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[scalziand]

That spot next to 1WTC was supposed to have the PAC.

[BStyles]

Yes, that's the Performing Arts Center. It's still in the newest rendering of the plaza of 1WTC, so i'm not sure if it's removal was just another rumor, like this tower's extended completion date.

It's location now is where the PATH entrance is, and that cannot be removed until the transit hub is somewhat operational, so who knows. It's in the process of relocation to the base of Tower 5.

[Zapatan]

Wow, as much as I loved the twin towers, that has got to be one of the coolest clusters of skyscrapers I have ever seen, great for New York! If 2 and 3 get built there will essentially be 4 supertall buildings on the site, New York deserves this. I'm still a little shaky about the top of tower 2 though, it looks strange from some angles, I wonder if they would change the design before construction.

[NYguy]

Yes, that's the Performing Arts Center. It's still in the newest rendering of the plaza of 1WTC, so i'm not sure if it's removal was just another rumor, like this tower's extended completion date.

It's no rumor. The site change is being considered because the current site won't be available for years.

Update from morrongiello (http://www.flickr.com/photos/morrongiello/3853213165/sizes/l/) (Aug 24)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2610/3853213165_bf59875bdd_b.jpg

[antinimby]

Red steel beams, just like the original WTC.

[J.M.]

Ok, it doesnt seem like trowing time frames is a thing that goes over well but I was told the base should be complete by November / December. I find its quite belivable with this amount of progress, I guess its a wait and see situation --- Wait a minute :haha: .

[Patrick]

Hey theres my Google Earth model! :yes: I really need to make an updated version one of these days aah.

[QuarterMileSidewalk]

Ahhhh.... finally seeing aboveground outer columns, it's a thing of beauty... Can't you imagine, now, the structure and form of the tower beginning to rise, growing, hammered together in the sky with the sweat of some of the same men who built the old Twin Towers? Were it not for all the despicable political rancor, it would be a thoroughly poetic moment in American history.

[theWatusi]

another column is on site...this one's probably for the East wall.

[NYguy]

Hey theres my Google Earth model! :yes: I really need to make an updated version one of these days aah.

That would be great! Throw in the other planned Downtown towers as well.


http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20090825/BUSINESS03/908250352&theme=BUZZ

Biz Buzz: D.M. firm's concrete systems give Freedom Tower its spine

By LYNN HICKS & DAVID ELBERT
August 25, 2009

EFCO of Des Moines created concrete forming systems for the 102-story Freedom Tower being built on the site of the collapsed World Trade Center buildings in New York City.

EFCO's Freedom Tower contract is with Collavino Construction, a Canadian concrete contractor. The Des Moines company's Power Tower, E-Z Deck and Plate Girder systems are being used to build the stairwells and deck floors that will provide a spine and skeleton for the 1,776-foot building.

The logistics at the site are complicated by three railroads that provide commuter service below grade, Jennings said. EFCO provided the forms for the $3.2 billion below-grade transit center, as well as the $3.1 billion Freedom Tower, which is now roughly six stories above street level.

[J.M.]

I-I-I do belive that the North core has caught up with the south! I already can picture that base to soon be done.

[Puzzlecraft]

The original columns which were installed several years ago, stood in solitary attention for a long time while the subsurface construction took place. I wonder if it is an absolute requirement that the current level of columns being installed require that they be attached to the core as they are being installed. In other words can the north east columns be installed before the north core steel is done?

[BStyles]

Well, the Manitowoc can only stretch so far, seeing as it didn't continue placing columns on the south face. They don't necessarily have to be connected to the north core, they can use stabilizers and crossbeams, but it is imperative that the north core catch up and the crane jumps to create the first floor plate.

Plus, the concrete work isn't finished around the northern and western faces, where another crane will be installed.

[Plokoon11]

The crane is currently holding the column.

[philvia]

^^ the webcam has been stuck since about 10am

[Plokoon11]

But the time is different, but if that is true good.

[colemonkee]

Plus, the concrete work isn't finished around the northern and western faces, where another crane will be installed.
I'd wager that they plan to move the current crane to the west side once that concrete is poured and cured. In the meantime, it will probably take some time to place the rest of the columns on the east and northeast sides. By that time the pour should have occurred. In morrongiello's last pic, you can see that the west side of the site looks close to, if not ready, to pour.

