[Jibba]

I can imagine that there could be another redesign. In the height reduction, they ate into a lot of the recessed space beyond the sidewalk -- that may have been strategic in illustrating how the compromised plan affects the public aspect of the development.

I actually welcome the addition of the masonry; the original plan is severe in its expanses of glass. It would feel like a hulking mass despite the serrated street-facing elevation (glass in Chicago is very reflective). The biggest loss from nixing the saw-tooth profile are the recesses for cafe space -- no one is going to want to sit in a cave (nor patronize whatever business risks setting up shop in one).