There was never a real vanity “crown” on this building. The silhouette was made up of mechanical screening, and then the top four floors were slightly inset from the rest of the tower.
The screening appears to have been shortened, but it’s still there. Removing the insets at the top four floors is what had a more dramatic effect on how the massing terminates.
But yeah… larger/more units = more rentable sf, and one larger roof & parapet wall instead of three = big savings.
