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Here's an interesting question.

The western yards massing study looks very cramped and dense with many short towers crammed in together. Why is it that they did not allocate more square footage to the Eastern yards (allowing for the two residential towers to be taller and larger) in order to allow more open space/park land on the Western side through elimination of a building or two? I wonder why this plan was done in this manner. I suppose NIMBY factors pertaining to the height of all the towers on the East side or a lack of interest in open space on the West by the developers? Ideally the Western yard would have been 4 tall towers surrounding a park rather than the large amount there now. I don't see the logic in reducing the height towards the river if it leads to less open space for residents to enjoy. The only thing would be blocking of views from the towers on the Eastern side?