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

[JZeig1]

Ben Werdmuller von Elgg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benwerd/5235693853/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

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Can someone tell me where that building came from in the second photo over to the right. It must be on Greenwich, but I don't recall anyone mentioning it or is the another thread that give detail to the building?
Thanks. Sorry for mixing comments, but it is in photo. :tup:

[NYguy]

Can someone tell me where that building came from in the second photo over to the right. It must be on Greenwich, but I don't recall anyone mentioning it or is the another thread that give detail to the building?

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=184311

[uakoops]

Can someone tell me where that building came from in the second photo over to the right. It must be on Greenwich, but I don't recall anyone mentioning it or is the another thread that give detail to the building?
Thanks. Sorry for mixing comments, but it is in photo. :tup:

That's Fiterman Hall. It's on Greenwich to the North of 7 WTC.

[Zapatan]

so according to that article, the observatory and windows on the world changed places, also the offices will rise to the 90th floor not the 88th, I guess that means that the last two will have super high ceilings for some kind of executive area or something.

[uakoops]

so according to that article, the observatory and windows on the world changed places, also the offices will rise to the 90th floor not the 88th, I guess that means that the last two will have super high ceilings for some kind of executive area or something.

I seem to remember that levels 89 & 90 were supposed to be for TV broadcast equipment but now that the TV stations will not be broadcasting from there they probably decided to use them for offices.

[Obey]

Can someone tell me where that building came from in the second photo over to the right. It must be on Greenwich, but I don't recall anyone mentioning it or is the another thread that give detail to the building?
Thanks. Sorry for mixing comments, but it is in photo. :tup:

If you read this thread you would see that you weren't the first or the last person to ask that. It's the Fiterman Hall.

[JACKinBeantown]

Nice! .

[JZeig1]

If you read this thread you would see that you weren't the first or the last person to ask that. It's the Fiterman Hall.

That might be true, but I check this thread almost everyday. Don't have much to say - just adoring American engineering; unfortuately, I don't read every single comment. MY BADD. But due to the photos displaying the building so conspicuously I just had to... I will search every comment next time. Forgive me...:yuck:

[Obey]

That might be true, but I check this thread almost everyday. Don't have much to say - just adoring American engineering; unfortuately, I don't read every single comment. MY BADD. But due to the photos displaying the building so conspicuously I just had to... I will search every comment next time. Forgive me...:yuck:

You don't need to look at every comment because it is a very common question (as was implied)...And its not a bad thing it is just annoyingly repetitive

[Zensteeldude]

Thanks for typing out the article NYGuy, I almost didn't notice the typos. (Many many hours spent in chat rooms I just read right past them.)

Let's see, there has been no official change of the designation of the 89th and 90th floors, they are still broadcast floors unless someone want's 20 foot ceilings. (Maybe some rich guy would like to lease them, they would make a great apartment with some GREAT views !)( Actually, even though the MTVA deal fell through they will still have broadcast equipment on those floors, just not as much.)

The ceiling heights of the floors above the sky lobby are no different than those below, all the office floors have a 13' 4" slab to slab hight.

The OB deck and the restaurant are reversed, the Restaurant is on the 100, 101st floors, the OB is 102.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4094/4932611177_e9ec05ce16_z.jpg

[NYguy]

so according to that article, the observatory and windows on the world changed places,

I think Lois probably got that mixed up. The Port Authority says the observation deck will be at top, with two levels.



http://www.dnainfo.com/20101207/downtown/world-trade-center-towers-light-up-for-holidays
World Trade Center Towers Light Up for the Holidays
Workers at One World Trade Center and Tower 4 put up brightly colored lights for the holiday season.

http://s3.amazonaws.com/sfb111/story_xlimage_2010_12_R897_WORLD_TRADE_CENTER_HOLIDAY_LIGHTS12072010.jpg

By Julie Shapiro
December 7, 2010


MANHATTAN — One World Trade Center is getting in the holiday spirit this year, with brightly colored lights that are visible from blocks around.

The red, green, yellow, blue and pink lights went up recently along the eastern face of the steel and concrete skyscraper, illuminating it like a giant 50-story Christmas tree.

