NEW YORK | One World Trade Center | 1,776' Pinnacle / 1,373' Roof | 108 FLOORS

[JayPro]

WHatever y'all ssay about the proportion issue re the spantenna, I think the size of it---which is bigger than I actually though it was gonna be--is a pretty decent trade-off for whatever outward gilding was gonna be done.

[Crawford]

Yeah. That was a boardwalk. And all that empty space, those were buildings. Then Superstorm Sandy came through and decided that she didn't want those things to be there anymore...

None of those lots were formerly buildings. I'm not aware of any multifamily buildings anywhere that were destroyed or seriously damaged by Sandy.

The boardwalk was obviously destroyed, but is being replaced.

[GeorgiaBoy24]

I got bored and decided to photoshop 1WTC into Denver... It does not fit in to well...

http://i.imgur.com/Yw58KCg.png

Could you please do that with Houston? Now THAT would fit in.

[franktko]

Yeah, great idea. While we wait for that last piece, let's play WTC everywhere!!

WTC in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada:

http://franktko.com/pics/saskatoon.jpg


In Chicago, Illinois:

http://franktko.com/pics/chicago.jpg


In Jeremy's pants:

Admin note: Image removed.

In his pants!!! Ladies and gentlemen...
:uhh:

[Xoltage]

:previous:
WTF LOL cannot be unseen...

[LibraryTower]

:previous:
WTF LOL cannot be unseen...

Yeah so one a moderator sees Ron Jeremy's testicle popping out this is gone,
but this has to be the funniest post on this forum in quite a while.:haha:

A post like this is more rare than when Sandy took out half of the power on 1wtc for sandy, may I suggest some screenshots? it's now or never.

Also the building looks great, looks like the cladding will be done by the end of may after all.

[jd3189]

Keith Michael NYC (http://www.flickr.com/photos/keithmichaelnyc/8691765328/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8114/8691765328_6927624722_b.jpg



http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8401/8690590649_71572b26e4_h.jpg



http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8401/8691705236_8fd1f13b5f_h.jpg



colincashmore (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68650786@N02/8689142072/sizes/o/in/photostream/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7046/8689142072_13914c0a58_o.jpg

The mast gives it more impact and dominance as expected, but I still wish the radome was applied to expand the illusion that 1 WTC was really 1,776 ft. This is going to be Lower Manhattan's peak for a very long time.

[Tectonic]

The facade is racing around the top now. As someone pointed out the ring might be the antenna's saving grace, a transition of sorts.

[Ninja Man]

I hope that we get to see the last two pieces of the antenna go up today.

[randy1991]

They moved the Earthcam HD cam little bit higher, and zoomed out then yesterday

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8123/8695085357_9ea947af7c_h.jpg

Left : Yesterday
Right : Now

[Nexis4Jersey]

My photos from Yesterday...

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8405/8695131581_9883de1734_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/8695131581/)
039 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/8695131581/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

From Hoboken Terminal

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8125/8695131507_702bcdca56_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/8695131507/)
041 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/8695131507/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8265/8696252382_1ff6e0d952_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/8696252382/)
042 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/8696252382/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8118/8696252398_b1fcabe471_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/8696252398/)
045 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/8696252398/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

From Hoboken Yard

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8533/8695128937_0080ec4de6_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/8695128937/)
048 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/8695128937/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8263/8696252296_bdfc51a482_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/8696252296/)
049 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/8696252296/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8543/8696252260_46bc68c0c5_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/8696252260/)
050 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/8696252260/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

[babybackribs2314]

Sun out in Chelsea. Could they do it today? Possibly... but the weather will be better tomorrow, and I have a feeling they only delayed it to make a better photo op, anyways.

[Thaniel]

Sun out in Chelsea. Could they do it today? Possibly... but the weather will be better tomorrow, and I have a feeling they only delayed it to make a better photo op, anyways.

According to this news article at least it says it will go up today. Dunno where they're hearing that from though:

http://www.nbcnews.com/travel/tallest-building-west-symbolic-one-world-trade-center-aspires-spire-6C9674114

On Tuesday, crews will raise the final sections of spire to the top of One World Trade Center

[rack776]

According to this news article at least it says it will go up today. Dunno where they're hearing that from though:

http://www.nbcnews.com/travel/tallest-building-west-symbolic-one-world-trade-center-aspires-spire-6C9674114

YO! its's Noon.....Come on Guys Where is it!? :shrug:
We're waiting:yes::???:
LOL!

I bet the Port Authorty could screw up a 1 float parade.

[drumz0rz]

They will still need to jump the crane to install the last piece. It's no where near tall enough right now. They're raising windows and other steel up all day long though. I wouldn't be surprised if the entire south-western face isn't complete by the weekend; two weeks at the most.

Also, I think it's interesting that the guy wires are purely decorative as they've built the entire thing without the added support. Maybe it was more crucial with the heavier radome / will be needed once it's covered in antennae?