On another note, you can see where the giant entry on the south side will be. No columns sticking up in the center. So that will be one large entrance. Should be pretty impressive when finished.

[NYguy]

r scott keehn (http://www.flickr.com/photos/28072666@N06/3853971061/sizes/l/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3423/3853971061_6a03a33666_b.jpg

[Plokoon11]

5 more columns to go until the one side is completed.

[J.M.]

I feel a need to remind ourselfs how big the base on this thing will be.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/77/202631900_047ba88411_o.jpg

[theWatusi]

Crossbeam and column topper on site for installation on yesterday's column.

[NYguy]

http://www.nypost.com/seven/08262009/business/bowlmor_looks_to_strike_deal_186468.htm

http://www.nypost.com/img/cols/loisweiss_btb.jpg

August 26, 2009

A person closely involved with the construction of the Freedom Tower tells us that it is taking approximately one month to build a floor, and, to date, only token steel has gone up.

Earlier, confidential Port Authority documents predicted concrete work would take no more than one week per floor and called for the building to be completed with a temporary certificate of occupancy on Sept. 19, 2012 -- three years from now.

A Port Authority spokeswoman now says the temporary certificate of occupancy will be obtained in mid-2013.

The spokeswoman said the one-floor-a-week schedule for the Freedom Tower will start when the building reaches 200 feet and that it's currently around 100 feet tall.

Ground level was reached by the south core portion last August, while the north core did so in June.

One reason the work is moving so slowly, a source told Between the Bricks, is that because of the size of the building and floor-load issues, any on-site changes that might otherwise amount to a friendly chat among contractors in a regular project are considerably more involved at the Freedom Tower.

Indeed, the source said a change requires work to be stopped in order to get OKs from the architects and engineers. What's more, new sets of computerized drawing must be generated. The PA spokeswoman said an engineer now has been hired to be on site to deal with such issues. She added that the work does not stop to await new drawings.

[uakoops]

:previous: And here is what has been put up so far....

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/8271/wtc1.jpg

[Dac150]

The lobby is going to be huge.

[vandelay]

Too bad the lobby will have huge blast walls for the sake of safety.
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/20070802freedomlobby.jpg

[Puzzlecraft]

Are they going to put art up on those huge blank white blast walls?

BTW, earthcam is stuck again, but the rebuild cam is working again; the cap and cross beam for the sixth column are done.

http://rebuildgroundzero.org/webcam/rgz_000.jpg

[theWatusi]

Are they going to put art up on those huge blank white blast walls?


They should cover them with huge video screens like the Comcast Center lobby
:yes:

[Puzzlecraft]

I was thinking of that, say a "virtual window" to the outside. I've been in the Comcast center, the video wall is impressive to say the least, however one needs to be a good distance away from it to appreciate at it, the core would make the viewing angle more oblique.

[Acer1]

http://www.nypost.com/seven/08262009/business/bowlmor_looks_to_strike_deal_186468.htm

http://www.nypost.com/img/cols/loisweiss_btb.jpg

August 26, 2009

One should have assumed on a project this size that some changes might be necessary. That's why things get delayed.

Also to note on the webcam, there seems to be a concrete pour going on on the west side where all that green rebar is. Correct?

[zx14]

Looks like the tower will take another 3 years to top out. I have never been to NYC but checking out the sight is all I can do. Just looks like there is so much to this skyscraper that it will rise oh so slowly.

[FerrariEnzo]

^more a result of politics and finance then logistics and engineering. what are you waiting for though, come take a bite out of the big apple

[Plokoon11]

Man when I first heard about the columns I thought the ywere going to knock them all out in a day, WRONG.

[theWatusi]

I guess once they're past the base things will speed up a lot. I read one floor a week somewhere.

[RoldanTTLB]

What? Pictures? In the flesh? You don't say. This is one corner down, three to go. They were taking down the forms on the north core, so it's also just about steel time.

Once the tower is at about 200 feet (presumably the top of the gigantor lobby first few floors deal) it'll be a floor a week. That's still 2 years of floors, though.

