To ASE's point, I think the Janion, the Customs House, and the final approved concept for Northern Junk represent a very good approach for refreshing and reviving things. Many Victorians still want to play the stubborn stinker against any kind of positive action, but these projects have addressed so many of the longstanding concerns re: new buildings being too tall (these buildings aren't), or architectural styles being too radically modern (these buildings aren't), or etc.
Methinks if we're still being stubborn stinkers even after seeing these results then we're just being stubborn stinkers for the sake of being stubborn stinkers.