[rack776]

They will still need to jump the crane to install the last piece. It's no where near tall enough right now. They're raising windows and other steel up all day long though. I wouldn't be surprised if the entire south-western face isn't complete by the weekend; two weeks at the most.

Also, I think it's interesting that the guy wires are purely decorative as they've built the entire thing without the added support. Maybe it was more crucial with the heavier radome / will be needed once it's covered in antennae?

Good point, I thought the same thing about the guy wires, they might be to steady it in high winds with the extra broad cast weight added to it.

Man I miss Zen Steel Dude's insight.
He would be all over the details of this last piece going up.

Lets rember him when that last section goes up. :happysad:

Carlos..Dude we miss your telephoto lense and photos as well.
Good luck with what ever it is your doing now bro.:tup:

[sw5710]

Good point, I thought the same thing about the guy wires, they might be to steady it in high winds with the extra broad cast weight added to it.

Man I miss Zen Steel Dude's insight.
He would be all over the details of this last piece going up.

Lets rember him when that last section goes up. :happysad:

Carlos..Dude we miss your telephoto lense and photos as well.
Good luck with what ever it is your doing now bro.:tup:

I have been wondering the same thing about the guy wires. Looking at the Earth Cam it looks like the taller cranes line is still locked down to the parapet. No lifting today.

[Thaniel]

My guess, even though that one NBC news article I posted said it would be raised today, the top will be raised tomorrow. Tomorrow has less wind and no clouds. I want it to happen today cus it's my birthday but I think for them the wind might be a little too high.

[babybackribs2314]

The weather outside is literally perfect.

[spwelan]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BJHWXzlCcAAX2HN.jpg:large
@bluishhue2
from Guttenberg, NJ

[deepen915]

The weather outside is literally perfect.

that makes me mad.. they could have just done the topping out of the spire today.. :shrug:

[rack776]

Well from what I've seen in this thread if the PA says it's going to do something by a certain date you simply add 3-5 years to that and you have your actual time.

What the hell - they cant even give the courtsey to announce their plans for finishing this thing?....I'm real glad I did not blow off work today to go see the final piece installed, who knows if I should try tommrow either?

I get it with the wind being stronger up high than it is down on the ground but jee wiz guys keep the media in the loop. Just stick it up there and be done with it already. :haha::rolleyes: Maybe they had to reschedule Alica Keys or Richard Simmons or someone else for the ceremony....The big inflatable King Kong is out for repairs...who knows?

[Norman Y.]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8396/8696181419_c0e9a92813_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8396/8696181419_7517be6127_k.jpg

https://www.facebook.com/wtcprogress

Just posted few seconds ago
Cant wait for it top out

[marvelfannumber1]

:previous:

Looking far superior to the rendering. :D

[deepen915]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8396/8696181419_c0e9a92813_b.jpg

Just posted few seconds ago
Cant wait for it top out

posted recently, but is a few days old.. doesn't have piece 16 yet.. and amount of glass is less than today.

[Norman Y.]

posted recently, but is a few days old.. doesn't have piece 16 yet.. and amount of glass is less than today.

Did notice that. Any news about the last piece?

[deepen915]

Did notice that. Any news about the last piece?

I read May 8th is the rescheduled date.. so next Wednesday.

and see Earthcam.. the glass on the west side is almost DONE!

http://www.earthcam.com/swf/cam_player/temp_images/1367360049450.jpg

[Thaniel]

I read May 8th is the rescheduled date.. so next Wednesday.

http://www.earthcam.com/swf/cam_player/temp_images/1367360049450.jpg

WTF?!?! May 8th?!?!? How can they predict the weather will be better a WEEK FROM NOW as opposed to today and tomorrow which look PERFECT? Weather prediction a day out is so much easier to predict than a WEEK out. I thought that was common knowledge? I don't see how this makes any sense at all.

Today the weather is great, tomorrow is even better. You postpone something for rain one day the next logical thing to say for a clear sky day the following day is JUST PUSH IT BACK ONE DAY! IT'S SUCH A SIMPLE CONCEPT. Instead they're now shooting in the dark for May 8th which may or may not have good weather? What happens if the weather is bad on May 8th??? Then let's reschedule it for August 15th I guess?!?! And hope the weather is good on that arbitrary date in the future instead?

"No Thaniel you don't understand they had to completely redesign the very top of the mast before May 8th now because of a problem that should have easily been foreseen from the start." Ohhhhh now I get it....

[Thaniel]

Well from what I've seen in this thread if the PA says it's going to do something by a certain date you simply add 3-5 years to that and you have your actual time.



Too true!

[Ninja Man]

May 8? That's preposterous!

[Thaniel]

According to the Weather.com the weather for May 7th and May 8th is as follows: May 7th Few Showers. May 8th Mostly Cloudy.

