so here.
Hopefully what happens here is the city is able to sell the public on the height and then bring in the uneconomical feasibility subject and increase the density to make this work, density is usually an easier sell then height.