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

[hunser]

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

*The following information was last updated on February 18, 2011.

* Facade installation began mid-November; now above floor 27
* Tower steel is now above floor 56
* Concrete is now being installed above floor 48
* Spray-on fireproofing underway
* Multiple cranes on site for steel and concrete installation
* Both the south and north cores are now being erected as the structure rises
* "Cocoon" safety system now in place around upper perimeter, to rise with structure
* Utility installation and tie-ins
* Crews are coordinating substructure construction while maintaining PATH service

[OneWorldTradeCenter]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5178/5422333510_b008980036_o.jpg

Not buying the location of the Empire State Building in this photo.

This image is great!

[colemonkee]

Sorry, I had to do a quick Photoshop correction with this shot to remove the helicopter window glare. Original image from mavmeldrum (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11052246@N03/).

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/7294/5449231694836678c4bab.jpg

[Zensteeldude]

:previous: Very nice touchup, and a great shot.

I just discovered a huge flaw in the hights of the near by towers compaired to Tower One.

The official hight of all the towers in question is measured from the ground. So for example, One Liberty Plaza is shorter than Tower Seven but it's roof is higher above sea level than #7.

Tower One will surpass One liberty plaza in hight above sea level AFTER it passes the taller #7.

[JACKinBeantown]

I thought all official heights were counted from street level at the main entrance to the building. (And no, this is not a roof height vs. spire discussion.)

[bunky]

Anyone know if they are going to be working/raising steel tomorrow or do they get President's day off?

[STR]

I thought all official heights were counted from street level at the main entrance to the building. (And no, this is not a roof height vs. spire discussion.)

It's the lowest at-grade open air entrance, but Zen is not talking about height. He's referring to elevation. Because the land it sits on is higher up, 1 Liberty has a higher roof than 7 World Trade, but 7 is still the taller building. Taller is not synonymous with higher, despite the many poorly written media articles proclaiming this or that the "highest building in the world."

[Space Cowboy]

hey. i just got some pics off the webcams i know of. if theres any others please lemme know so i can watch the progress on them :)

from the discovery cam http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/the-rising/ground-zero-pictures.html
http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m493/spacecowboysmodels/02212011a.jpg
http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m493/spacecowboysmodels/ss2.jpg
http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m493/spacecowboysmodels/ss3.jpg
http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m493/spacecowboysmodels/ss4.jpg

from another cam http://www.panynj.gov/wtcprogress/live-camera.html
http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m493/spacecowboysmodels/02212011.jpg

i don't know how often they refresh the pic but i assume it is fairly frequent

oh and this new line of glass, is this new because i haven't seen it this high yet or have i not been paying attention to it?

[muppet]

its gonna look great in the mornings, as the sun hits it

[Zensteeldude]

It's the lowest at-grade open air entrance, but Zen is not talking about height. He's referring to elevation. Because the land it sits on is higher up, 1 Liberty has a higher roof than 7 World Trade, but 7 is still the taller building. Taller is not synonymous with higher, despite the many poorly written media articles proclaiming this or that the "highest building in the world."

Exactly !

Manhattan is not flat, far from it as anyone who has walked it's streets knows.

[Bucktown718]

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calvorn (http://www.flickr.com/photos/calvorn/)

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picann (http://www.flickr.com/photos/picann/)

[uaarkson]

Man, those first two pics must have set a record for worst abuse of HDR.

[NYC2ATX]

It appears that from the angle of the Brooklyn Bridge, the World Trade Center towers and "New York by Gehry"/Beekman will form an interesting cluster. :yes:

[Onn]

tski113 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/52360100@N07/5463183619/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5179/5463183619_08a904cd87_b.jpg

[QuarterMileSidewalk]

Whoah. HDRiffic!

[OneWorldTradeCenter]

Thanks all of you guys for collecting those amazing lovely shots.