How do those dates sound better to them than tomorrow or May 2nd which is predicted to be sunny and clear?

[MercurySky]

They are doing well with the time and it will reach maximum height soon enough.

[-Filipe-]

According to the Weather.com the weather for May 7th and May 8th is as follows: May 7th Few Showers. May 8th Mostly Cloudy.

How do those dates sound better to them than tomorrow or May 2nd which is predicted to be sunny and clear?

why are you spazzing out when that date hasn't even been confirmed for all we know it can be tommorow

[NYC GUY]

Maybe he meant May 8th would be the day they actually place the thing on the spire???

[ThatOneGuy]

You expected it to be placed one day after they postponed it? Really?

It needs to be raised first and secured on the platform, which takes about a day, then they make sure everything's okay to place it, then preparations for the ceremony have to be made again and only THEN can they put it on top. And knowing the time some pieces stood on the top platform you can't expect it to go quick. Is the crane even ready to put this thing on top?

[Yankee fan for life]

May 8? That's preposterous!

According to iron mike who is a suppose worker on the site, sent a message on Instagram that the last piece will be lifted up on may 8, but i still need a official source to confirm that.

[jd3189]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8396/8696181419_c0e9a92813_b.jpg

https://www.facebook.com/wtcprogress

http://www.architecturaldigest.com/architecture/2012-09/one-world-trade-center-new-york-david-childs-article/_jcr_content/par/cn_contentwell/par-main/cn_pagination_container/cn_image_2.size.world-trade-center-03-h670x773.jpg
http://www.architecturaldigest.com/architecture/2012-09/one-world-trade-center-new-york-david-childs-article/_jcr_content/par/cn_contentwell/par-main/cn_pagination_container/cn_image_2.size.world-trade-center-03-h670x773.jpg

We're almost there.

[Ninja Man]

We'll see if the rescheduled date is true or not.

[chris123678]

According to the WTC Progress Facebook page, the lift date seems uncertain.

We are excited that you are excited about the hoisting of the final section of spire to the top of One WTC, but contrary to various reports it has not happened yet. We will let you know when it is ready to go.

[NYguy]

Today the weather is great, tomorrow is even better. You postpone something for rain one day the next logical thing to say for a clear sky day the following day is JUST PUSH IT BACK ONE DAY! IT'S SUCH A SIMPLE CONCEPT. Instead they're now shooting in the dark for May 8th which may or may not have good weather? What happens if the weather is bad on May 8th??? Then let's reschedule it for August 15th I guess?!?! And hope the weather is good on that arbitrary date in the future instead?


That's next week. If they have to push it back further, so be it. In the timeframe of construction for this building, it amounts to nothing.



mitzgami (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitzgami/8693648307/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8253/8693648307_cbeb4b0359_b.jpg



Mitch Waxman (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitchwaxman/8697208726/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8543/8697208726_55b9327391_b.jpg



Keith Michael NYC (http://www.flickr.com/photos/keithmichaelnyc/8695040306/sizes/h/in/photostream/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8394/8695040306_5feea697f6_h.jpg



http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8537/8693928779_89936ec73d_h.jpg

[jthornton17]

http://www.architecturaldigest.com/architecture/2012-09/one-world-trade-center-new-york-david-childs-article/_jcr_content/par/cn_contentwell/par-main/cn_pagination_container/cn_image_2.size.world-trade-center-03-h670x773.jpg
http://www.architecturaldigest.com/architecture/2012-09/one-world-trade-center-new-york-david-childs-article/_jcr_content/par/cn_contentwell/par-main/cn_pagination_container/cn_image_2.size.world-trade-center-03-h670x773.jpg

We're almost there.
.
The glass on 4 WTC looks so much better than the original pics, it's amazing. 4WTC is really growing on me. I just hope they can get what they need for 3 WTC to keep it going.

[Boquillas]

WTF?!?! May 8th?!?!? How can they predict the weather will be better a WEEK FROM NOW as opposed to today and tomorrow which look PERFECT? Weather prediction a day out is so much easier to predict than a WEEK out. I thought that was common knowledge? I don't see how this makes any sense at all.

Today the weather is great, tomorrow is even better. You postpone something for rain one day the next logical thing to say for a clear sky day the following day is JUST PUSH IT BACK ONE DAY! IT'S SUCH A SIMPLE CONCEPT. Instead they're now shooting in the dark for May 8th which may or may not have good weather? What happens if the weather is bad on May 8th??? Then let's reschedule it for August 15th I guess?!?! And hope the weather is good on that arbitrary date in the future instead?

"No Thaniel you don't understand they had to completely redesign the very top of the mast before May 8th now because of a problem that should have easily been foreseen from the start." Ohhhhh now I get it....



