Wow, my bad. You're right that the Apalachee tower is still being considered:
http://www.al.com/news/press-register/metro.ssf?/base/news/1232792173244060.xml&coll=3
This is not very far from where I own a condo (Sea Cliff) . I drove by there earlier this week, so this is a pleasant surprise to me that the Apalachee idea is back up.