Did they say anything at the meeting about the design being a place holder? I mean this thing is even facing the same direction as 110 N Wacker.
Of course it wouldn't be the first time Goettsch did a copy paste design.
http://images.skyscrapercenter.com/b...astructure.jpg
https://img.archilovers.com/projects...23034983fd.jpg
But if you're going to copy paste at least do it in a different country. Not down the street.