It's a major media event. Setting aside the logistics of allowing all the extra people onto the site, and the extra notice that would require, you don't think that the world's media and all of the officials who plan to attend would like more than 24 hours notice of the rescheduled date? They were prepared in advance for Monday, but when it was cancelled, they couldn't simply move it to the next day. Members of the media have many different assignments, especially photographers. They don't just sit around waiting for things to happen. They have something lined up for every day. And other important officials are similarly busy with the rest of their lives, and appreciate notice for schedule changes.

[2-TOWERS]

It's a major media event. Setting aside the logistics of allowing all the extra people onto the site, and the extra notice that would require, you don't think that the world's media and all of the officials who plan to attend would like more than 24 hours notice of the rescheduled date? They were prepared in advance for Monday, but when it was cancelled, they couldn't simply move it to the next day. Members of the media have many different assignments, especially photographers. They don't just sit around waiting for things to happen. They have something lined up for every day. And other important officials are similarly busy with the rest of their lives, and appreciate notice for schedule changes.

yes it would have been nice, but like at least now most of the windows will be placed and will look nice probably 2 sides finished....and like stated above, it has to do with peoples schedules

[hunser]

InreRocknRoll (http://www.flickr.com/photos/inrerocknroll/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8253/8697685696_4b3105f0e7_h.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8266/8688091710_d052b3662c_h.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8560/8696559013_cb802e3b1a_h.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8117/8686982153_6ad9319a79_h.jpg

[NYguy]

http://www.nbcnews.com/travel/tallest-building-west-symbolic-one-world-trade-center-aspires-spire-6C9674114

'Tallest' building in the West? Symbolic One World Trade Center aspires with spire


http://msnbcmedia3.msn.com/j/streams/2013/April/130430/6C7153486-g-cvr-130430-one-world-trade-center-1210p.streams_desktop_medium.jpg


A. Pawlowski


Once everything is in place, the needle will make One World Trade Center, the gleaming office building in downtown Manhattan constructed to replace the two towers destroyed on 9/11, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey noted in a statement.

Such a designation can be both a tourist draw and a mark of prestige for a destination, said Daniel Safarik, a spokesman for the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.

“A tall building is a serious iconic symbol of the aspirations of whoever is constructing it, and that can extend to the developer, the architect, the city in which it’s placed and even the whole country,” Safarik said.

But One World Trade Center’s aspiration to be “the tallest” won’t be official until the council weighs in. The non-profit group has three different methods of measuring skyscrapers, looking either at the height to a building’s architectural top, the highest occupied floor or the height to the tip.

The first method is the most widely used yardstick and the one the council employs to put together its "World's Tallest Buildings” list. A spire usually counts as an architectural top – it’s considered a permanent part of the building, unlike an antenna – but the council has not yet issued an opinion on One World Trade Center because it hasn’t received the final construction drawings, Safarik said.

Once the papers are sent, a “height committee” will make the final determination, he added.

But looking out of his Rector street office window at the World Trade Center construction site, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Chairman Timothy Johnson told NBC News that, at present, it "looks like the structural mast of an antenna."

If it accepts the spire as an “architectural top,” One World Trade Center will indeed be considered the highest building in the Western Hemisphere. If not, the new skyscraper would rank third, behind the Willis Tower (formerly called Sears Tower) and the Trump International Hotel & Tower, both in Chicago.

[mheadroom]

The crane looks tall enough from my angle.

http://imgur.com/fN3YLpX.jpg

[drumz0rz]

Plus you have to factor in the other construction work scheduled. This whole building has been mostly assembled using a "just in time" supply chain system. The north crane spends all day lifting pieces of the comms ring and/or windows. It's easier to reschedule the last piece of the spire when it'll minimize the disruption to the rest of the scheduled work.

[NYguy]

pmarella (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pmarella/8697038984/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8537/8697038984_7565082791_b.jpg



http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8537/8697038984_8a5b3cb99d_h.jpg



americasroof (http://www.flickr.com/photos/americasroof/8698122256/sizes/h/in/photostream/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8255/8698122256_d29d10ff19_h.jpg



mik_leach (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mike_leach/8697766962/sizes/h/in/photostream/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8273/8697766962_8d765a43a4_h.jpg



@BrunodeOliveiraPhotography (http://www.flickr.com/photos/porrabruno_o/8696980559/sizes/h/in/photostream/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8408/8696980559_6f3baa2717_h.jpg



http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8420/8698096580_b9728703fe_h.jpg



00.void (http://www.flickr.com/photos/00void/8664951750/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8249/8664951750_41845d02bd_b.jpg

[Ninja Man]

Any word on the official rescheduled date yet?

[franktko]

Nice! At least it's on site at the foot of the tower. This thing looks like it should be attached to the Death Star or something, awesome.

The crane looks tall enough from my angle.

We already have the perfect angle to determine if it's high enough:

http://franktko.com/pics/crane.jpg

Because in this picture, the boom is at the angle it will need to be for the last lift and the crane has not jumped since that previous lift. If the last piece is shorter than the last one installed, then maybe. If not, I think the crane needs a jump.

