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[Modulair]

everyone is asking why i said "360 meters"..

this is just that since december, the height is "locked" to 350 meters, so i was just wondering when it would pass the next step !

and for the empire state building, it has been already passed, because it is 330 meters high , without the "cheating" antenna and iron mast

[Kevin Scott Koepke]

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[NewYorkSkyline117]

everyone is asking why i said "360 meters"..

this is just that since december, the height is "locked" to 350 meters, so i was just wondering when it would pass the next step !

and for the empire state building, it has been already passed, because it is 330 meters high , without the "cheating" antenna and iron mast

Noo that's wrong...the empire state building is 1,454 with the antennae and without it, the building is 1,250 feet. One WTC is currently 1,140 feet which means it has a little over 100 feet to go to surpass it;)

[CarlosV]

:hi:

all i know..i'll the first on line when the observation deck opens to the public!! :haha:


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[Roadcruiser1]

People fighting over the height of One World Trade Center doesn't really understand why the height was picked in the first place. One World Trade Center roof's height reaches 1,362 feet and if you include the upper sections it would be 1,368 feet. The reason why it is that high is there were two buildings that used to exist at the World Trade Center that doesn't exist anymore that used to be just as tall from ground to roof. The height of the One World Trade Center makes the building sacred because of the relations it has with the old World Trade Center, and the mast reaches a symbolic 1,776 feet to show American independence. This was what they were trying to target. By attacking the old World Trade Center they were attacking our liberty and our freedom. This height is symbolic to we shall keep our freedom and not be altered by what you did. This is what the new One World Trade Center means.

[NYC GUY]

http://www.video-monitoring.com/construction/kpitv/silver.htm

Look's like they're bringing something up.

[SupertallSkyline88]

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[CarlosV]

...But anyway, great shots as always Carlos! It's very exciting to see 4WTC's visibility grow with each passing week as well. :cheers:

:hi: just taken

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Look's like they're bringing something up.


Nope, no new activity since God knows when..except for the glass :)

Just taken....

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[NewYorkSkyline117]

so i forgot who told me, possibly 2 Towers? When is there a prediction for new steel, this weekend, or maybe end of next week? I'm not mad or anything, just curious

[Roadcruiser1]

so i forgot who told me, possibly 2 Towers? When is there a prediction for new steel, this weekend, or maybe end of next week? I'm not mad or anything, just curious

Don't know. Everyone would have to wait and hold their horses.

[NYguy]

http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/01/19/1-wtc-the-view-from-the-80th-floor/

1 WTC: The View From the 80th Floor

January 19, 2012
By Alina Simone



If you live in New York City, across the Hudson in New Jersey, or possibly on the moon, you have probably noticed 1 World Trade Center edging steadily into the skyline of Lower Manhattan, layer by klieg-lit layer. By the middle of this year, the 105-story, steel frame of what promises to be the tallest building in the country (and the tallest office building in the world) will be complete. Currently, 1 WTC stands at 91 stories. Recently, I was invited up to the highest accessible floor, the 80th.

I am accompanied by one of the building’s architects and a project manager, as well as a handful of curiosity-seekers. We take a construction hoist to the 79th floor, to the Q-tip top of the building, where there are no exterior walls or windows, just a blanket of safety netting and metal wire. With my hard hat and a florescent vest pulled over the black puffy jacket I wore that day, I closely resemble a Goodyear tire that’s had a sad run-in with a line of police tape. We are 1000 feet up. When I look inward, toward the heart of the building, all I can see is a clockwork of re-bar. But the exterior, free of walls, reveals the city sprawling cinematically below in a 360-degree panorama. Where the concrete floor ends, the sky simply begins.

[NYguy]

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[CClaudio21]

:hi: just taken


Nope, no new activity since God knows when..except for the glass :)

Just taken....

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Actually earlier today the cranes were lifting something from the ground on the PA's live camera. But I doubt it was steel or anything.

[NYguy]

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[hunser]

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Talk about filling the gap... both towers are already a huge improvement to the NY skyline.

[2-TOWERS]

stunning shot....HD glass is amazing

[hunser]

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[CarlosV]

^^^
I need to go there...


from Sunnyside Queens

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[CarlosV]

from Soho this morning......

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[CarlosV]

from Soho this morning....on a very cold morning, taken with my iphone

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[SearsTower]

from Soho this morning....on a very cold morning, taken with my iphone

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Isn't that the same street corner Jules Naudet filmed his famous first plane video on 9/11?

