Matt Lituchy, chief investment officer of the building's developer, Jay Paul Company, told Business Insider in a 2016 interview that the floating walls were costly, but Diaz-Azcuy liked the element of lightness they added.
"It's one of the first things designers want and developers throw out," Lituchy said. But the developer easily folded. "Whatever [Diaz-Azcuy] said, we went along with," he added.