[DURKEY427]

Personally i think both 1 and 4 WTC turned out better than in the renders

[deepen915]

According to the Weather.com the weather for May 7th and May 8th is as follows: May 7th Few Showers. May 8th Mostly Cloudy.

How do those dates sound better to them than tomorrow or May 2nd which is predicted to be sunny and clear?

today is a beautiful day.. i'm telling you it's something political they have to make sure Bloomberg is available along with some PA people and maybe celebrities who knows?

[deepen915]

Personally i think both 1 and 4 WTC turned out better than in the renders

:cheers:

[Ed007Toronto]

Looks great in the photos.

[NYguy]

Premature headline...

http://therealdeal.com/blog/2013/05/01/one-world-trade-center-just-became-the-tallest-building-in-the-western-hemisphere-read-more-httpwww-businessinsider-comone-world-trade-center-just-became-the-tallest-building-in-the-western-he/

One World Trade Center just became the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere

May 01, 2013
By Business Insider

Today, construction crews placed the final part of the spire on One World Trade Center.

Onlookers watched as construction crews topped the building with the final part of the spire today.

[franktko]

lol, that's too funny. Great for their credibility :)

[islandxtreme26]

By Walt Handelsman for Newsday (http://www.newsday.com/opinion/walt-handelsman-s-cartoon-1.3425078) on 4/26/13:

http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/999/bjcydycuaeqt3c.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/545/bjcydycuaeqt3c.jpg/)

[bigreach]

Idon't mean to rain on anyone's parade but I said Fri, I knew this wouldn't be done on mon or whatever, I still believe It's not gonna happen the 8th either, it'll never be 3rd at the rate ST is rising, they won't connect that spire, at least my guess before ST tops out. And I say this because its delay after delay after delay. And like you folks I'm just TIRED of empty promises.

[Blaze23]

well it was delayed because of weather!!! they didn't do all those press releases to waste peoples' times. Let's stick to facts here. The way it looks this tower will top out in the next few weeks if not sooner, that's good enough for me considering how long it took for us to get to this point.

[Boquillas]

Idon't mean to rain on anyone's parade but I said Fri, I knew this wouldn't be done on mon or whatever, I still believe It's not gonna happen the 8th either, it'll never be 3rd at the rate ST is rising, they won't connect that spire, at least my guess before ST tops out. And I say this because its delay after delay after delay. And like you folks I'm just TIRED of empty promises.

You're right. They should have taken their chances and risked their safety to raise it on Monday. I wish you were running the show down there.

[Thaniel]

Premature headline...

http://therealdeal.com/blog/2013/05/01/one-world-trade-center-just-became-the-tallest-building-in-the-western-hemisphere-read-more-httpwww-businessinsider-comone-world-trade-center-just-became-the-tallest-building-in-the-western-he/

One World Trade Center just became the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere

May 01, 2013
By Business Insider

I thought April 1st was supposed to be when April Fools Day was, not May 1st?

[Tectonic]

Bad journalism. They also use photos without permissions or credit.

[Duck From NY]

.
The glass on 4 WTC looks so much better than the original pics, it's amazing. 4WTC is really growing on me. I just hope they can get what they need for 3 WTC to keep it going.

I agree on 4, but it's 1WTC in my mind that has the best render-to-real-life makeover on the glass. The boxy base on 3 that juts out is going to be very prominent at the plaza level.

[Jonboy1983]

"False start.

Business Insider of 'TheRealDeal.com'

The ruling is confirmed. Whoever wrote that looks about as ridiculous as a clown on a unicycle..."

[NewYorker2009]

Note how it's from "Business Insider." I wouldn't take stock market tips from this individual ever. Kind of pointless how they picked Monday to do it knowing it was going to rain. Perhaps it is a scheduling thing and people like that dip shit Bloomberg and the media have to be available for this. Well at least the thing will finally top out after 7 years of construction. Amen.

[drumz0rz]

Idon't mean to rain on anyone's parade but I said Fri, I knew this wouldn't be done on mon or whatever, I still believe It's not gonna happen the 8th either, it'll never be 3rd at the rate ST is rising, they won't connect that spire, at least my guess before ST tops out. And I say this because its delay after delay after delay. And like you folks I'm just TIRED of empty promises.
Remind me again what they owe you by adhering to a schedule they produce? I didn't realize you were such an important stakeholder in this project.

Seriously, the amount of bitching in this thread needs to stop. I'm sorry the people paying millions of dollars and risking their lives to construct this building are going too slow for you. I bet if you cry a bit more they'll get the message and speed up, just for you.

The beacon will be raised when it's raised. It'll be installed when it's installed. People will take and post pictures here. Take a puff of your inhaler and calm down.

Sorry, I just think people need to remember their place and relax a bit.