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_3T08TVQ0h2g/SpX0nKArv9I/AAAAAAAADO8/tuOnNuMnjC0/s800/DSC02086.JPG

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_3T08TVQ0h2g/SpX00VEk-3I/AAAAAAAADPA/mTQCLHDxxY4/s800/DSC02087.JPG

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_3T08TVQ0h2g/SpX1CkT-TVI/AAAAAAAADPI/bijikebRvT8/s800/DSC02089.JPG

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_3T08TVQ0h2g/SpX1P7RVKOI/AAAAAAAADPM/8Ch0-lyhdSo/s800/DSC02091.JPG

[NYguy]

Man when I first heard about the columns I thought the ywere going to knock them all out in a day, WRONG.

Well, they said when they started that it would take about a month, or sometime in September before all were in place. I've learned its best to follow the Port Authority scheduling in regards to what's taking place at the Freedom Tower...

The spokeswoman said the one-floor-a-week schedule for the Freedom Tower will start when the building reaches 200 feet and that it's currently around 100 feet tall.

...And am looking forward to that.

[A-K O.G.]

Amen to that NYguy, All that have patiently waited will have a nice present by christmas!!

[Aleks]

:previous: And here is what has been put up so far....

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/8271/wtc1.jpg

DAMN! This render really shows how massive the base will be. Even if there is some distortion from the rendering software. And I love the way the fountain transfers the vertical lines to the base of the FT smoothly.

I just hope the fountains actually look good like in the renderings and have a nice flow of water. I hope they don't come out like this, where the flow is weak and they look nothing like waterfalls. These are really old so I'm pretty sure they've found a way to make them look nice by now.
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2005/05/11/nyregion/memo.slide.2.jpg http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2005/05/11/nyregion/memo.slide.3.jpg http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2005/05/11/nyregion/memo.slide.5.jpg
link (http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/12/nyregion/12memorial.html?_r=1&oref=login)

Too bad the lobby will have huge blast walls for the sake of safety.
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/20070802freedomlobby.jpg

I think something hanging from that roof would look really nice. Like this at the Seattle Art Museum. Maybe not exactly cars [some people might get offended] but the concept of it. And if they put something on the roof it should look good and flow with the lobby, not just put a colorful piece of cloth hanging from random places.
http://artslink.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/seattle_art_museum_1.jpg
link (http://artslink.wordpress.com/2009/04/)

[NYguy]

I think something hanging from that roof would look really nice. Like this at the Seattle Art Museum. Maybe not exactly cars [some people might get offended] but the concept of it. And if they put something on the roof it should look good and flow with the lobby, not just put a colorful piece of cloth hanging from random places.

They've been known to flirt with art at 7 WTC, and the Freedom Tower will need a humanizing touch down there, so I wouldn't be surprised to see some.

[CGII]

I think something hanging from that roof would look really nice. Like this at the Seattle Art Museum. Maybe not exactly cars [some people might get offended] but the concept of it. And if they put something on the roof it should look good and flow with the lobby, not just put a colorful piece of cloth hanging from random places.
http://artslink.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/seattle_art_museum_1.jpg
link (http://artslink.wordpress.com/2009/04/)

I think exploding cars would definitely be the most ironic art that could possibly be installed in a lobby designed specifically to protect against carbombs.

[Aleks]

I know, which is why I said not exactly cars. But the concept of hanging stuff. I mean, that lobby looks classy and all but just look at it. It's boring. The SAM has a plain lobby too but these things made it look alive.

At least change that mural behind the desks to something more colorful. I say some changeable blown-up pictures will look nice. From areals, to pictures of local parks and forests.

NYGuy, didn't 7WTC have some window 'art' once? I remember seeing something about art in the 7WTC because it looked to plain but I don't remember what.

[NYguy]

NYGuy, didn't 7WTC have some window 'art' once? I remember seeing something about art in the 7WTC because it looked to plain but I don't remember what.

They do various artistic events there. I went to a photography exhibit there once. In the case of 7 WTC, it was to draw up business and public awareness of the development.

