Gungahlin residents still hold concerns for plans for a block of land on the corner of Gozzard Street and Gundaroo Drive.
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The Empire Global development originally had plans for two 26-storey towers joined together by a podium but that was downsized after community concerns were raised about the height.
The new proposal will see heights ranging from eight stories to the tallest tapering element stepping from 12 to 18 stories.
Director of architecture firm Judd Studio Nathan Judd said the project underwent a 10 month design development and community consultation after the concerns were raised.
"It has been important to us to ensure we are delivering the best possible outcome for the site, that also has support from the community," said Mr Judd.
"Consultation was a key part of this project and this was undertaken broadly on the project starting in August 2016 with the first of two presentations to the Gungahlin Community Council."
He said a survey of more then 2700 people on the first proposal saw the original scheme achieved 97 per cent support.
According to the survey about 10 per cent of people supported the height of the building and about 20 per cent responded in support of the design, saying it was good for Gungahlin.
But president of the Gungahlin Community Council, Peter Elford said the scale of the development was inappropriate for the location and wants to see a further reduction in the scale of the building.
"Developments over 10-stories seem to be the spot that gets everyone angry or concerned and that's reflected in a survey we conducted in 2016," Mr Elford said.
"The best outcome, which is probably not realistic is that the development proceeds but on a site that's more suited to a development of that scale."
He said neighbouring childcare centres were still concerned about the potential for overlooking of playgrounds, overshadowing, traffic and safety.
"We're very pleased to see that the developer has recognised that the original proposal was really over the top in terms of scale," he said.
"However, we're still very concerned."
Submissions close on the development application on November 15.