"It’s a good will thing, to cheer up the job site for the holiday season," said Peter Amabile Jr., senior vice president of Five Star Electric, the tower’s electrical contractor.

The Five Star team created the display by swapping out the clear bulbs that normally light the open concrete floors and replacing them with tinted ones. Amabile said he picked a broad array of colors, rather than just red and green, to make the exhibit "universal."

The lights are on 24 hours a day to help workers in the tower see what they’re doing, but the colors are only visible from street level at night.

The colored bulbs are more expensive than regular ones, but Amabile said the cost was worthwhile.

Despite the cold, windy weather, many passersby stopped to admire the lights on a recent evening and several tourists took pictures.

"It looks beautiful," said Raziq Ali, 47, a Bronx resident, as he walked past the World Trade Center site.

"I think it’s cool," agreed Dave Dalpe, 33, a Jersey City resident who was gazing up at the lights. "It looks pretty as you’re walking down Vesey Street."

Just to the south, a much smaller display is visible on Tower 4, another office tower that is rising at the site. Workers draped several strings of multicolored Christmas lights over the base of the two tower cranes, adding a merry touch to developer Larry Silverstein’s construction.

Amabile expects to keep the bolder lights at One World Trade Center up through early January, so they can continue spreading holiday cheer during the cold weather.

"It’s a happy thing," he said.

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[Zapatan]

Let's see, there has been no official change of the designation of the 89th and 90th floors, they are still broadcast floors unless someone want's 20 foot ceilings.

CEO offices etc. and top firms might want higher ceilings... Maybe Bill Gates or Carlos Slim will make it their new place of residence

since the 89th and 90th floors are so large why don't they just add another floor or two and lower their ceiling heights, since it's closer to the top it couldn't throw the design that much off could it?

[Zensteeldude]

I think you should have read my entire comment, those floors are not up for grabs. There is still broadcast equipment that needs housing.

[NYguy]

This one's a little older, but I like the view...

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A shot from wtc.com

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[JACKinBeantown]

You don't need to look at every comment because it is a very common question (as was implied)...And its not a bad thing it is just annoyingly repetitive

I think it's OK for someone to ask a question every now and then. If you don't have all day to read through pages of comments, it's hard to find the information you're looking for. If you don't want to read or answer someone's question for them, just skip to the next one... pretty simple. (And if you disagree with me you could say so, or you could just skip it.)

(Moderators: the intention of this post is to help the flow of conversations. I'm not trying to insult anyone. :cheers:)

[xnyr]

North tower crane about to be jumped.

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Discovery Cam 2 (http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/the-rising/ground-zero-pictures-02.html)


Ever since Zensteeldude (?) posted that video sometime ago showing how this process works, I've been amazed by this tech.

With this technology, all the crane's support is always visible, unlike a kangaroo crane where the crane's tower grows with the building.

And what a great view of it from this cam.

[JACKinBeantown]

Ever since Zensteeldude (?) posted that video sometime ago showing how this process works, I've been amazed by this tech.


Accidentally making a case for my last comment, can you please direct me to that video? If not, I understand.

[MolsonExport]

Daquan was right: It looks like this tower will be built all the way to the top! :D

[Pbellamy]

I just wandered past so thought I'd nab a few shots. All Dec 08 2010

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[RobertWalpole]

VERY BEAUTIFUL GLASS!!! :cheers:

[jigglysquishy]

Beautiful!

Did they start on the second floor, before finishing the first?

On any hand, it looks fantastic.

[xnyr]

Accidentally making a case for my last comment, can you please direct me to that video? If not, I understand.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5281/5244207735_b0c7ee621c_m.jpg (http://www.dcmerectors.com/FEDERATED/proj4.html)
Federated Equipment, LLC

Here's that video. Click on the image.

[JACKinBeantown]

Thank you very much.

[hunser]

http://gallery.me.com/petebellamy/101606/P1050593/web.jpg?ver=12918332460001

holy moly, the glass looks gorgeous! :slob:

[xnyr]

Thank you very much.

My pleasure, Jack

[Aleks]

that looks much much better! :yes:

why'd they install the bottom row in a funky pattern? i was praying they wouldn't do that to the second row and thank god they didn't!

