Here is a blurb from the latest council meeting agenda - Page 23
1. PDE file no. B-17-N.2
Rezone to Commercial Central Office (CCO) Zone for Proposed Hotel
Development
150 New Gower Street - Ward 2
Applicant: Manga Hotels
Council Directive CD #R2013-02-25/6
Mr. Vahé Kouyoumdjian was welcomed to the meeting and addressed the Committee. He indicated that
as a result of public feedback several enhancements were made to the design of the hotel including:
a. The building now hugs the street
b. The building no longer impedes sight lines
c. There are no windows immediately overlooking residential properties
d. There will be a substantial landscape buffer behind the properties on the south side of Pleasant Street
e. Provision has been made to have interior garbage dumpsters.
f. The building now has a more aesthetically pleasing façade.
http://www.stjohns.ca/sites/default/...%2C%202015.pdf
To me it sounds like he is describing the second design which none of us found aesthetically pleasing. I hope I'm wrong and he is referring to a newer 3rd design. Interestingly enough the Magna website still shows the original design on their New Developments page. Given the 2 options we know of I would rather they went with this one.
http://www.mangahotels.com/newdevelopments.htm