^ Interesting but my guess is - and purely a guess - that they will redevelop as a small building like something you see in the rendering. Article states that OHSTRS was effectively vetoing the previous 80+ story 'plan' for the site (under previous ownership). While I don't know exactly why they were against it (it was a stretch imo to ever really call it a real project, as there was no real comparable track record by developers in evidence), it was not because it would introduce office space competition - it was not office, it was resi/hotel and thus likely complementary if well-executed and hitting the right market, etc. So, was it the threat of view blockage? That's the other main possibility (absent just a lack of confidence in the developer to pull the project off). If that's the case, then unless they did a 180 there, they won't build something tall obviously. I could be completely wrong, but that's my guess. Watch them redevelop as a food hall.
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