I think you guys need to go back through and re-read the articles. The original plans (metro posted) called for 9 floors, with the lower 7 floor brick, and the upper 2 floors stucco, with the tower in the middle. Concerning the brick, that hasn't changed. I'm not sure where you guys are coming with this "added one floor of brick" idea. Now, about why the removed the tower....I think Steve left us a little confused in the article. It says they removed it to pay for the brick. But, it doesn't seem like there was any brick added.