[NewYorker2009]

Looks like tomorrow will be a good day. From the Port Authority website:

http://www.panynj.gov/press-room/press-item.cfm?headLine_id=1781

Press Release Article

MEDIA ADVISORY PORT AUTHORITY TO RAISE FINAL SECTION OF SPIRE TO THE TOP OF ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER

Date: May 01, 2013
Press Release Number: 45-2013

Photo and B-roll opportunity on Thursday, May 2 at 10:30 AM

WIND & WEATHER DEPENDENT

Crews at the World Trade Center site are poised to raise the final sections of spire to the top of One World Trade Center tomorrow morning, May 2, at 10:30 a.m. Workers will raise Sections 17 and 18 to a temporary work platform atop the structure in preparation for installation by ironworkers at a later date. When complete, One WTC will stand an iconic 1776 feet high, making it the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.

WHO: Port Authority of NY & NJ World Trade Center Construction team

WHAT: Photo opportunity from ground level to capture the raising of the final section of spire to the top of One WTC

WHEN: Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 10:30 AM (Event is wind and weather dependent)

WHERE: Meet at the corner of West and Vesey Streets

ATTIRE: Boots and long pants required. The Port Authority will provide hard hats, vests and protective eyewear. RSVP to ahayes@panynj.gov.

[babybackribs2314]

Bad journalism. They also use photos without permissions or credit.

They have used my stuff before but I've always been credited (at least from what I've seen)... though when they forget to link it bothers me, because that's the whole point of crediting! I still like TRD, though, and this seems to be an erroneous blip.

Looking forward to tomorrow AM...

[deepen915]

just posted on twitter by WTC Progress :)

WTCProgress ‏@WTCProgress

Crews are poised to raise the final sections of spire to the top of #OneWTC tomorrow May 2, weather dependent. (1 of 2)

WTCProgress ‏@WTCProgress

Workers will raise Sections 17 & 18 to a temporary work platform atop the structure in preparation for installation at a later date. (2of2)

[RobEss]

Possible guy-wire installation?

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8406/8700476676_aa8ebc2c34_c.jpg

[franktko]

Looks like it. But I think they are actually securing the tower crane since it's attached to the temporary platform... There also seem to be a second one on the right in your picture, both of them pointing to the crane. We can also see what look like those wires from this angle (earthcam tower 1 zoom) :

http://franktko.com/pics/crane2.jpg

Hmmm, I think a jump is coming up :yes:

[CCs77]

:previous:
Yes, it looks more like they are securing the crane.


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8259/8694987201_6b83d1bce0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sebastian_bergmann/8694987201/)
World Trade Center (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sebastian_bergmann/8694987201/) por Sebastian Bergmann (http://www.flickr.com/people/sebastian_bergmann/), en Flickr

Plus a pano of all Manhattan
Scroll
And if you want to donwnload the even bigger version (20000 x 3284, 12 MB) go to the link
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8541/8693681398_82108016ce_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sebastian_bergmann/8693681398/)
Manhattan Skyline (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sebastian_bergmann/8693681398/) por Sebastian Bergmann (http://www.flickr.com/people/sebastian_bergmann/), en Flickr


http://imageshack.us/a/img27/6528/ny1wtcpano.jpg

[alan88]

Looks like it. But I think they are actually securing the tower crane since it's attached to the temporary platform... There also seem to be a second one on the right in your picture, both of them pointing to the crane. We can also see what look like those wires from this angle (earthcam tower 1 zoom) :

http://franktko.com/pics/crane2.jpg

Hmmm, I think a jump is coming up :yes:

Yes, the crane has to be guyed in case of strong winds when it is jumped up a few more sections so it can install section 317/318 and then crane has to remain at that height with boom up since it is the aviation marker light till the aviation beacon (red light ) is hooked up and functional, so at least a 24 hr period if not longer.

[DanielG425]

Could you please do that with Houston? Now THAT would fit in.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/95408490@N04/8699703043/ Here it is! I tried my best to make it proportional. Greetings from Houston!

[NYguy]

Workers will raise Sections 17 and 18 to a temporary work platform atop the structure in preparation for installation by ironworkers at a later date.

Seems the press day should be later, but I guess they want everyone to see the thing being lifted to the top of the building.



Geo_grafics (http://www.flickr.com/photos/geo_grafics/8699341614/sizes/h/in/photostream/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8543/8699341614_78d5825433_h.jpg

[N830MH]

Wow! Look good!!! Keep'em it coming!!!!

[Yankee fan for life]

Wonder if the beacon will be lit up as soon as it's placed once night comes ?

[Crawford]

What the hell - they cant even give the courtsey to announce their plans for finishing this thing?....I'm real glad I did not blow off work today to go see the final piece installed, who knows if I should try tommrow either?

Jeez, sorry the Port Authority couldn't personally accommodate your schedule. I guess they valued the safety of their employees over your selfish wants. Go figure!

