I still think this project is aggressively mediocre, although I do think it looks a little better in person than in photos (and better from a distance rather than up close lol). Aesthetically, I think those strips of brown really save it. That's not a very flattering thing to say, but this isn't a very flattering project.
I don't think this project deserves the attention it's received though, good or bad. In another city, this would just be a random piece of slightly-annoying but mostly forgettable background noise --- a sign that Broadway's growing up, but not really worth much attention or verbiage. I wish there were more happening in this city to steal some of this blob's thunder!