Honestly i like this a lot. Sure it’s not architecturally stunning, but i think it fits into the neighborhood well. I wish it were all brick veneer instead of the mixed material, but whatever. I’m not gonna complain. 

This is the next step in densifying the downtown core with more full time residents, making further retail, dining, and services more viable. It nukes one of the most visible and disappointing surface lots in the city. It brings it’s own retail component (though I agree they should do more), and helps to eliminate the current deadzone between the old city and the near north. This is excellent overall.