Melbourne's Lord Mayor and three Team Reece councillors left a 52-storey tower vote over a $2,000 donation from a firm linked to the applicant, despite a pledge to refuse developer donations.

On 16 October 2025 Lord Mayor Nick Reece and councillors Roshena Campbell, Kevin Louey and Mark Scott left the Future Melbourne Committee chamber for a vote on a $160 million, 52-storey tower at 93-103 Clarendon Street, Southbank, citing a donation from a company related to the applicant. Local outlets report that Team Reece received $2,000 in 2024 from LAS Investments Corporation, affiliated with applicant LAS Property Management, while Reece's 2024 campaign had said it would not accept donations from property developers in the City of Melbourne.