▁hotel ▁rooms , ▁cond os , ▁ret ail , ▁and ▁d ining ▁space ▁and ▁aim ed ▁for ▁LE ED ▁cert ification . ▁The ▁estimated ▁cost ▁of ▁construction ▁was ▁$ 3 5 0 ▁million . ▁ ▁The ▁proposal ▁was ▁opposed ▁by ▁the ▁city ▁planning ▁department , ▁the ▁Design ▁Review ▁Committee , ▁former ▁chief ▁urban ▁designer ▁Andy ▁F ill more , ▁and ▁the ▁Dow nt own ▁Hal if ax ▁Business ▁Commission . ▁Mayor ▁Sav age ▁stated ▁in ▁council ▁that ▁appro ving ▁the ▁proposal ▁would ▁und erm ine ▁council ' s ▁commit ment ▁to ▁H R M ▁by ▁Design , ▁an ▁urban ▁design ▁and ▁development ▁appro val s ▁framework , ▁because ▁Sky e ▁Hal if ax ▁greatly ▁exceed ed ▁the ▁specified ▁height ▁limit ▁for ▁as - of - right ▁development . ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁council ▁voted ▁against ▁allowing ▁the ▁proposal ▁to ▁proceed . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Nav id ▁Sab eri , ▁president ▁of ▁United ▁G ulf , ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁likely ▁make ▁another ▁proposal ▁to ▁City ▁Hall ▁within ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁to ▁ 1 8 ▁months . ▁However , ▁he ▁did ▁not . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Tw isted ▁Sister s ▁Development ▁Ag re ement , ▁after ▁exp iring ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁was ▁left ▁in ▁an ▁" in active " ▁state . ▁Council ▁had ▁to ▁vote ▁to ▁either ▁exp unge ▁or ▁extend ▁it . ▁United ▁G ulf ▁president ▁Nav id ▁Sab eri ▁stated ▁in ▁May ▁