I'm just glad to see a project finally get upsized from the original proposal. The only other time I can recall that happening lately is Hotel Mirabeau going from 24 stories when proposed as "Waterloo Park Hotel" to 31-33 stories in the most recent proposal. I also think this new proposal actually has a good chance of getting built as proposed since Riverside Resources has a good track record of coming through with their projects.
While the design is nothing spectacular in and of itself, it isn't hideous, and should compliment the other 500'+ buildings in the area well. The flat top of this building will go well with the pointy "owl ears" of the Frost Tower and curved top of the Austonian above the 400' plateau in front of them around the Congress area tower cluster when looking from the South. I consider the new design to be a slight upgrade from the original proposal which would have looked an awful lot like a thicker version of the Spring Tower.
Here's a refresher of the original proposal:
http://austin.towers.net/39-story-re...-3rd-colorado/