It's funny because when first proposed this would have been major but now there are more towers built up to the "tabletop" ramparts limit. The previous taller iteration of Skye would have been more of a landmark but was unlikely to be approved.
If we forget our expectations around this being a landmark tower it looks like decent infill for the area. It is primarily the street level interaction and new housing/residents/businesses that will make a difference.
It's another example of the "monochrome" trend, dominated by white cladding material. Richmond Yards is similar.
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Originally Posted by atbw
This and the Ralston lot make this part of downtown feel kind of odd. You get used to it a bit, but it’s weird that on a main thoroughfare in the densest part of the city, there’s two massive vacant lots.
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It's too bad it's still like this despite all the construction, but maybe the "parking lot district" downtown will only last a few more years.