The gallery here shows some of the events at 7...
http://www.7wtcevents.com/

Some 7 WTC artistic spaces from wtc.com

http://www.wtc.com/uploads/images/712x534/2_41_Will-Ryman_Wall-Street.jpg


http://www.wtc.com/uploads/images/712x534/5_20_7WTCBuildingShots.jpg


http://www.wtc.com/uploads/images/712x534/2_6_smartcar-event.jpg


http://www.wtc.com/uploads/images/712x534/9_05_7WTCBalloonFlower.JPG

And there's always the natural beauty...;)

http://www.wtc.com/uploads/images/712x534/2_8_sportsillustratedswimsuitmodels.jpg


As far as the Freedom Tower goes, the spire itself was supposed to be an artistic collaboration. They haven't revealed everything about the lobby, but I'm sure the closer we get to the tower opening there will be more specifics on all aspects, including the art.

[Puzzlecraft]

In the rendering of the lobby with the huge blast wall, there are sharp rectanglular stripes of white light along the upper half of the blast wall. Where is this light coming from? The wall is solid, right?

http://nymag.com/daily/intel/20070802freedomlobby.jpg

[theWatusi]

There's a lot of miscellaneous steel on site. Maybe for the North core cage? :hmmm:

http://www.earthcam.com/clients/groundzero/groundZero.swf

[Puzzlecraft]

Sure looks like core steel. However, for the south core, the south crane jumped before any south core steel went in.

[Puzzlecraft]

Looks like the smaller beams are being installed as cross beams between the core and the northern-most outer column at lower levels. These would be temporary I presume to strengthen the structure to permit the NW columns to be installed without the north steel being installed first. WAG on my part.

[theWatusi]

Time will tell. The cam is stuck yet again :doh:

[Zensteeldude]

Those look like floor beams for the southeast corner. They can put up two floors in that corner now, the 2nd and 3rd.

[Puzzlecraft]

Zen, do you have a schematic of the lobby, that is which areas in the area that is to be encompassed by the big columns going up now will be open (excluding the core) and which area will have the floors that you just mentioned?

[alexjon]

What floor do you guys think it will be at, come end of Feb/start of March? You know, assuming the floor-a-week plan.

[Dac150]

Just out of curiosity, where is the connection ‘hole’ going to be placed that’ll connect to the Fulton Street Transit Hub? The connection portion to the WFC is made obvious, but I can’t get a visual of the Fulton connector. Perhaps that’s not until the PATH Hub gets rolling?

[NYguy]

Just out of curiosity, where is the connection ‘hole’ going to be placed that’ll connect to the Fulton Street Transit Hub? The connection portion to the WFC is made obvious, but I can’t get a visual of the Fulton connector. Perhaps that’s not until the PATH Hub gets rolling?

If you mean the connection to the Freedom Tower, that was shown here in this thread a while ago, back when they were first putting up the arches for the connector. However, the completed connector (or throughway) to the Fulton St Center is on the other side of the site, where they are currently finishing the excavation for Calatrava's terminal.

[philvia]

looks like we have the SE portion of the 3rd floor framed out :cool:

[NYguy]

I always get a kick out of this version of the Freedom Tower, the mess we barely averted, but at what point will they take it down and put up the accurate version?

joevare (http://www.flickr.com/photos/joevare/3857088247/sizes/l/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2563/3857088247_907e669525_b.jpg


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2522/3844555338_25bd15973a_b.jpg

[NYguy]

Haven't seen this comparison here...

uminarampart (http://www.flickr.com/photos/35672655@N00/3837945841/sizes/l/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2672/3837945841_3e5cc6da87_b.jpg

[rich_200]

Very interesting comparison.

[eaalkaline]

Haven't seen this comparison here...

uminarampart (http://www.flickr.com/photos/35672655@N00/3837945841/sizes/l/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2672/3837945841_3e5cc6da87_b.jpg

i thought the freedom tower, when looked down upon from above, was essentially a square inside a square. i thought that meant that the top floors were less wide than the bottom floors. but this rendering makes it look like the width is maintained from base to top. which one is it?

[StarScraperCity]

i thought the freedom tower, when looked down upon from above, was essentially a square inside a square. i thought that meant that the top floors were less wide than the bottom floors. but this rendering makes it look like the width is maintained from base to top. which one is it?

