I find myself liking the supertall after seeing those models. The 880 footer would be overbearing, not preferable for the neighborhood. As nyguy mentioned, the height is less of an issue from ground level. I can see why SOM prefers the two-tower scheme, dividing the bulk. I have my doubts anything at all will come out of this though. CB1 will sandbag anything tall no matter what incentives the developer offers.
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