[401PAS]

Isn't that the same street corner Jules Naudet filmed his famous first plane video on 9/11?

Close but I think that he was further downtown like in Tribeca.

[CarlosV]

Isn't that the same street corner Jules Naudet filmed his famous first plane video on 9/11?

Excellent eye...yes it is!!!! OMG i started in soho but walked to tribecca.....

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[CarlosV]

again no visible changes on top of 1 WTC

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[NewYorker2009]

Yes, Carlos is exactly in the spot where Jules Naudet filmed Flight 11 hitting the North Tower at Church and Lispenard and here we are years later watching the new complex rising in that photo. Nice job Carlos.

[CarlosV]

^^^
Word!!!

like a phoenix rising from the ashes!!!!

[NewYorkSkyline117]

I know I keep slipping this but I'm pretty sure all of us wanna see steel at least by next Friday! Fingerrss crossedd

[NYC GUY]

^^^
Well in one of the webcams you could see them putting steel in place for the decking.

[Otie]

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Marble is being installed in the lobby of One World Trade Center

[NYguy]

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[jd3189]

from Soho this morning....on a very cold morning, taken with my iphone

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10 years ago, something was taken from the skyline.10 years later, we are finally filling up the void. By the time this year is over,the WTC will start to be more than just a site again. It will be a part of the city again.

[NYguy]

Look close...

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[Davidsam52]

Yes, Carlos is exactly in the spot where Jules Naudet filmed Flight 11 hitting the North Tower at Church and Lispenard and here we are years later watching the new complex rising in that photo. Nice job Carlos.

Unquestionably the very same spot. Spooky, yet gratifying at the same time to see the new buildings rising. Now...if they could just get on with it & finish already!!:tup:

[BrandonJXN]

Anyone know when the base is going to get..well..a base?

[Don098]

Anyone know when the base is going to get..well..a base?

It will be the last thing they work on.

[CarlosV]

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the future......

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[CarlosV]

its snowing in NYC right now.....no work at the site???


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[mrnyc]

^ carlos i think wind slows them down more than snow or rain. that said, it is awful windy!

[NYguy]

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[2-TOWERS]

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the future......

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Nice !!!!!! as usual awesome pics....

[tiarae]

The ironworkers temporarily moved from 1WTC to Tower 4 & the Hub had to retrieve their belongings from the shipping containers that were lowered down on Thursday...word is, they will all be back on top of 1WTC in 2 weeks and may be going overtime...as long as the winds & weather co-operate. Now that the shipping containers are out of the way, they have framing to do before they can move on.

[Tru Bert]

Thank god, I read that the PA hopes to reach at least 92 by the end of January!

[CarlosV]

^^^
that's a pretty tall order, considering the end of January is only one week and half from today....


and so continues to snow in the big apple........:rolleyes:

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[NewYorkSkyline117]

Nice !!!!!! as usual awesome pics....

Wow that is amazing..does it still really have that much more to go? It's already so huge I can't even imagine any taller..also do you think you could possible do a side by side comparison of One WTC and the ESB? kinda like a transparency of the esb next to the tower. that be cool if you could :)

[chris123678]

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Marble is being installed in the lobby of One World Trade Center


So is that going up on the lobby core wall? Or the blast wall. From previous pictures, it looks like something white was on the blast wall,

[Tru Bert]

[QUOTE=CarlosV;5558636]^^^
that's a pretty tall order, considering the end of January is only one week and half from today....

That's true but hopefully they can put up some steel otherwise the toping out will be pushed back, which it most likely will be.

[Roadcruiser1]

So is that going up on the lobby core wall? Or the blast wall. From previous pictures, it looks like something white was on the blast wall,

That's inside the lobby.

[CarlosV]

just taken...

notice all the upper exposed floors have tarps as walls....

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[Otie]

So is that going up on the lobby core wall? Or the blast wall. From previous pictures, it looks like something white was on the blast wall,

Marble will clad the exterior core walls, including the ones at the elevator lobbies. The blast walls will be covered with (I beleive) drywall.

[k-boat]

The communications ring, the version where microwave antena are exposed, is really unattractive. the entire top/crown of the new building is unrelated to the bottom 75%

[NewYorkSkyline117]

The communications ring, the version where microwave antena are exposed, is really unattractive. the entire top/crown of the new building is unrelated to the bottom 75%

What do you mean? the one with those white plates?

[Davidsam52]

just taken...

notice all the upper exposed floors have tarps as walls....

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Carlos, isn't that just the snow sticking to the netting on those upper floors??

