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

[MadGnome]

What do you do with a 23' high office floor?

[Guiltyspark]

What do you do with a 23' high office floor?

1. Play basketball in the conference room.

2. Prove to everyone who comes in to your office that you were better at picking office space than they were. :notacrook:

[NewYorkSkyline117]

Last time I checked, it was one floor a week with good weather.

Yeah but it seems like it's going up faster than that.:shrug:

[mrnyc]

Steel for floors 87,88 is now going up. now 1,097' to the column splices.

thanks - it was time for another top 'o the month check in on that!! :tup:

[sw5710]

Now up to floor 88 - 1,093' 4'' (office) add 4'+ for column splices.
89 - 1,107' 8'' (office)
90 - 1,130' 8'' ( last office floor)
91 - 1,151' 8'' ( mechanical )
92 - 1,181' 8'' ( mechanical )
92M - 1,194' 8'' ( mechanical )
93 - 1,208' 4''
93M - 1,223' 6'' (same height as the inside 102nd floor observation at ESB 1,224')
100 - 1,240'
101 - 1,254' 2''
102 - 1,266' 8''
103 - 1,293' 4''
104 - 1,313' 10'' (same height as the inside 107th floor observation at the original 2WTC 1,310'
105 - 1,334' 8'' (roof)
top of parapet - 1,368'
106 - catwalk
107-109 communications ring (top 1,401')
110 - fictional/symbolic floor located in the spire

[SkylineFan]

I know people have said this over and over, but a restaurant at the top would be KILLER! :cheers:

[CarlosV]

Great shot Carlos! Do you see welding on the upper floors at night?

If I am looking from my 800 mm lens i can see bright lights..but i dont know if that is from welding..could be??

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[CarlosV]

Steel now!!!!!!!!!!!:banana::banana::tup::worship::cheers:

Notice how tall and unusual those columns look now...much different that the previous ones installed.....

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[NYguy]

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[Plokoon11]

Wow! New type of floors now!

[NewYorker2009]

HOLY SHITTTTTTTTTT LOOK AT THAT STEEL DAMNNNNNNNNNNNNNN :banana::banana::banana: The tower is way over 1,100 feet now.

[sw5710]

Looks like they have 40' steel going up to floor 89 now 1,111' 8''

[Biff]

So is it safe to say that it is now the second tallest building in New York?


......not including that spire thingy on top of Bank of America.

[NYguy]

http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2011/11/02/on-the-lookout-for-someone-to-run-one-wtc-observation-deck/

On the Lookout for Someone to Run One WTC Observation Deck

http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/OB-QJ677_onewtc_DV_20111102112218.jpg

By Eliot Brown
November 2, 2011

Want to look out from the top of One World Trade Center? The line starts forming in 2014.

Last month, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and Durst Organization, began a formal search for companies to run the observation deck at the top of what is to be North America’s tallest tower.

The port authority and Durst, which jointly control the under-construction tower, are planning a three-story observation deck that would open in summer 2014, according to a copy of a request for qualifications sent out to potential operators. Set to take up the 100th, 101st and 102nd floors of the building, the owners want to find an operator by mid-2012.]

[pablosan]

Great updates.

[CarlosV]

It's a MONSTER!!! now the fun really begins!!

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[SkylineFan]

http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2011/11/02/on-the-lookout-for-someone-to-run-one-wtc-observation-deck/

On the Lookout for Someone to Run One WTC Observation Deck

http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/OB-QJ677_onewtc_DV_20111102112218.jpg

By Eliot Brown
November 2, 2011

I thought the tower was supposed to be completed in 2013!!?? :(

[CarlosV]

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[SkylineFan]

So is it safe to say that it is now the second tallest building in New York?


......not including that spire thingy on top of Bank of America.


Well, it's certainly the second tallest building in New York City if you are talking about surpassing the roof of the BOA tower.

The Bank of America Tower's roof is 945 ft high. Spire is 1,200.

One World Trade Center is apparently at 1,100 ft right now. So just 100 ft to go and it will technically be called the "second tallest building in Manhattan.."

[CarlosV]

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[MrSlippery519]

Nice to see another jump, great pictures as always Carlos. That steel is quiet a bit taller than before, I thought we were still on standard height floors no? Or are these now the tall office floors?

[CarlosV]

it's gonna be a tight squeeze there...

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[meh_cd]

Thanks for the updates, Carlos. :cheers:

[CarlosV]

^^^
I want you to see what I see....I love this...so exciting! Great feeling to know that after a horrific event...a new beginning is happening right before our eyes!

[animatedmartian]

http://img542.imageshack.us/img542/8531/32164019669428707448410.jpg
WTC on Facebook. (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=196694287074484&set=a.113182708758976.18665.109423129134934&type=1&permPage=1)

[Yankee fan for life]

these steel beams are huge how tall is 1 wtc now.