[UrbanImpressionist]

Yes, the crane has to be guyed in case of strong winds when it is jumped up a few more sections so it can install section 317/318 and then crane has to remain at that height with boom up since it is the aviation marker light till the aviation beacon (red light ) is hooked up and functional, so at least a 24 hr period if not longer.

Talk about pucker factor during that 24-72 hours. Bet there will be a lot of relieved folks once that time frame is over with.

[franktko]

Seems the press day should be later, but I guess they want everyone to see the thing being lifted to the top of the building.


I agree with you; the big event is the actual placement of this thing at the top of the spire. But to be able to actually look at it and take pictures, tomorrow is better than 1776 feet up!

[CCs77]

Almost done!

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8406/8700448962_c20e3e3894_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/squirrel02/8700448962/)
World Trade Center Glass Top (http://www.flickr.com/photos/squirrel02/8700448962/) por squirrel83 (http://www.flickr.com/people/squirrel02/), en Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8551/8699326059_26056e77a0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/squirrel02/8699326059/)
All Glassed Up (http://www.flickr.com/photos/squirrel02/8699326059/) por squirrel83 (http://www.flickr.com/people/squirrel02/), en Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8257/8699329941_d170776561_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/squirrel02/8699329941/)
Top World Trade threw the Glass (http://www.flickr.com/photos/squirrel02/8699329941/) por squirrel83 (http://www.flickr.com/people/squirrel02/), en Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8266/8700450000_bd4666f90a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/squirrel02/8700450000/)
Lost in Translation (http://www.flickr.com/photos/squirrel02/8700450000/) por squirrel83 (http://www.flickr.com/people/squirrel02/), en Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8554/8700451014_95744c0d07_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/squirrel02/8700451014/)
DSCN2929 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/squirrel02/8700451014/) por squirrel83 (http://www.flickr.com/people/squirrel02/), en Flickr

[Thaniel]

You're right. They should have taken their chances and risked their safety to raise it on Monday. I wish you were running the show down there.

There wouldn't have been any safety risk on April 30th, a day late. Perfect sunny day. May 1st equally perfect even sunnier day. I wish whoever was running the show down there wasn't such a media whore and would just put the top on when the weather was good in the last 48 hours.

[bigreach]

Nobody owes me nothing, (really don't care if the rocket sit on top of the doghouse till shanghai gets a solid grip on 3rd, then 2nd.. This is just 1 slow program,, They did more in 7 months on (432) (ST),than they did anything here, a window a day! That's progress I guess.And for all this time they wasted on this antennae, what is everyone gonna say if it's not recogonized by the CTBUH, but if so,and the final height is 1787 not 1776. Then we'll here ppl talking hey 1787 wassn't a bad year,,not bad at all that's when the moons of Uranus were discovered, that's an important year. What I'm surprised at is how the boardwalks are promised to be used of something other than plain old wood. And they seem to have started those quickly. I'm saying NY'ers do get shit done, this bldg just seems to be on the back burner with all the work Sandy Caused. It sucks because I have a vacation coming in June and have to collaborate with my wife, she's going for me to see these 2 build's plus 432, she don't wannsa go, but she'll change her mind once she get's there, she has know idea what it's like. but I'd love to see it topped out.. (fill up my camera and have some history to show my kids. My vacation (sounds selfish), but I would love to see this rise before June. So I can concrete these plans...

[laser110]

Is it just me, but it looks like on the West side where the elevator was and they recently filled in with glass, you can tell. I see a big stripe runing up the side of the bulding. Maybe the glass there is "cleaner" or "dirtier" than the glass around it?


Scott

[franktko]

Is it just me, but it looks like on the West side where the elevator was and they recently filled in with glass, you can tell. I see a big stripe runing up the side of the bulding. Maybe the glass there is "cleaner" or "dirtier" than the glass around it?


Scott

That's what I think it is also. You see the same effect on the south side; the higher you go, the cleaner it is. We have a little peek at what it will look like once they clean it all up.

[NewYorkDominates]

Almost done!


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8551/8699326059_26056e77a0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/squirrel02/8699326059/)
All Glassed Up (http://www.flickr.com/photos/squirrel02/8699326059/) por squirrel83 (http://www.flickr.com/people/squirrel02/), en Flickr

If this doesn't remind you of the North Tower, I don't know what will.

[NYguy]

cloudcity (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cloud_city/8700907872/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8280/8700907872_e20d24dca7_b.jpg



http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8124/8700907802_c02fbdb8cb_b.jpg




photobug56 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42754218@N00/8700909442/sizes/l/in/photostream/)


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8411/8700909442_792689d7c8_b.jpg



http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8411/8700909442_cc822be465_h.jpg



Apoorva Jinka (http://www.flickr.com/photos/apoorvaj/8701848450/sizes/h/in/photostream/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8277/8701848450_60624e0f57_h.jpg



sirmortimer (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sirmortimer/8670757968/sizes/h/in/photostream/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8394/8670757968_a8945f08fe_h.jpg



http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8252/8664857874_7efe80e3e2_b.jpg



http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8252/8664857874_449a279758_h.jpg

[StrongIsland]

If this doesn't remind you of the North Tower, I don't know what will.

