The more I look at this one the more I think it belongs on upper Douglas Street somewhere rather than in Esquimalt.
Curious, why? We're on the other side of the muni in the Selkirk neighborhood a block off the water - Esquimalt is changing rapidly; there are developments happening all over the place either under way, approved or pending approval, in fact I can see two cranes from one of our second floor north/west facing windows.
This is not close to our parents' Esquimalt circa 1972. I think this tower if approved will fit in nicely. And it will certainly be an improvement over what's there now. There are currently four major projects underway within a 2 minute drive of our place and another just past the Tillicum/Craigflower intersection in the early proposal stage. Unlike say Oak Bay which seemingly squeals like a pig any time any developer proposes anything especially it its higher than I am tall, Esquimalt generally is quite open to densifying and new in-fill projects particularly.