[Obey]

that looks much much better! :yes:

why'd they install the bottom row in a funky pattern? i was praying they wouldn't do that to the second row and thank god they didn't!

I think it was to make sure the glass was aligned perfectly. And the glass it amazing! 2nd floor!

[slayerhk47]

I think it was to make sure the glass was aligned perfectly. And the glass it amazing! 2nd floor!

Actually, I believe, it is so large equipment can be brought into that floor for HVAC systems and such. Once those systems on the 20th floor are complete, the rest of the glass should go up.

But yes you are correct it is so that the glass is aligned correctly.

[Obey]

^^^ Ah I see, that makes sense.

[Zensteeldude]

Obey, you are correct, if you were not I would have posted with a correction. The whole HVAC thing is silly. The 20th floor is an office floor, nothing that can't fit on the construction elevators is going in there.

While 2 floors down they have to get a few Cat powered emergency generators inside the mechanical floors. That's something they need leave outs for.

Yes, I checked the prints.:D

[Plokoon11]

^^ Couldn't they have just use the elevators on the side, or use a crane to drop it into that lattice tower?

[NYguy]

Now that they are getting into the regluar pattern if installing the glass, it looks as if they will get about a floor per week installed, which the PA suggested.

[NYguy]

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/12/09/2010-12-09_bright_lights_big_hearts_fill_wtc_workers_holiday_gift_to_us_all.html?r=news

Bright lights and big hearts fill World Trade Center workers' holiday gift to city

http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2010/12/09/alg_electricians.jpg

Electricians took it upon themselves to use cellophane-wrapped light bulbs to decorate Freedom Tower (b.), which is under construction, in holiday colors.

http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2010/12/09/amd_ibew_wtc.jpg


Michael Daly
December 9th 2010

Joe Russo was in his Staten Island home two weekends ago when he made a pronouncement that would result in the most beautiful sight in the city.

"I don't think I'm going to put up the tree this year," the 49-year-old electrician would recall saying. "I got a better idea."

"What's that?" asked his wife, Kathleen Russo.

"I'm going to light up the whole tower and see what it looks like," Joe Russo said.

He was speaking of the Freedom Tower, where he is a journeyman with Local 3, part of the Five Star Electric team. He arrived there the following Monday with various hues of cellophane purchased at a Michael's crafts store.

"Red, green, yellow, purple, whatever I could grab," he recalled.

Russo broached his idea to Gary Timm, the 59-year-old light and power foreman.

"Give it a shot," Timm said. "See what it looks like."

Russo needed only two minutes to wrap cellophane around a 250-watt construction light and secure it with cellophane tape. He did the south and east sides of three floors in an hour.

The idea had yet to be approved by Frank Leonard, the 45-year-old general foreman. He saw the lights the next morning before Russo arrived for work.

"Who did that?" Leonard asked.

"Why do you want to know?" Timm replied.

Leonard made his judgment known.

"Outstanding."

Leonard had been talking with other electricians about doing something special for the holidays. Nobody had to tell any of them they are laboring at a sacred place.

"Everybody really takes it to heart what we're doing here," Leonard later noted. "It's a special place. You think about who was here and what happened."

Leonard, Timm and Russo were also following an impulse that goes back at least to 1931, when construction workers put up the first Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center.

"It's in the genes," Russo said.

Russo started as an apprentice at the World Trade Center in 1981. He now ended the day with seven more floors of multicolored Christmas lights. These were topped by three floors of blue signifying Chanukah. Two above those were lit a symbolic yellow.

"Candles," Leonard said.

The overall effect was all the more wonderful for looking like exactly what it was: something workers with rough hands and gentle hearts had taken it upon themselves to do.

"No one directed us to do it," Leonard said. "It definitely came from within.

"Just bring a smile to people's faces, you know what I mean?"

The smile was joined by a welling in the eyes of retired Firefighter Lee Ielpi, who lost his firefighter son on 9/11 and is now the guiding force behind the Tribute WTC Visitor Center.

"Powerful," he said as he gazed across The Pit at the lights of purest holiday spirit. "Beautiful. It comes from the heart."

On Saturday night, Russo took his wife to the site to show her the lights. She celebrates her birthday on Christmas Day.

"That's for your birthday," he said.

