Random collection of comments:
(1) I like what the addition has done to the look of the former-Hilton/Wyndham (to me it now looks sort of like a sailboat from some directions, which is cool), and I am fine with them taking their time to make sure it looks well-integrated on the inside;
(2) I'm a bit disappointed City Council isn't insisting on more of a setback, but on the other hand I am fine with the compromise allowing pedestrian/bike access but not car access on the cross streets;
(3) A couple pages of great pictures of St Peter and Paul here:
http://www.preservationphoto.com/stpeterpaul.html
Hopefully the reuse study comes back with some good news. I know there have been a lot of residential conversions of former churches recently, and if that isn't economically viable quite yet, I would hope the property could be mothballed for a while until that time comes;
(4) Soccer is pretty popular in the East End as well, and I am personally planning on taking our soccer-playing kid to some Riverhounds' games along with some of his soccer-playing buddies. The new stadium's location, both in terms of convenience and also the views and proximity to other Downtown-area amenities, makes that a far more appealing notion, and I suspect that will be true for a bunch of other families.