Agreed...especially viewing it from Chelsea...I swear I forget for a minute that its not the North Tower:???:

[pnapp1]

There wouldn't have been any safety risk on April 30th, a day late. Perfect sunny day. May 1st equally perfect even sunnier day. I wish whoever was running the show down there wasn't such a media whore and would just put the top on when the weather was good in the last 48 hours.

It has nothing to do with being a sunny day! It has to do with "WIND!"

Lets put your ass up at 1800 FT on a stick with 30-40 MPH winds and tell us do you feel safe lifting 16 tons of steal 1400 FT into the air?

I'm tiered of you armchair construction specialists. Use some common sense! :koko:

[SPIREINTHEHOLE!]

Is it possible that a shell could be constructed around the antenna to create a radome at some point in the future?

[1wtcspiresavor]

Is it possible that a shell could be constructed around the antenna to create a radome at some point in the future?

I think it is possible and that is what I am hoping for since the radome is non load baring and the structure being built now is the main structure I dont see why they cant attach a shell to it.
However upon saying that do I think it is likely? No, it is very unlikely since restarting construction and getting the cranes back up will be very costly.

[StrongIsland]

Is it possible that a shell could be constructed around the antenna to create a radome at some point in the future?

Maybe some time in the very distant future, like when the complex is done and generating enough revenue that they may decide to do something like that.

[franktko]

Well, NYguy posted an article a few days ago that didn't make much waves. Maybe a negative determination from these guys might be enough motivation to put a finishing touch on the spire.

http://www.nbcnews.com/travel/tallest-building-west-symbolic-one-world-trade-center-aspires-spire-6C9674114

'Tallest' building in the West? Symbolic One World Trade Center aspires with spire


http://msnbcmedia3.msn.com/j/streams/2013/April/130430/6C7153486-g-cvr-130430-one-world-trade-center-1210p.streams_desktop_medium.jpg


A. Pawlowski

...
Once the papers are sent, a “height committee” will make the final determination, he added.

But looking out of his Rector street office window at the World Trade Center construction site, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Chairman Timothy Johnson told NBC News that, at present, it "looks like the structural mast of an antenna."

If it accepts the spire as an “architectural top,” One World Trade Center will indeed be considered the highest building in the Western Hemisphere. If not, the new skyscraper would rank third, behind the Willis Tower (formerly called Sears Tower) and the Trump International Hotel & Tower, both in Chicago.

[NYguy]

^ I don't think either party (Durst or the Port Authority) cares about that.



Simofoto2012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/simofoto2012/8702055844/sizes/h/in/photostream/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8543/8702055844_c9a6f637c1_h.jpg



http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8269/8700930301_fcd5e9b21a_b.jpg



http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8420/8702029460_e72cdc8027_h.jpg



The UberSteve (http://www.flickr.com/photos/theubersteve/8700769173/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8405/8700769173_9f03767e76_b.jpg



http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8405/8700769173_1d705e3cd4_k.jpg

[Scrapernab2]

News helicopters buzzing around...lifting possible right now?

[NYguy]

http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1332576.1367448438!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_635/world-trade-center-spire.jpg
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/view-steel-piece-world-trade-center-article-1.1332580



http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/149978391/original.jpg
http://www.newspapergroup.co.uk/news/world-trade-centers-crowning-spire-prepares-for-final-placement-1776ft-over-lower-manhattan/

[mheadroom]

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/World-Trade-Center-Spire-Pieces-Hoisted-Skyscraper-Video-Tallest-Building-205743931.html

The final pieces of the spire that will top One World Trade Center — and make it soar to a symbolic 1,776 feet when fully installed — are being raised up to the building's roof.


http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vpE6uMJ37dk/UOScrne47aI/AAAAAAAAEL4/Ki-4IWO-SoY/s1600/ron-paul.gif

[drumz0rz]

News helicopters buzzing around...lifting possible right now?
Edit: Right now! Also remember that this lift will just put it on the temporary staging platform. The installation date isn't set.

[Skyguy_7]

Look at all those yellow vests! Via EarthCam-

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-GM4Ww_mpK1I/UYKAnpB1bII/AAAAAAAAAHw/7GHJMhE9XV4/w835-h505/NYC278.png

[YankeesfaninUT]

Edit: Right now! Also remember that this lift will just put it on the temporary staging platform. The installation date isn't set.

I believe they will also install it today. You have all this media coverage there. Why would you make them come back? I believe we will see it topped out before the day is over.