To be fair—and far be it from me to put words in mouths—I believe he was referring to how quickly construction was rising, as if at a runner’s pace 
BTW, when I first saw the renders on the article here, I could’ve sworn the crown was red. Was there a design change, phantom or otherwise?
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That was lighting, but the design very very slightly changed, so the lighting may not be there anymore, to be seen whenever closer to completion.
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Facade jump
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They removed the grey cocoon
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Looking sharp indeed. I just wish it would have blocked that tower in dead-center view. The way the fenestration and striping is shunted ever-so-slightly to the right has always disturbed me a lot...And I don’t have OCD…
…At least I don’t think I do.
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Yeah, the W is no masterpiece.
I don’t know if zoning would allow it, but I’d love to see the horrendous base of the Downtown Marriott across the street sprout a tower redevelopment. That would have the double benefit of replacing an ugly brick blob with a beautiful tower AND obscure the W from the west.
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Crown steeel is going up
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Tower 2 will make this more impressive from this angle.
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