One question, where do I find the webcam atop 7 WTC? Thanks a lot in advance! :tup:

[davidinasia]

so this will make 1WTC the 39th tallest building in NY. next one to pass is the metropolitan life tower, with a height of 700ft. :)

Hunser, that's really cool to know - and I'm sure many others would agree - can you keep updating the "countdown" for us as WTC1 gets higher? 39-38-37-36... I guess we will be in the top 10 by April - :cheers:

[patriotizzy]

Man, those first two pics must have set a record for worst abuse of HDR.

Would have been some amazing pictures without the abuse :shrug:

[xnyr]

Thanks all of you guys for collecting those amazing lovely shots.

One question, where do I find the webcam atop 7 WTC? Thanks a lot in advance! :tup:


Here is the URL: http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/the-rising/ground-zero-pictures-02.html

I've enlarged the shot via keyboard shortcuts: hit CTRL & scroll wheel or hold CTRL & + or - to fill the screen; bookmark the URL on your Bookmarks toolbar, and the image comes up full screen, every time. :)

Works in Firefox, haven't tested int in other browsers.

[brooklynbandit]

This Tower is already huge

[Romanwtc]

So i was bored in Tech theatre class when we got an assignment to color a roman empire person. i didnt really wanted to color so i sketched a drawing of new york city with the new WTC towers. i did not use a ruler and it all came from my head.
it took me about 45 to 50 minutes. its very small and i am now thinking to draw this in a HUGE poster size. :)
Heres a close up
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/185622_10150196188479745_693224744_8769825_3314697_n.jpg
and heres a far away compared with the pencil haha
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/181927_10150196189719745_693224744_8769838_5610157_n.jpg
so this is just a sneak peek to what will be a HUGE POSTER DRAWING!

[gttx]

I was looking around Lower Manhattan in Google Earth this morning and noticed that someone is updating the WTC site regularly - to the point where the 3D model of Tower 1 is only one row of glass behind the actual building. And the construction site modeled around it is pretty nice.

Check it out sometime.

[uaarkson]

:previous: Awesome.

[Tall guy 31]

I was looking around Lower Manhattan in Google Earth this morning and noticed that someone is updating the WTC site regularly - to the point where the 3D model of Tower 1 is only one row of glass behind the actual building. And the construction site modeled around it is pretty nice.

Check it out sometime.


I forgot alllllll about the 3D function of Google Earth. Because, if you notice...the aerial photo of the worksite only has a photo from a few years ago. WTC1 is still below ground level in the "updated " photo they're using. But...when it comes to 3d...it's only a few days old. Thanks for the reminder!!!

[dr_strangelove]

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/185622_10150196188479745_693224744_8769825_3314697_n.jpg


:tup: :tup: :tup:

[Onn]

Very cool! I must say, your quite the drawer! :)

[patriotizzy]

Very nice drawings. I suppose you didn't forget about the Beekman... he.

[TwinTowersForever]

This Tower is already huge

Thats what she said.

[Sturmvogel]

Thats what she said.

That stopped being funny like 6 years ago.

[borgo100]

That stopped being funny like 6 years ago.

Nope, it will always be funny

[JACKinBeantown]

Nope, it will always be funny

That's what she said.

[Romanwtc]

Very nice drawings. I suppose you didn't forget about the Beekman... he.

thank you, and no i didnt forget the Beekman but since One chase manhattan plaza is in front it pretty much covered beekman.. but if u wish i can draw a small portion of it coming out of the side of one chase manhattan plaza:)

[Romanwtc]

Very cool! I must say, your quite the drawer! :)

thank you!

[patriotizzy]

thank you, and no i didnt forget the Beekman but since One chase manhattan plaza is in front it pretty much covered beekman.. but if u wish i can draw a small portion of it coming out of the side of one chase manhattan plaza:)

Hahah, it's ok. Just being a nitpicker :rolleyes:

[sw5710]

697'4'' or 212.5 meters to the top of the steel column splices.

[Domamania]

697'4'' or 212.5 meters to the top of the steel column splices.

Speaking of Tower 1 height, One more 2 floor raise and the view from the second cam from Discovery on top of Tower 7 will not be able to see The main land of New Jersey anymore. Plus i think in 6 floors ones it surpasses Tower7, Tower1 will be visable through the entire city and thus forth Dominate the NYC Sky line.