[Modulair]

today i had the idea to post a picture of the being-constructed freedom tower, on a forum of a french website where i often go (mainly because i'm french!)

the website is not about skyscrapers, it's just a 'bla-bla' forum..

as i noticed in the reaction of the members, most of them were discovering the new design of the wtc because nobody talks about it in the medias..
moreover, a majority deplored that the new freedom tower was not taller than the original twin towers... they think it would have been better if 1WTC was taller than 417m... Finally, they thought than a 80m-high antenna was too big for a tower, generaly an antenna must'nt be more than 1/10th of the tower..

In spite of all this, a large majority appreaciated the glass facade of the tower, certainly better than the grey columns on the original twin towers...

that was for the little story :)

[jd3189]

today i had the idea to post a picture of the being-constructed freedom tower, on a forum of a french website where i often go (mainly because i'm french!)

the website is not about skyscrapers, it's just a 'bla-bla' forum..

as i noticed in the reaction of the members, most of them were discovering the new design of the wtc because nobody talks about it in the medias..
moreover, a majority deplored that the new freedom tower was not taller than the original twin towers... they think it would have been better if 1WTC was taller than 417m... Finally, they thought than a 80m-high antenna was too big for a tower, generaly an antenna must'nt be more than 1/10th of the tower..

In spite of all this, a large majority appreaciated the glass facade of the tower, certainly better than the grey columns on the original twin towers...

that was for the little story :)

You have a link to the forum?

[NewYorkSkyline117]

today i had the idea to post a picture of the being-constructed freedom tower, on a forum of a french website where i often go (mainly because i'm french!)

the website is not about skyscrapers, it's just a 'bla-bla' forum..

as i noticed in the reaction of the members, most of them were discovering the new design of the wtc because nobody talks about it in the medias..
moreover, a majority deplored that the new freedom tower was not taller than the original twin towers... they think it would have been better if 1WTC was taller than 417m... Finally, they thought than a 80m-high antenna was too big for a tower, generaly an antenna must'nt be more than 1/10th of the tower..

In spite of all this, a large majority appreaciated the glass facade of the tower, certainly better than the grey columns on the original twin towers...

that was for the little story :)

Well obviously they didn't know the heights...and this is a thick mast not exactly a slim pin antennae

[599GTO]

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[jd3189]

:previous: On its way to revive this view...
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[CarlosV]

Wow that is amazing..does it still really have that much more to go? It's already so huge I can't even imagine any taller..also do you think you could possible do a side by side comparison of One WTC and the ESB? kinda like a transparency of the esb next to the tower. that be cool if you could :)

many thanks to STR and Someformofhuman artists :tup:

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based on these artists renderings....most likely would look like this...

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[QUEENSNYMAN]

Very nice Carlos!! The King of all Buildings (Empire State Building) compared to the new King of Kings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Duck From NY]

I really have to thank all the hard-cores on this site for all the detailed information and educated guesses. It's really impressive to see you guys dig up permits from NYC.gov, or render buildings next to other buildings to compare, and so on.

Anyhow, white marble? Bleh, so tacky IMO. But if the floor of the lobby is all I can think of to complain about, then everything is A-O.K.

[babybackribs2314]

Bigger and bigger; taken by me on Thursday. Cold outside, but you wouldn't know it from the picture.

Full update: http://newyorkyimby.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-wtc-construction-update.html

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[zeno3333333]

I really have to thank all the hard-cores on this site for all the detailed information and educated guesses. It's really impressive to see you guys dig up permits from NYC.gov, or render buildings next to other buildings to compare, and so on.

Anyhow, white marble? Bleh, so tacky IMO. But if the floor of the lobby is all I can think of to complain about, then everything is A-O.K.

I lived in a house that was built in 1961 that had pretty much that exact same marble on it's window sills....I loved it. That marble is a very high quality marble. I think it is a classic design that will never go out of style.

[NewYorkSkyline117]

many thanks to STR and Someformofhuman artists :tup:

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based on these artists renderings....most likely would look like this...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7154/6738804117_b2ce38e725_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6738804117/)
DSC_5eeeee171 copy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6738804117/) by Ceva321 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ceva321/), on Flickr

That.is.awesome!! :notacrook: thanks!

[CarlosV]

Let's go Blue Giant!