On Tuesday night, Russo came home from work to discover she had gone ahead and put up the tree.

"The tree was beautiful," he said yesterday.

[Boss-ton]

they were being glassholes at first but now their goin full speed gooo ny.

[2-TOWERS]

Hey guys I finally made it down there...................wow !!!!!!!!!!!!! to see this building with your own eyes is truly amazing........I took great photos some similar to the new glass pics your seeing, but i will post them when i get back to palm desert..... or I'll send them to NY GUY and he can post them.... 4 WTC is coming along great as well ,we don't pay to much attention to that because of this 1 WTC beauty.!!!!!!!!!!

[RKOwens44]

Is this a fire in 1WTC????

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/6284/firey.jpg

[BStyles]

A fire? Don't be serious.

It looks more like they're welding something.

[patriotizzy]

Saweet! Glass will be going up fast now from the look of it!

[RKOwens44]

A fire? Don't be serious.

It looks more like they're welding something.

That was my first thought and it could be the case, but it just appears to be way too much smoke to be from a welder.

[Don098]

A fire? Don't be serious.

It looks more like they're welding something.

Are you nuts? Billowing smoke reaching several stories couldn't come from a weld if it exploded lol :koko: Surely you're the one that can't be serious...

[BostonBuild]

Is this a fire in 1WTC????

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/6284/firey.jpg

Looked pretty serious for a second, but all seems fine now... Those 250 watt bulbs get hot, maybe it was a brief flare from some of that holiday cellophane getting to close to a bulb??? or just some steam from concrete pouring??? It is frigid today. :shrug:

[Plokoon11]

Earthcam now has been moved to show past the base and upwards!!!

[NYC4Life]

We would have certainly heard in the news if a fire did break out, but a bit scary photo nonetheless.

[RKOwens44]

Earthcam now has been moved to show past the base and upwards!!!

Did you save the picture??? They usually only do that about once a month or so, and it's already been moved back to its normal position.

[JebSanderson]

This is getting huge already, and it's not even halfway there yet!

[NewNYCdowntown23]

Is this a fire in 1WTC????

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/6284/firey.jpg

Can you please tell me the link of this cam. This site is looking great!! Besides the smoke which is concerning! Going to see it this Saturday :D :cheers:

[Zapatan]

Are you nuts? Billowing smoke reaching several stories couldn't come from a weld if it exploded lol :koko: Surely you're the one that can't be serious...

ditto, that's the kind of smoke you would see if a fuel truck exploded, definitely didn't look normal.

[STR]

http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/8445/n3001.jpg

[colemonkee]

^ That's a pretty epic render right there, STR. Add a slight reflection in the glass, and it easily passes for the real thing.

[STR]

^It's always reflecting, just in this case it's empty sky, which doesn't lend much detail beyond color and a slight gradient.

[NYguy]

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/12/09/freedom-tower-transformed-into-a-christmas-tree/

Freedom Tower Transformed Into A Christmas Tree
Worker Decides To Bring Holiday Cheer To Solemn Place

December 9, 2010

Construction workers rebuilding the World Trade Center site have given a holiday gift to us all.

He’s electrician from Staten Island who said he’s just a “regular Joe” who wanted to bring some cheer to the people.

So on his own time – and with his own money — Joe Russo started decorating One World Trade — better known as the Freedom Tower.

“The building was just white lights. I wanted to make it look like a Christmas Tree. Put some cellophane around it,” Russo told CBS 2’s Magee Hickey.

“He asked if it was okay and I said sure, go with it. And we did. First we had to run it by the big guy, the foreman that is over me. And he said outstanding. Away we went,” electric foreman Gary Timm added.

So, 250 lights on 20 floors now are covered with red, green, yellow and blue cellophane and scotch tape, costing $100 from Russo’s own pocket. It took him 10 extra hours working in frigid temperatures. It was a labor of love appreciated by all those who work here.

“It gives you a lot of pride, a lot of pride to be working where we are and doing what we’re doing here, something special,” foreman Frank Leonard said.

And to one retired firefighter who lost his firefighter son on 9/11, the Christmas lights on the Freedom Tower are one more reminder that his son, along with thousands of others, is not forgotten.