[steveve]

So i was bored in Tech theatre class when we got an assignment to color a roman empire person. i didnt really wanted to color so i sketched a drawing of new york city with the new WTC towers. i did not use a ruler and it all came from my head.
it took me about 45 to 50 minutes. its very small and i am now thinking to draw this in a HUGE poster size. :)


hahaha!!!! :haha: :haha: :haha:
EPIC use of class time! :cheers:


"This tower is already so huge" isn't really a "that's what she said" comment. if he said "it's already so huge" or "yet another erection" then it would be more appropriate... but funny nonetheless! :haha:

[sw5710]

There goes Jersey. I think we should see vertical steel go up over 700' at the corner nodes so they can complete the 58th floor steel in the corners.

[canadate]

Took some photos today. >>

http://s973.photobucket.com/albums/ae212/canadate/One%20World%20Trade%20Center-%20February%2022nd%202011/

[chaust]

so this is just a sneak peek to what will be a HUGE POSTER DRAWING!

The Roman spokesman is just as impressive imo. How'd you learn to draw like that?

[XxBassHunterxX]

The Roman spokesman is just as impressive imo. How'd you learn to draw like that?

I think thats a print out :haha:

[Romanwtc]

The Roman spokesman is just as impressive imo. How'd you learn to draw like that?

The roman spokesman is a print out, it was the assignment for tech theatre
But I decided to draw the new York skyline. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

[Mr. Lion]

You got skills man, keep it up. But this belongs over in the urban oart subforum. Let's get back on topic here.

[IntoTheLens827]

Hello There From Long Island, NY! (I'm new to this Skyscraper Page & "1WTC Freedom Tower" Forum). This tower is looking GREAT! :D CAN'T WAIT to see it topped-out! :) I love all the pictures I am seeing! GOOD JOB EVERYBODY! :tup: Keep up the good work! :cheers:

[JACKinBeantown]

"1WTC Freedom Tower" is a new spin on the name. Welcome to the forum.

[dar124]

Welcome to the forum IntoTheLens827!!! :D

[IntoTheLens827]

"1WTC Freedom Tower" is a new spin on the name. Welcome to the forum.

I really think thats a good name for it. ;) I like how I described the old WTC towers as well. :cool: (For Examp: 1WTC "North Twin Tower", 2WTC "South Twin Tower", 3WTC "Marriot Hotel", 4WTC "S.W. WTC Plaza Building", ect). :tup:
It's just so I can identify the buildings better in the future. :) THANKS GUYS FOR THE NICE WARM WELCOME! :-)

[JACKinBeantown]

I really think thats a good name for it. ;)

You probably don't realize how funny that is. (If you want to find out, read back about 4 or 5 pages on this thread. Enjoy.)

[Tall guy 31]

Almost 3 days without new photos. Is this thing topped out yet???? :haha:

[animatedmartian]

Feb 23 from the midtown Earthcam.
http://www.earthcam.com/hof/newyork/midtown/1298463017406_44.jpg
Might I suggest a good lens cleaning? :yuck:

[NYCLuver]

Great webcam photo! Its sooooo close to peaking out and taking center stage!

BTW, I hurt my foot last week when I was out taking photos, think my sneaker was too tight and now I have tendonitis in the foot so I'm resting it and that means I cannot go walking around and taking photos. :( :( :( :(

Hopefully it heals soon. :)

Until then, come on guys get some new photos up! :D

[hunser]

^^ that's too bad... we need you! ;)

1982Chris911 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisk1982/)
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5137/5472691238_930aa1b8ba_b.jpg

[JACKinBeantown]

NYCLuver - I hope your foot heals quickly.

animatedmartian - What's the link for that webcam?

IntoTheLens827 - Seriously... welcome to the forum.