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7010/6741813977_953af4dbe8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6741813977/)
DSC_5187 copy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6741813977/) by Ceva321 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ceva321/), on Flickr

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DSC_5191 copy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6741785559/) by Ceva321 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ceva321/), on Flickr

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http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7016/6741833657_0cc7df3c3c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6741833657/)
DSC_5184 copy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6741833657/) by Ceva321 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ceva321/), on Flickr

[hunser]

A week old, but the colors are great...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7149/6723880873_699816fa9e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/naparish/6723880873/)
1 World Trade Center under construction (http://www.flickr.com/photos/naparish/6723880873/) von NAParish (http://www.flickr.com/people/naparish/) auf Flickr

From yesterday:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7026/6736453657_287cc13028_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanbudhu/6736453657/)
Snow at the Financial District (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanbudhu/6736453657/) von RBudhu (http://www.flickr.com/people/ryanbudhu/) auf Flickr

[k-boat]

What do you mean? the one with those white plates?

yes....i think those are microwave antennas. there are some versions that show the antenna covered w/ some faceted covering that you could argue are congruous w/ the original crystalline vision liebeskind had. not to be i guess.

[NYguy]

From yesterday:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7026/6736453657_287cc13028_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanbudhu/6736453657/)
Snow at the Financial District (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanbudhu/6736453657/) von RBudhu (http://www.flickr.com/people/ryanbudhu/) auf Flickr

I love this.



taigatrommelchen (http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigatrommelchen/6736010545/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7148/6736010545_71f228573d_b.jpg

[Davidsam52]

If the Giants win today I think they MUST color all the lights in the building blue!!:tup::tup::tup:

[Tru Bert]

I saw cranes moving toward one side of the tower this morning, maybe steel this week, read that all the workers on tower one moved to tower four these last few weeks to help with the setback. Now I think they have gone back to tower one and we can soon see construction continue.

[CarlosV]

^^^
the cranes are always moving....steel this week? i dunno :shrug:

[NewYorkSkyline117]

I'm feeling that there will be..believe it or not in less than 2 weeks it was 2 months ago since the last steel raise :/

[QUEENSNYMAN]

FROM: NYBOY75

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mvBgO236Hs

[CarlosV]

just taken...they are working up there...lowering something.... :)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7142/6743937261_b88588f538_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6743937261/)
DSC_5193 copy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6743937261/) by Ceva321 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ceva321/), on Flickr

[NewYorkSkyline117]

One World Trade Center's next victim, Bank of America Tower, 1,200 feet tall: Will take Fourth Tallest Building in the USA very soon, BOA will be booted back to fifth :)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7012/6744154749_471616485c_b.jpg

[Josh1991]

Could someone make a comparison picture with owtc and the original world trade center?, like the one with Empire State Building and owtc, dont know how to do it myself. anyway im new here, great forum :tup:

[adam_777]

I have loved following this thread finally decided to register. I visited New York in early January and was so impressed with how completely 1 WTC dominates the skyline. I was staying near Kennedy airport and from the air train 1 WTC stands out like a beacon. Amazing!

I love the comparison pictures as well, so many great large buildings going up in NYC lately. I had always been fascinated with the skyscraper races of the 1920's and its great to see similar enthusiasm and criticism in the present day. I definitely enjoy seeing the building passing the others in town, it will be a pretty emotional moment when it passes the Empire State to crown 1 WTC the tallest building in the city again.

A big thanks to those of you who have taken the time to upload pictures you have taken, and its great to get almost hourly reports on progress or in some cases lack thereof.

[NewYorkSkyline117]

Could someone make a comparison picture with owtc and the original world trade center?, like the one with Empire State Building and owtc, dont know how to do it myself. anyway im new here, great forum :tup:

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b125/Uaarkson/WTC_NEW_VS_OLD-1.png

[jd3189]

Here are the 3 tallest buildings in the U.S. from the 70s to the future. By STR.
Is it less weird with 3 buildings in frame?
http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/1518/tt16.jpg

Not sure what's going on in the lower left corner of 1WTC, but it's a test shot, so quality settings are lower. so whatever.
http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/5120/tt17.jpg

[Otie]

Oldie...

http://www.elevatorview.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/WTC-from-250-Hudson.jpg
World Trade Center from Rooftop of 250 Hudson Street, 5:30PM | Elevator View (http://www.elevatorview.com/2012/01/22/world-trade-center-from-rooftop-of-250-hudson-street-530pm/)

[stormkingfan]

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http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7016/6741833657_0cc7df3c3c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6741833657/)
DSC_5184 copy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6741833657/) by Ceva321 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ceva321/), on Flickr

One bad-ass shot with the plumes of steam on left. Great shot, Carlos.
You get this from the 59th St. Br.?