[Tall guy 31]

I'm amazed how many they knocked out today...I can count 14(possibly 15) in Carlos' photo. I'm sure a few are being blocked by the crane/scaffolding.

[Fishman92]

these steel beams are huge how tall is 1 wtc now.

Read the last page.

[sw5710]

1,107'8'' floor 89! 1,112' splices!:yes:

[jigglysquishy]

Carlos, I can't get over how nice your view is.

Do you have any panos that show Lower Manhattan and Midtown in the same shot?

Also, anyone know why this steel looks so different than the previous jumps?

[sterlippo1]

^^^
I want you to see what I see....I love this...so exciting! Great feeling to know that after a horrific event...a new beginning is happening right before our eyes!

well stated Carlos......i almost feel guilty that we have had the privilege of seeing this on here, thanks to you and a bunch of others, and the vast majority of our fellow Americans have not and a lot of those are still in disbelief that this gorgeous tower is even at this stage though the 10th anniversary of 9/11 did raise a lot of eyebrows . thanks again for all you and the others do:worship:

[SkylineFan]

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Took this a few hours ago! Forgive the small size.. Had the Blackberry, LOL.

[chris123678]

Why are those core column beams so extra tall? What floor were we on for tower 1 and 4

[sw5710]

[QUOTE=Otie;5464541]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6050/6303934015_ccb0542d47_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/62018165@N04/6303934015/)
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Larger version (http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/7711/1wtc011111.jpg)

Click on (larger version) then click on the image. The 3 story columns complete the standard floor heights floor 86,87 and the taller 88th floor 14'4'' Then the next jump will be the tall floors only.

[Roadcruiser1]

Just because One World Trade Center would be complete on 2013 doesn't mean the observation deck would open on 2013. When the exterior part of the building is complete the interior parts of the building also takes time.

[SkylineFan]

Just because One World Trade Center would be complete on 2013 doesn't mean the observation deck would open on 2013. When the exterior part of the building is complete the interior parts of the building also takes time.

Right, but when I see the words, "completed" I think the whole building is done and ready for use.

[Roadcruiser1]

Not really. The original World Trade Center Twin Towers were opened on 1970, and 1971, but the observation decks didn't come into service till 1975, and the Windows On The World restaurant didn't open till 1976.

[2-TOWERS]

^^^
I want you to see what I see....I love this...so exciting! Great feeling to know that after a horrific event...a new beginning is happening right before our eyes!
Amazing shots Carlos... I'm glad I've seen that view with my own eyes....wait to those tall outer vertical columns go up....:cheers:

[2-TOWERS]

this could be a 3 floor jump....87,88,89 ....

[CarlosV]

Carlos, I can't get over how nice your view is.

Do you have any panos that show Lower Manhattan and Midtown in the same shot?

Also, anyone know why this steel looks so different than the previous jumps?

Sure do man, just taken, sorry about the quality since i took it indoors, too damn cold to go into my terrace :)

the mighty Empire State Building to your right...1 WTC to the left...

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[SkylineFan]

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Have you guys seen the previews to the movie, "Tower Heist"?
In the trailer, you can see at the very first scene in the aerial shot, the World Trade Center was slightly rising.

This picture you see above was shot in November 2010. So exactly a year from now, the tower has reached 1,100 ft and has dominated the whole lower Manhattan skyline! :D

[NYguy]

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[NYguy]

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[CarlosV]

Another Amazing shot from Carlos's cam :omg: that' my plane!

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[Fishman92]

Jeez, I hope they carry on at this 3 floors per elavation rate. We could be topped out in no time at all!

[Danielson27]

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Nice!. You could see the glass above 7 wtc from your place now

[Roadcruiser1]

3 floors :upload_71700:. This is awesome. It's rising at exactly the same rate now as the Twin Towers were rising back in their construction time in the 60's and 70's.

[SkylineFan]

[QUOTE=CarlosV;5466864]Another Amazing shot from Carlos's cam :omg: that' my plane! QUOTE]

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For some reason this picture brings back memories when that plane crashed into the Belaire apartments here in New York City in 2006.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_New_York_City_plane_crash)

[Roadcruiser1]

Even though it's a small plane it actually brings me back memories of 9/11 instead.

[CarlosV]

from my place a i can see all kinds of aircraft buzzing around the tower....small planes and helicopters and blimps...but no jetliners .....

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[N830MH]

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Looking good!!! Keep'em it coming more pictures!!!

[SkylineFan]

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5:15 PM in New York City!:cool:

[CarlosV]

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[Davidsam52]

from my place a i can see all kinds of aircraft buzzing around the tower....small planes and helicopters and blimps...but no jetliners .....