[animatedmartian]

The link for that webcam is here. (http://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/midtown/?cam=empiresouth)

I found another one that's slightly cleaner and doesn't seem to be as affected by the rain(at least not yet). It also updates every 30 seconds.

http://i56.tinypic.com/2vl1c9j.jpg
Source. (http://www.wirednewyork.com/webcam/)

[lukeit]

^^ that's too bad... we need you! ;)

1982Chris911 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisk1982/)
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5137/5472691238_930aa1b8ba_b.jpg

this is a fantastic image.:tup:

[Onn]

NYASK12 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nyask12/archives/date-posted/2011/02/22/)

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http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5294/5469357369_38e15ffbe7_b.jpg

[JACKinBeantown]

Thanks, martian.

[patriotizzy]

^^^ You can tell there's a new row of glass, since it's so shiny and clean compared to the ones below it :D

[rjb001]

^^^ You can tell there's a new row of glass, since it's so shiny and clean compared to the ones below it :D

Woah! Has that always been like that after they add a new row? The ones below the new row really look kinda gross:slob:

[a9l8e7n]

@patriotizzy, wow i never noticed that before, thanks for pointing it out.

@rjb001, its ok, they won't bother cleaning the windows untill they are done with construction, the windows will look nice and clean upon opening.

[patriotizzy]

@patriotizzy, wow i never noticed that before, thanks for pointing it out.

@rjb001, its ok, they won't bother cleaning the windows untill they are done with construction, the windows will look nice and clean upon opening.

No problemo. Yeah, they always tend to leave the cleaning until the entire facade is done. Unless, they want to clean them up for an event, and the building isn't complete yet.

[Upward]

A few I took yesterday...

https://webfiles.uci.edu/cfagan/ssp/nyc11/1wtc_2011_02_24.jpg

https://webfiles.uci.edu/cfagan/ssp/nyc11/ferryview.jpg
From the Staten Island Ferry

https://webfiles.uci.edu/cfagan/ssp/nyc11/statenview.jpg
From Staten Island... I love this angle, but the conditions could have been clearer.

[jigglysquishy]

Just think, one more month and it'll be taller than 7WTC!

[Roadcruiser1]

The construction of One World Trade Center reminds me of the pictures of the construction of the original Twin Towers so much. The only difference is there is no twin here. A few years ago people were criticizing on how slow it took to see it rise. Now it's rising, and I want it to keep rising till it reaches it's final height. So keep making the building go up Freedom Tower workers, and ignore the critics lol.

[06hdfxdwg]

Agreed. Reminds me of the same thing except that there are only 2 cranes as opposed to the 8 used to build the originals. I watched those 2 go up from my 3rd floor classroom when i was in grammar school. I remember that as clear as crystal watching the north tower rise then the south rise above the tree line soon after.

[uaarkson]

Woah! Has that always been like that after they add a new row? The ones below the new row really look kinda gross:slob:

That's because they've been there all winter. There was a big lull in curtain wall installation over the last month, so the glass they had put up prior to this new row has a lot crap built up from all those snow storms.

[NYC2ATX]

https://webfiles.uci.edu/cfagan/ssp/nyc11/statenview.jpg
From Staten Island... I love this angle, but the conditions could have been clearer.

I love the views from the North Shore, and they fall so under the radar. Thanks for posting this :tup:

[lukeit]

how many metres is now?

[jigglysquishy]

Steel is up to 693 feet or 211 meters.

[Tumbleweed_Tx]

the view from Staten Island shows the perspective of the size... It's about halfway up, and is about to pass the taller buildings around it.

[NYYskyline]

A few I took yesterday...

https://webfiles.uci.edu/cfagan/ssp/nyc11/1wtc_2011_02_24.jpg

https://webfiles.uci.edu/cfagan/ssp/nyc11/ferryview.jpg
From the Staten Island Ferry

https://webfiles.uci.edu/cfagan/ssp/nyc11/statenview.jpg
From Staten Island... I love this angle, but the conditions could have been clearer.

