Another cause for skepticism about not only Legends Tower but the entire first phase is that the architect -- according to their webpage -- hasn't designed anything more than a couple of projects around 10 stories. That includes dozens of office, hotels, and mixed-use projects where the typical height is 1-4 levels.

https://www.aoarchitects.com/projects

There was to be a 12-story hotel built as part of the District at Warner Center, but nothing has happened with that project (Matteson is not involved).

They were also the architects behind a bunch of surf hotels that Matteson was trying to get off the ground starting about 10 years ago and that have never gone anywhere. He and his partners pitched a big project near Palm Springs when he was trying to get Quicksilver Hotels off the ground and when that never happened he swore he was going to do it without them, but then nada. At the same time, he proposed similar projects for Houston and about a half-dozen other cities that never materialized.

I would sure like to know where he is getting his financing. As far as anyone can tell, he hasn't done anything in a long time and nobody has been able to verify his role in the projects he claims from some time ago.