“Many of whom were here on 9/11. This is their way of saying we remember, sending a special message to everybody with beautiful colors. It brings a tear to my eye. I say thank you to you and your crew,” Lee Ielpi said.

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/category/video-on-demand-news/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=5369307&flvUri=&partnerclipid=

[Upward]

Regular lights covered with cellophane and tape? This isn't a fire hazard?

[Tumbleweed_Tx]

not on fluorescent lights

[STR]

Very, very, very early interior shot of the lobby, with parts of the concourse visible. Missing: escalators, handrails and parts of the core.

I like how they built basically a moat to separate the tourists from everyone else.

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[rider15]

http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/rise-of-freedom/index.html#/v/4454280/rise-of-freedom-will-it-work/?playlist_id=161320 :cool: Rise Of Freedom -Will It Work ?

[NYguy]

Beautiful photo

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[phoenixboi08]

^ That's a pretty epic render right there, STR. Add a slight reflection in the glass, and it easily passes for the real thing.

I thought it WAS real...:rolleyes:
Good job.

[Zensteeldude]

http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/8445/n3001.jpg

I love it ! Beautyful ! But.

I'll e-mail you a section view of the window washing track this weekend, and maybe that other thing I was going to look into.

All those brackets on the 20th floor spandrel beams are to support the monorail for the base window washing scafold.

[NYguy]

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[uaarkson]

Uh. Oh my.

[JSsocal]

Lookin good!

When looking at NYguy's pics don't just look at 1WTC, look at 7 and you can see the same waviness in the glass as 1 WTC. The glass looks great to me, and boy are they moving quickly.

[sw5710]

Best pictures yet!

[patriotizzy]

Lookin good!

When looking at NYguy's pics don't just look at 1WTC, look at 7 and you can see the same waviness in the glass as 1 WTC. The glass looks great to me, and boy are they moving quickly.

Yeah, glass looks almost exactly the same as 7WTC, and that building came out stunning.

[JayPro]

AM I correct in guessing that the orange material indicates the section of the building prepared to receive the cladding?

[STR]

Need to smooth out the escalators, but it's coming along. Not sure if I know how to display the dichroic glass though. That'll be a fun one to figure out.

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/1817/n32he.jpg

[RoldanTTLB]

Cranes are above almost everything else downtown...

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_3T08TVQ0h2g/TQMJ5xqkcUI/AAAAAAAAEqY/YVNp_FY6iNg/s800/IMG_1936.JPG

[Upward]

Amazing view!

[sw5710]

The cranes look to be up to 800 or 850'

[hunser]

what's the current height of the core steel? must be at least 600'.

[NYguy]

The glass looks great to me, and boy are they moving quickly.

Yeah, that second floor seemed to go up overnight. We'll probably be looking at the third floor of glass next week. If so, it will be on pace with the PA's predictions.

[Bucktown718]

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[NewNYCdowntown23]

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Great shots! Thank you! Beekman looks great...Look at the Freedom Tower rising in the distance!!! :D :tup: What an exciting time to be a NEW YORKER AND A SKYSCRAPER FAN!!!!

[NYguy]

Indeed it is.

Discovery cam view on a beautiful morning...

http://www.bluemelon.com/photo/18589/1033784.jpg

[meh_cd]

Great shots! Thank you! Beekman looks great...Look at the Freedom Tower rising in the distance!!! :D :tup: What an exciting time to be a NEW YORKER AND A SKYSCRAPER FAN!!!!

*biker runs into the guy's head* That's all I can imagine happening.

[RKOwens44]

The pace of construction on 1WTC seems to have slowed slightly. Normally they were doing 2 floors in exactly 2 weeks, starting on a Monday and ending at the end of the following Saturday workday. By this pace, they should have finished the last 2 floors by the end of last Saturday, yet they were still installing the floor beams and the metal decking until about Thursday of this week. Also, now that they've finally started on the next two floors (only this morning), they're only installing the perimeter columns instead of the core columns. When they do this, it usually means the pouring of the concrete in the core is slowing them down... which wouldn't be surprising, considering that we're now entering winter, which I'm sure slows things down with the concrete due to the temp and only being able to pour on warms days, or having to install those huge warmers around the entire core.

