Overall, I quite like this one.
The podium is much improved. I like the warm tones and organic lines. The tower setbacks are generous and there's quite an interesting street-facing public space in a place where it will actually makes sense to rest. Nice to see large retail spaces facing both Front and Parliament (currently devoid of retail) that can take advantage of the POPS. Caveat that it may be in shade often, as Northern Light has pointed out.
Height is fine; makes sense given that Distillery District station on the OL will literally be across the street.
The tower architecture is 'meh'. No particular vision other than 'geometry', which I'm quite sick of as a trend. I'm wary of it looking messy.
The best part is that this would make walking along Front Street less of a death-trap-hazard-motor-speedway experience. Enough justification to start building tomorrow as far as I'm concerned.
It would be nice to see separated bike lanes along Front Street continuing to Eastern Avenue, in particular since there is now a MUP along the south side of the Eastern Avenue overpass toward Broadview.