It depends upon the angle from which the building is viewed. Some angles will produce the rectangular appearance exhibited in the diagram.

[NYguy]

i thought the freedom tower, when looked down upon from above, was essentially a square inside a square. i thought that meant that the top floors were less wide than the bottom floors. but this rendering makes it look like the width is maintained from base to top. which one is it?

Maybe this will help you...

http://lowermanhattan.info/construction/gallery/photos/freedom_tower_6.jpg_http://lowermanhattan.info/construction/gallery/photos/freedom_tower_10.jpg
(lowermanhattan.info)


http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/104519099/large.jpg

[Aleks]

I was hoping they would go with this top instead of the one you posted NYGuy. In my opinion the antenna's make the tower look better and it gives it a more interesting crown. The new crown is too simple and the way the spire rises doesn't look as good imo.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/74/Freedom_Tower_New.jpg/300px-Freedom_Tower_New.jpg
link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_World_Trade_Center)

http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2009/03/27/amd_freedom_tower.jpg
link (http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/03/26/2009-03-26_freedom_out_at_wtc_port_authorit_says_th.html)

[NYguy]

I was hoping they would go with this top instead of the one you posted NYGuy. In my opinion the antenna's make the tower look better and it gives it a more interesting crown. The new crown is too simple and the way the spire rises doesn't look as good imo.

The ring on the model I posted is one of the earlier versions. The last version is closer to the first one you posted above. But it remains to be seen if there will be a "ring" at all on top of the tower. All the PA has confirmed so far is that there will be a spire bringing the building's height to 1,776 ft.

http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/98943545/large.jpg


Hey theres my Google Earth model!

A little more fun with that...

http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/116609220/original.jpg


http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/116609229/original.jpg

[Duffstuff129]

I always get a kick out of this version of the Freedom Tower, the mess we barely averted, but at what point will they take it down and put up the accurate version?

joevare (http://www.flickr.com/photos/joevare/3857088247/sizes/l/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2563/3857088247_907e669525_b.jpg


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2522/3844555338_25bd15973a_b.jpg

I actually liked that design and would love to see it buit somewhere in new york as long as they fill in all that empty space at the top.

If it came out like this render, (floors filled in, etc.) it could've become one of the great towers of NYC.

http://www.glasssteelandstone.com/Images/US/NY/NYC/FreedomTower-003.jpg
(c) SOM

[Puzzlecraft]

Rain

[NYguy]

^ There may or may not be an antenna included with the spire. As of now, there isn't planned to be.


If it came out like this render, (floors filled in, etc.) it could've become one of the great towers of NYC.

What was great about that tower was the base.


Cam shots from today:

http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/116618021/original.jpg


http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/116618028/original.jpg

[Plokoon11]

I guess there done for 4 days. Its raining, and that tropical storm.

[You Need A Thneed]

[QUOTE=NYguy;4428800]Maybe this will help you...

http://lowermanhattan.info/construction/gallery/photos/freedom_tower_6.jpg_http://lowermanhattan.info/construction/gallery/photos/freedom_tower_10.jpg
(lowermanhattan.info)


Are they building the right or left image? The one on the left is ugly as hell.


They are the same building. The building is just turned 45 degrees between the two renderings.

[AtlantaMustang]

I actually liked that design and would love to see it buit somewhere in new york as long as they fill in all that empty space at the top.

If it came out like this render, (floors filled in, etc.) it could've become one of the great towers of NYC.

http://www.glasssteelandstone.com/Images/US/NY/NYC/FreedomTower-003.jpg

I definitely agree that this tower would have been amazing with the empty space filled

[eaalkaline]

Maybe this will help you...

http://lowermanhattan.info/construction/gallery/photos/freedom_tower_6.jpg_http://lowermanhattan.info/construction/gallery/photos/freedom_tower_10.jpg
(lowermanhattan.info)



Ahhhhhh, yes, that clears it up. I'll just have to always view the freedom tower from its streetlevel corners :tup: Thanks, nyguy

[BStyles]

There are some smaller red pieces under the Manitowoc today, or whenever the camera stopped. Looking at the south crane's base right now, it's the jumping mechanism for the north crane. Expect a jump soon!

