▁ ▁T ender ▁proposal ▁When ▁United ▁G ulf ▁originally ▁bid ▁for ▁the ▁site ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁they ▁proposed ▁a ▁single ▁ 2 6 - store y ▁tower ▁with ▁ret ail ▁space ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁floor ▁and ▁an ▁un spec ified ▁arrangement ▁of ▁hotel ▁and ▁resident ial ▁space ▁above . ▁However , ▁this ▁was ▁not ▁proposed ▁under ▁a ▁formal ▁development ▁appro val s ▁process . ▁The ▁sale ▁would ▁be ▁for ▁a ▁vac ant ▁lot ▁on ▁an ▁as - is ▁basis , ▁with ▁no ▁development ▁permit ▁guarante es ▁– ▁meaning ▁the ▁winning ▁bid der ▁would ▁still ▁need ▁to ▁ac quire ▁a ▁Development ▁Ag re ement ▁for ▁any ▁development ▁over ▁ 4 0 ▁feet ▁tall . ▁The ▁height ▁cap ▁for ▁as - of - right ▁development ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁later ▁re vised ▁to ▁ 2 4 ▁store ys ▁under ▁the ▁H R M ▁by ▁Design ▁form - based ▁code . ▁ ▁Tw isted ▁Sister s ▁United ▁G ulf ▁submitted ▁a ▁formal ▁development ▁application ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁W id ely ▁term ed ▁the ▁Tw isted ▁Sister s ▁in ▁local ▁media ▁for ▁its ▁tw isting ▁form , ▁the ▁proposal ▁compr ised ▁two ▁ 2 7 - store y ▁to wers ▁( including ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁the ▁common ▁pod ium ) ▁designed ▁by ▁H ari ri ▁Pont ar ini ▁Arch itect s ▁of ▁Toronto . ▁The ▁estimated ▁cost ▁was ▁approximately ▁$ 1 5 0 ▁million . ▁The ▁two ▁to wers ▁would ▁house ▁a ▁hotel ▁and ▁con