[NewNYCdowntown23]

*biker runs into the guy's head* That's all I can imagine happening.

LOL!!! ;) Only in NY!

[photoLith]

The glass looks better than I could have ever imagined.

[STR]

Cranes are above almost everything else downtown...

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_3T08TVQ0h2g/TQMJ5xqkcUI/AAAAAAAAEqY/YVNp_FY6iNg/s800/IMG_1936.JPG

http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/6568/n35j.jpg

[NYguy]

^ Great comparison.

BTW, I forgot to mention yesterday that it looks like they finally began work on that Vesey St Bridge extension.

[uakoops]

On the Earthcam HD you can see that they put up the third level of corner cladding on the SE corner.

[JACKinBeantown]

Cranes are above almost everything else downtown...

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_3T08TVQ0h2g/TQMJ5xqkcUI/AAAAAAAAEqY/YVNp_FY6iNg/s800/IMG_1936.JPG

One World Trade Center is starting to make its mark on the skyline! The fact that it's clearly visible from midtown is a milestone I've been waiting for. Thanks for the nice shot, RoldanTTLB.

[NYguy]

On the Earthcam HD you can see that they put up the third level of corner cladding on the SE corner.

I like the current pace of construction. Even at the projected floor per week rise and cladding, changes are sometimes daily.
Come springtime, a lot of people are going to be amazed at how quickly the Freedom Tower has risen on the scene.


(Dec 10)

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[SkyscrapersOfNewYork]

new steel and glass went up yesterday

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[northbay]

haven't visited this thread in awhile - great to see cladding going up! so far, looks good.

SkyscrapersOfNewYork, thanks for posting those pix. you left out my favorite nickname for new york in your signature, gotham.

[SkyscrapersOfNewYork]

haven't visited this thread in awhile - great to see cladding going up! so far, looks good.

SkyscrapersOfNewYork, thanks for posting those pix. you left out my favorite nickname for new york in your signature, gotham.

no problem and thanks for reminding me to add that one in ;)

[Obey]

Lookin good! Two more floors are already under way! Amazing

[NYguy]

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[Jaystang5]

does any one will agree that the cladding is gonna resemble that of 7 WTC, except for those horizontal line/beams that shows up in between of each floor of 7wtc... talking about the appearance and not how they are structurally made...

[NYguy]

It will closely resemble 7 WTC, but there will be a slight difference in appearance of the building.

cybermelli (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybermelli/5256071648/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5205/5256071648_bfa8fee2ed_b.jpg

[Onn]

does any one will agree that the cladding is gonna resemble that of 7 WTC, except for those horizontal line/beams that shows up in between of each floor of 7wtc... talking about the appearance and not how they are structurally made...

Well there are number of key differences. Personally I don't think it's turning out much like 7WTC, but everyone has their opinion. I have not seen the cladding in person either.

[Domamania]

Hey everybody i just made som calculation on One world trade center. Right now there are working on the 51st and 52 floors right. so lets see each office floor is 13.4 feet, so lets see 13.4x 32=428 feet, now the base is 187 feet just about right, so 187+ 428=615.8 feet.

now we are all wondering how many feet and floors left for one wtc to topple 7 wtc right, well 7 wtc is 741 feet tall. so 741-615.8= 125.2 feet. so in feet wise 1 wtc will be as tall as 7 wtc in 125.2 feet. now in floor equation 125.2 divided 13.4=9.3 so let round that off to 10 floors. so in 10 floors it will topple 7 wtc. and i predict this will happen some time around mid april.

what do you all think.

[JoePDX]

Hey everybody i just made som calculation on One world trade center. Right now there are working on the 51st and 52 floors right. so lets see each office floor is 13.4 feet, so lets see 13.4x 32=428 feet, now the base is 187 feet just about right, so 187+ 428=615.8 feet.

now we are all wondering how many feet and floors left for one wtc to topple 7 wtc right, well 7 wtc is 741 feet tall. so 741-615.8= 125.2 feet. so in feet wise 1 wtc will be as tall as 7 wtc in 125.2 feet. now in floor equation 125.2 divided 13.4=9.3 so let round that off to 10 floors. so in 10 floors it will topple 7 wtc. and i predict this will happen some time around mid april.

what do you all think.

