The YMCA extension looks much better as construction wraps up. I was getting worried for a while with all the different materials, but luckily most of it seems to have been protection/covering of the glass or other surfaces.
Still not my favorite building- should've been taller, multi-use and much simpler from a design standpoint. In 10 years, an assortment of these squatty attempts at modern/cutting-edge design will be nothing more than out-dated symbols of the shortsightedness of 2010+ design trends. Block 12 at 5/6 stories was barely acceptable for Tempe; a similar-sized building along one of Phoenix's 3 main drags (1st-1st-Central) is, well.... whatever, it's done.
I do love the street frontage and expansive windows along the 2nd/3rd floors. Terrible photo, but nobody has posted one of its nearly-finished state, so what the heck:
