The project was previously rejected by the city in 2017 amid community concern about the tall building’s architectural disconnect with historic Chinatown and the lack of social housing, which has continued to motivate opposition. Proponents, on the other hand, believe the project will economically revitalize the area.
I don’t understand this obsession with ‘architectural disconnect’ argument, who cares if it doesn’t look the same as the surrounding buildings. It’s just another tool for NIMBY’s to use to shut down progress, personally I love it the mix and match of buildings architecture, it makes traveling through cities visually interesting! I don’t want this strange suburban hell where all buildings are copy-pasted all over the place, let your areas have some variety
do liminal spaces bother you?