Chused, glad you got to see this work of art being built. I don’t know the details; but the Developer is actually being wildly criticized by many members of the local community for apparently failing to meet some ‘community give-back’ agreement.
I believe the developer agreed to build a ‘public plaza’ nearby as a concession for various project approvals that were required by the local community board to complete the project. I am sketchy on the particulars; but the claims by his many local detractors are easily found by searching on-line.
As the saying goes: no good deed goes unpunished. In other words - “damed if you do, damed if you don’t”.
