^ agree. At least the earlier version hinted at a (possible) better transition from the top of the shorter Trinity Square to the tower... instead 4s of glass.

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Nathan Philips Square can feel little windswept unless you look south. Height to the north and west would be great but not in the cards. Some decent height directly to its east will do wonders and make the area feel more intimate/cozy. Hopefully one day they'll be another tallish building on the north end of this site.
 
Here's a low-down on the changes here, from the Cover Letter:

As a result of an aeronautical assessment conducted by Cormier Aviation Consulting, which assessment is enclosed with this resubmission, our client has very slightly revised the massing of the building in order to ensure no impact on the helicopter flight path for St. Michael’s Hospital, which massing also continues to ensure no impact on protected heritage views. The following are some of the minor design changes that have occurred as a result of the “tweaks” to the design:​
  • The tower massing has been split into two separate sections. There has been a minor increase to the tower floorplates located below the flight path (floors 16-25), from 736m2 to 755m2, with the building extending very slightly further south. The tower floorplates located on the same elevation as the flight path (floors 28-69) have decreased from 736m2 to 732m2 to provide a 2-metre lateral clearance from the flight path;
  • The “reveal” floors have been moved from floors 28 and 29 to floors 26 and 27, in order to provide a “break” between the tower floorplates below the flight path and the tower floor plates on the same elevation as the flight path;
  • While the proposed tower has been slightly re-shaped, the total gross floor area has remained the same (44,877 m2), as well as the number of units (538)
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