[CarlosV]

^^^
nope....i got that from my living room :

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7016/6741833657_0cc7df3c3c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6741833657/)
DSC_5184 copy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6741833657/) by Ceva321 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ceva321/), on Flickr

[N0rthcar0lina]

^^^
nope....i got that from my living room :)

:slob: I am extremely jealous.

[Zapatan]

Awesome shot!

But the lack of new still is worrying

[crewex]

It takes approx one week to add the steel for a floor. Current top out is scheduled for sometime in April. Assuming they are still going to complete in April there is more than enough time to do so. There are 16 weeks until the end of april, and 14 floors.

That means, that as long as steel starts going on again anytime in the next 2 weeks that they are still on schedule. SOOOOO.........you guys start wringing your wrist and pacing back and forth in about 2 weeks. Currently it's still going according to plan.

:) Plus construction will increase in speed now that the days are getting longer and warmer.

[sterlippo1]

that the days are getting warmer.

they are ?

[Roadcruiser1]

It takes approx one week to add the steel for a floor. Current top out is scheduled for sometime in April. Assuming they are still going to complete in April there is more than enough time to do so. There are 16 weeks until the end of april, and 14 floors.

That means, that as long as steel starts going on again anytime in the next 2 weeks that they are still on schedule. SOOOOO.........you guys start wringing your wrist and pacing back and forth in about 2 weeks. Currently it's still going according to plan.

:) Plus construction will increase in speed now that the days are getting longer and warmer.

Spring doesn't come to NYC till late March. We are still in late January.

[NewYorker2009]

It takes approx one week to add the steel for a floor. Current top out is scheduled for sometime in April. Assuming they are still going to complete in April there is more than enough time to do so. There are 16 weeks until the end of april, and 14 floors.

That means, that as long as steel starts going on again anytime in the next 2 weeks that they are still on schedule. SOOOOO.........you guys start wringing your wrist and pacing back and forth in about 2 weeks. Currently it's still going according to plan.

:) Plus construction will increase in speed now that the days are getting longer and warmer.

What is your source to all this information? There are no more typical office floors anymore, only mechanical floors remain. Each mechanical floor will not take a week to do. It's almost February and they need to pack on an additional 200 plus feet before top out so April does not seem likely at this point no matter who your source is.

[crewex]

from http://www.lowermanhattan.info/construction/project_updates/freedom_tower_26204.aspx

*The following information was last updated on January 20, 2012.

Tower steel is now above floor 91. It is expected to top out by appx. April of 2012.
Facade installation is now above floor 66
Concrete is now being installed above floor 85
Installation of the 400-foot-tall antenna in spring 2012.
Spray-on fireproofing underway
Elevator shaft fit-out
Multiple cranes on site for steel and concrete installation
Both the south and north cores are now being erected as the structure rises
"Cocoon" safety system now in place around upper perimeter, to rise with structure
Utility installation and tie-ins
Crews are coordinating substructure construction while maintaining PATH service

Not that they havn't had some latency problems with this information, but it's been fairly accurate about projections for the past 5 or 6 months

[dchan]

What is your source to all this information? There are no more typical office floors anymore, only mechanical floors remain. Each mechanical floor will not take a week to do. It's almost February and they need to pack on an additional 200 plus feet before top out so April does not seem likely at this point no matter who your source is.

I dunno. From what I've read of his posts, crewex seems to have experience in the field, so I would at least consider what he has to say.

[crewex]

He is right though, some of the remaining floors are non standard, but the mechanical floors are double flloors, (correct me if i'm wrong at any point) so they can be allotted two weeks of time. One week to assemble the steel, one week we to drop in equipment (actually more than one week, from construction pictures at the top, it looks like they finish the decking for a floor 2 to 3 weeks after they do the steel.) And there is nothing that says they have to do all the decking for each floor if they are trying to lower (instead of drift) mechanical floor equipement in.



http://www.panynj.gov/wtcprogress/pdf/January-2012-wtcprogress-Newsletter.pdf
The newsletter doesn't mention a top out date which odd since investors probably read it (maybe they get a different mailing). but it does have a pretty detail that shows the rented regions of the building

I did send off an email or two to some of the communications officers. Even if they give us BS, at least we will have the official statement of the construction stall. Let's just hope it's part of the plan.

NOW, who knows what goes on a mechanical floor since I read that each floor will have it's own climate control system. So it's not like they will need a complex heating and cooling system up there, maybe it's elevators, water pumps, and bears, then that might explain the hold up.

[crewex]

they are ?