Hi im new. I love the first one how the Empire State Building is in the middle of it it all. I live in North Carolina now, but I grew up in Staten Island and I love that last shot

[patriotizzy]

What's going on? We're not getting as many pictures as weeks ago :(

[newhannibal]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5292/5480106572_7da2282600_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanbudhu/5480106572/)
One World Trade Center Progress: Almost Twin Towers? (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanbudhu/5480106572/) by newhannibal112 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ryanbudhu/), on Flickr

Took this a few days ago.

[hunser]

^^ superb shot there man. you should post here on SSP more often! ;)

[JACKinBeantown]

I like how you can see the reflection of the bottom of the American flag. It almost makes it look like you can see the whole flag in reverse.

[Roadcruiser1]

Here is a picture from the webcam at the WTC.
http://oxblue.com/archive/487d07189e5fd2b7edce94fc0bcf4b68/800x600.jpg

[Bucktown718]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5176/5480468401_07d191b413_b.jpg
Ricky Leong (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rleong101/)

[tdawg]

I was driving on the BQE yesterday through Brooklyn and 1WTC is beginning to make its presence known from across the East River.

[rjb001]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5176/5480468401_07d191b413_b.jpg
Ricky Leong (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rleong101/)

Wow! Those cranes atop 1WTC are pretty darn tall!!

[STR]

http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/151/lm1vu.jpg

[Onn]

^^
The site as it currently stands, with a big whole in the middle. But nothing strange about that... :hmmm:

[patriotizzy]

^^^^ It's going to be a sight to behold :)

[Upward]

From today:

https://webfiles.uci.edu/cfagan/ssp/nyc11/IMG_3288.jpg

This is a strange angle. It would look better if the bridge wasn't partially wrapped in plastic. If I understand correctly, 1 WTC will be done before the work on the bridge!

[mrnyc]

hey all - it's the first of the month so time for the floor check - what floor are we on as of today march 1st?!! thx

[Roadcruiser1]

I counted 62 floors.

[ESB/WTC fan]

Its at the 58th Floor.

[dar124]

Lookin good, lookin good!!! It's slowly taking over the NYC skyline. Love the progress.

[mrnyc]

so far we got 58 and 62 -- can we get an official call consensus before the end of the day? just for the record - thx!

[sw5710]

See the highest horizontal steel. That is going to be floor 58 or 693'. Count from the 1st office floor. Floor 20.

[Troubadour]

With regard to STR's render, what's that one on the far right with the facade that looks like the melted flesh of some horror-FPS bogey?

[SkyscrapersOfNewYork]

With regard to STR's render, what's that one on the far right with the facade that looks like the melted flesh of some horror-FPS bogey?

17 State st. 542 ft. 42 floors

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/17_State_Street.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/17_State_Street.jpg

[Spitfire]

I had the chance to visit NYC last week.

http://oi53.tinypic.com/2r2955x.jpg


http://oi56.tinypic.com/2afmyyd.jpg

[Onward]

Great shots Spitfire! Can't get enough of that last one.

[Don098]

Hey, the Earthcam has been repositioned. Now I can't watch the transportation hub progress! :-( Why did they do that???!!!

[Kevin Scott Koepke]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5175/5492328360_3029540f70.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinskoepke/5492328360/)
lower manhattan. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinskoepke/5492328360/) by Kevin Scott Koepke Photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/kevinskoepke/), on Flickr

[bunky]

8th row of glass has been going up the past week or so.

[Tadd]

I had the chance to visit NYC last week.



How did you get the 2nd picture Spitfire? :worship:

[STR]

1,2,3, 7 showing internal structure. Would have done 4, but the model isn't built (yet) to split the facade off from the internals. Note the huge amounts of open space in the upper floors of 7WTC.

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/9941/wx1h.jpg

http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/4444/wx2w.jpg

[Don098]

I cannot believe how much dead space there is at the top of WTC1. I feel like it's really only about 1100 feet tall...the rest is merely mechanical space and a spire.

[NYCLuver]

March 2nd, 2011

(I braved my foot injury to bring you these! :D )

http://i802.photobucket.com/albums/yy306/DKNY619/IMG_2489.jpg
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