The importance of this tower is crushing NIMBY'S. Used to be the idiotic shadow law was unchallenged. Then suddenly it was and the city could build up to FAA limits again. How the developer worked through a thicket of regulations and people with their hand out was masterful and should serve as a model for all other tall buildings downtown. I'll smile every time I see it just thinking about how it burns the "I wish the city was unchanged since 1950" crowd.