Technically, even though it's still cold outside, YES the days are getting warmER on average and longer every day (many studies have shown that productivity has a positive relationship to temperate well lit conditions and sunlight exposure. But last I checked, March is before April so when I said that, I was being inclusive of all the time between now and top out. To be precise.

http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USNY0996
longer and warmer

www.nrel.gov/docs/fy02osti/30769.pdf
Lighting and temperature effects on productivity

[NewYorker2009]

from http://www.lowermanhattan.info/construction/project_updates/freedom_tower_26204.aspx

*The following information was last updated on January 20, 2012.

Tower steel is now above floor 91. It is expected to top out by appx. April of 2012.
Facade installation is now above floor 66
Concrete is now being installed above floor 85
Installation of the 400-foot-tall antenna in spring 2012.
Spray-on fireproofing underway
Elevator shaft fit-out
Multiple cranes on site for steel and concrete installation
Both the south and north cores are now being erected as the structure rises
"Cocoon" safety system now in place around upper perimeter, to rise with structure
Utility installation and tie-ins
Crews are coordinating substructure construction while maintaining PATH service

Not that they havn't had some latency problems with this information, but it's been fairly accurate about projections for the past 5 or 6 months

Well I don't know how reliable www.lowermanhattan.info is because it says the Tower is now above floor 91 and they haven't even finished floor 90 yet lol. I really feel only the construction workers have the best idea when things will get done because they are building it so they will estimate based on weather, delays, etc. The Tower will be done when it's done that's all I can say. Going by an estimated date from that website is just not reliable enough for me. I think the top out date could be around May or June hopefully.

[NewYorkSkyline117]

from http://www.lowermanhattan.info/construction/project_updates/freedom_tower_26204.aspx

*The following information was last updated on January 20, 2012.

Tower steel is now above floor 91. It is expected to top out by appx. April of 2012.
Facade installation is now above floor 66
Concrete is now being installed above floor 85
Installation of the 400-foot-tall antenna in spring 2012.
Spray-on fireproofing underway
Elevator shaft fit-out
Multiple cranes on site for steel and concrete installation
Both the south and north cores are now being erected as the structure rises
"Cocoon" safety system now in place around upper perimeter, to rise with structure
Utility installation and tie-ins
Crews are coordinating substructure construction while maintaining PATH service

Not that they havn't had some latency problems with this information, but it's been fairly accurate about projections for the past 5 or 6 months

Btw this can't be accurate...there's no way the facade is just above floor 66. it's at least approaching a little over 70 no?

[Kevin Scott Koepke]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7160/6750618287_bfd33d2c7c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinskoepke/6750618287/)
one world trade center, through the fog; 1/23/2012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinskoepke/6750618287/) by kevin scott koepke photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/kevinskoepke/), on Flickr

Please do not repost, copy, or otherwise reproduce. Thank you.:banana:

[NYguy]

tarashnat (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747550141/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

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cisc11970 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodaum/6746978877/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

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J4NE (http://www.flickr.com/photos/14727294@N00/6744585907/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

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[jd3189]

taigatrommelchen (http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigatrommelchen/6749301369/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

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cisc11970 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodaum/6746978877/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

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J4NE (http://www.flickr.com/photos/14727294@N00/6744585907/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/6744585907_3e41446a31_b.jpg

Awesome photos.Should be near perfection before this year's up.

[sbarn]

Oldie...

http://www.elevatorview.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/WTC-from-250-Hudson.jpg
World Trade Center from Rooftop of 250 Hudson Street, 5:30PM | Elevator View (http://www.elevatorview.com/2012/01/22/world-trade-center-from-rooftop-of-250-hudson-street-530pm/)

Whats going on with that opaque area in the curtain wall on the left side of One World Trade??

[Kevin Scott Koepke]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7175/6753015299_999f3f9d0f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinskoepke/6753015299/)
exchange place; 1/23/2012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinskoepke/6753015299/) by kevin scott koepke photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/kevinskoepke/), on Flickr

Do not repost, copy, or otherwise reproduce. Thank you.:banana:

[Inkoumori]

^Great Shot!

That is the Katyn Memorial in Jersey City (A massacre of the Polish in WWII)
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/images/stories/large/2010/04/29/98378586-WEB.jpg
theepochtimes.com

[CarlosV]

I can see clearly now the fog is gone! :)

again, no erections on top...oh well....



http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7151/6754937831_77bd8e975b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6754937831/)
DSC_5196 copy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6754937831/) by Ceva321 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ceva321/), on Flickr