There are also two more of Calatrava's arches on the Fulton Street roadbed. Are they for the East-West connector?

[Plokoon11]

I see catwalks and that jumping base, its all red you can't miss it. And the two grey pieces of steel on the constructing road.

[NYguy]

Cam shot from today:

http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/116705187/original.jpg

[Zensteeldude]

It was a beautiful day, yet they did nothing about jumping the crane. Hope they are allowed to jump it during the week, or a week well be lost.

I expect the north half erecting steel to go up as soon as the north crane is jumped. Then the rest of the jumbo columns on the east side, followed by the west side as soon as the west plaza is cured (the rest of the south side is in there somewhere). I would expect the north side jumbos to go in last, because the slab must cure before the columns go up. ( The plaza level slab imparts a huge amount of lateral stability to the perimeter columns)

[theWatusi]

It looks like there is a bunch of tower crane parts laying around near the crawler crane.

[edit] maybe I should read the posts above before stating the obvious. http://www.philadelphiaspeaks.com/forum/images/smilies/loser2.gif

[Zensteeldude]

Yes, the north crane was going to jump this weekend, but for the weather.

[Puzzlecraft]

Earthcam is back up. The red steel base for the upcoming N. Crane jump is being installed now.

[J.M.]

Just gotta get the base completed, im hoping for November / December, then soon she'll be reaching for the sky. I have a feeling this can be completed before 2013. :tup: :whip:

[wong21fr]

She's gonna jump!!!!

[J.M.]

She's gonna jump!!!!

Which, Where? Oh and thank you for classifiying what gender One World Trade Center is :rolleyes:

[wong21fr]

Nope, the crane is female, as any sexy piece of machinery should be.

A building is gender neutral.

[philvia]

LOL^

a female could lift 90 tons? puhhleeze

[Plokoon11]

Its just a man thing, we name boats, cars, machinery ect she because thats just tradition.

[NYguy]

Update from morrongiello (http://www.flickr.com/photos/morrongiello/3874935701/sizes/l/) (Aug 31)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2527/3874935701_e559e959cb_b.jpg

[BStyles]

:previous: You know, there should be a GIF of these images. Like every week or so to show progress. That would look cool.

[theWatusi]

Looks like the steel for the North core cage is on site.

[Plokoon11]

Where did u find that? The cam isn't working.

[theWatusi]

cam is working for me :D

[Wheelingman04]

Damn, this tower cannot go up quickly enough to fill that gaping hole in the skyline of what was. I was in the WTC 2 months before they collapsed so I think about this tradgedy everyday of my life and will forever.

[uaarkson]

Are they allowed to work the cranes at night?

[mac78130]

Did the north crane jump?

[NYguy]

Did the north crane jump?

Doesn't look that way from the cam.

[Gateway395]

Did the north crane jump?

Yes

[NYguy]

Haven't been down to the site, but here's an overview from the cam a few minutes ago...and it does appear to have jumped some.

http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/116809033/original.jpg

[iamtal]

6:52 (New York Time)
http://i30.tinypic.com/1sdvls.jpg

7:07
http://i25.tinypic.com/258qjhg.jpg

8:37
http://i26.tinypic.com/9k9j12.jpg

[rich_200]

It's about time!

[wong21fr]

Oh yeah, she jumped.

Now the real tandem action can get underway.

[colemonkee]

Here's a question to the NY forumers in the know: does the City have to inspect the crane after a jump, or can they commence with work right away?

[BStyles]

That's a good question. I was a bit uneasy about the south crane's jump into the steel cage, such a thin structure meant to hold up the world's most safest tower.

It doesn't look like they're wasting any time with the steel cage over the north core. I see the steel they delivered being put together right now.

[iamtal]

http://i31.tinypic.com/21n1kd1.jpg

[Plokoon11]

YES! Finally! A big update to look forward to soon!

[colemonkee]

Wow, you're right! Guess that answers my question! :haha:

[Zensteeldude]

Here's a question to the NY forumers in the know: does the City have to inspect the crane after a jump, or can they commence with work right away?

An inspector must be present before they can begin, during and after the jump. He/she must "sign off" on it before it can go back into service.