Yeah, and we can calculate and estimate how long it will be until 1WTC is as high as Beekman. What is your point? More importantly what is the significance of 1WTC being the same height as 7 WTC? Hey I know,lets calculate and estimate how long it will take 1WTC to be as high as Citicorp Center,,lets try the Empire State building next, then for kicks lets estimate how long it will take 1WTC to be as high as Rockerfeller center,,,lol

[Domamania]

Yeah, and we can calculate and estimate how long it will be until 1WTC is as high as Beekman. What is your point? More importantly what is the significance of 2WTC being the same height as 7 WTC? Hey I know,lets calculate and estimate how long it will take 1WTC to be as high as Citicorp Center,,lets try the Empire State building next, then for kicks lets estimate how long it will take 1WTC to be as high as Rockerfeller center,,,lol

My point was that in 10 floors tower 1V2 was going to reach another milestone as we would call it and be taller then wtc7. and did not mention
2wtc at all.

[patriotizzy]

Yeah, and we can calculate and estimate how long it will be until 1WTC is as high as Beekman. What is your point? More importantly what is the significance of 2WTC being the same height as 7 WTC? Hey I know,lets calculate and estimate how long it will take 1WTC to be as high as Citicorp Center,,lets try the Empire State building next, then for kicks lets estimate how long it will take 1WTC to be as high as Rockerfeller center,,,lol

Did anyone ever teach you manners? You sound very rude. I'm sure lots of people appreciate someone coming up with calculations to envision how far the project has come, and how little or how much it has left.

[JoePDX]

My point was that in 10 floors tower 1V2 was going to reach another milestone as we would call it and be taller then wtc7. and did not mention
2wtc at all.

Sorry, I meant 1wtc not 2...typo. But I dont understand why its a milestone for it to be as high as 7wtc. Its not like its some iconic building.

[AtlantaMustang]

Sorry, I meant 1wtc not 2...typo. But I dont understand why its a milestone for it to be as high as 7wtc. Its not like its some iconic building.

Well once its above 7wtc it will be extremely visible from midtown. Maybe thats the reasoning?

[uaarkson]

Sorry, I meant 1wtc not 2...typo. But I dont understand why its a milestone for it to be as high as 7wtc. Its not like its some iconic building.

It's a pretty obvious milestone. Aside from being the closest tall structure to 1WTC, surpassing it will make 1WTC the tallest building of the new WTC.

[jthornton17]

It will closely resemble 7 WTC, but there will be a slight difference in appearance of the building.

cybermelli (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybermelli/5256071648/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5205/5256071648_bfa8fee2ed_b.jpg

That is one of the coolest pictures i've seen yet.

[Traynor]

Someone over at SSC had their thinking cap on. A poster named Swiddle had a thought as to why the 20th floor has every other window installed.

It is his theory that it is to facilitate the lifting devices for the future installation of the base cladding. It makes sense:

There are no actual floors near the outer structure of the base from which workers or machines could safely install the panels. So in the future (sometime in early 2012 according to some posters on here) when the base cladding is installed, they will stage from the 20th floor and raise the panels from lifts protruding from the spaces in the cladding on the 20th floor. Then workers suspended on staging platforms (also supported from the openings on the 20th floor) could work in tandem with climbers on the steel, to install each prismatic panel.

Just a theory.

[MadGnome]

Hey everybody i just made som calculation on One world trade center. Right now there are working on the 51st and 52 floors right. so lets see each office floor is 13.4 feet, so lets see 13.4x 32=428 feet, now the base is 187 feet just about right, so 187+ 428=615.8 feet.

now we are all wondering how many feet and floors left for one wtc to topple 7 wtc right, well 7 wtc is 741 feet tall. so 741-615.8= 125.2 feet. so in feet wise 1 wtc will be as tall as 7 wtc in 125.2 feet. now in floor equation 125.2 divided 13.4=9.3 so let round that off to 10 floors. so in 10 floors it will topple 7 wtc. and i predict this will happen some time around mid april.

what do you all think.

You need a small adjustment. Everybody keeps quoting the office floors as 13.4 feet. That's not right. They're 13 feet 4 inches.