The competition brief called for a tower to act primarily as a landmark.
After protests by residents and others, he revised that plan to call for a single tower of up to 80 stories on the site nearest the river.
Initially the design called for a central tower of 25 stories, with matching 8 story towers on each side of the central building.
The new application calls for a 150-foot tower in a wooded area at the rear edge of the Nervine property.
The most recent design, chosen from a 1991 competition, calls for a central tower to be built atop the cathedral's nave.
Nextel's original proposal called for a 114-foot tower, but that was later dropped to 104 feet.
Plans call for a second tower, with 34 stories and 337 units, to be started when the first is fully leased.
Although plans called for a second mirror-image tower, the second building was never constructed.
The original plan called for a twin tower, but due to lack of money and the project going into debt, the second tower was never built.
The Plan calls for a 38-story tower that will rise to 495 feet.