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NO JETLINERS near the building, PLEASE!!!:eek::eek::eek:

[NYguy]

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[chris123678]

What are those Giantic piece of steel for? Are they on the Mechanical floors?

[Otie]

All of these were taken on July 18th, 2011

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phsssoto[4] (http://www.flickr.com/photos/up121/6308187154/) by up121 (http://www.flickr.com/people/up121/), on Flickr

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phosto[4] (http://www.flickr.com/photos/up121/6307664933/) by up121 (http://www.flickr.com/people/up121/), on Flickr

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phosto[7] (http://www.flickr.com/photos/up121/6308186998/) by up121 (http://www.flickr.com/people/up121/), on Flickr

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phsoto[7] (http://www.flickr.com/photos/up121/6308186942/) by up121 (http://www.flickr.com/people/up121/), on Flickr

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photsso[2] (http://www.flickr.com/photos/up121/6307664757/) by up121 (http://www.flickr.com/people/up121/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6099/6308186830_0160fd6418_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/up121/6308186830/)
phosto[1] (http://www.flickr.com/photos/up121/6308186830/) by up121 (http://www.flickr.com/people/up121/), on Flickr

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phsoto[1] (http://www.flickr.com/photos/up121/6308186796/) by up121 (http://www.flickr.com/people/up121/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6091/6307664613_518c807844_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/up121/6307664613/)
phsoto[9] (http://www.flickr.com/photos/up121/6307664613/) by up121 (http://www.flickr.com/people/up121/), on Flickr

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phssssoto[5] (http://www.flickr.com/photos/up121/6307664567/) by up121 (http://www.flickr.com/people/up121/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6226/6307664483_53039298e6_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/up121/6307664483/)
phccoto[8] (http://www.flickr.com/photos/up121/6307664483/) by up121 (http://www.flickr.com/people/up121/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6219/6307664385_830a0ac335_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/up121/6307664385/)
phoccto[3] (http://www.flickr.com/photos/up121/6307664385/) by up121 (http://www.flickr.com/people/up121/), on Flickr

[SkylineFan]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6110/6310329545_27f5e9ee43_b.jpg

What a gorgeous sunset it was over Manhattan earlier!

[jd3189]

:previous: Those pictures were amazing.

[dar124]

Great pics Otie!!! Gives us a bit of a glimpse into what it's like up at the top of the tower.

[tiarae]

:previous:My husband is one of the ironworkers in those pictures :)

[uaarkson]

You are a lucky wo(man?). :)

[SkylineFan]

:previous:My husband is one of the ironworkers in those pictures :)

Haha, ask him what floor they are up to yet! :)

[SkylineFan]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6236/6311196688_95ce3fb7d9_b.jpg

Another sunset shot for my skyscraper fans! :banana:

[NYCLuver]

November 3rd, 2011

http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy281/DKNY621/IMG_0685.jpg

[Jaystang5]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6236/6311196688_95ce3fb7d9_b.jpg

Another sunset shot for my skyscraper fans! :banana:

sneak preview of the spire, well OK, its gonna be way taller than that...

[sterlippo1]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6236/6311196688_95ce3fb7d9_b.jpg

Another sunset shot for my skyscraper fans! :banana:

great shot there and thanks for all your posts, they've been super:tup:

[tablecloth]

oh those were beautiful photos...amazingly built..:)

[NYguy]

Brechtbug (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93779577@N00/6311022734/sizes/o/in/photostream/)

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6232/6311022734_6b58e3957d_o.jpg

[CarlosV]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6048/6311798409_b127853573_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6311798409/)
DSC_4033 copy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6311798409/) by Ceva321 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ceva321/), on Flickr

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http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6054/6312309866_1e24e87bd9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6312309866/)
DSC_4041 copy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6312309866/) by Ceva321 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ceva321/), on Flickr

[SkylineFan]

Wow! It is a super beautiful day today in New York! You can see miles away! There is no haze!

[george]

Incredible pics Otie. Those are quite possibly the finest shots of WTC 1 yet on this thread.

[401PAS]

http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2011/11/04/1_world_trade_centers_glass_is_here_to_stay_this_time.php

Found this on Curbed NY today. Guess they are coming close to finalizing the bottom cladding for 1WTC

[hunser]

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

*The following information was last updated on November 4, 2011

Facade installation is now above floor 61
Tower steel is now above floor 88. It is expected to top out in the first quarter of 2012.
Concrete is now being installed above floor 85
Spray-on fireproofing underway
Elevator shaft fit-out
Multiple cranes on site for steel and concrete installation
Both the south and north cores are now being erected as the structure rises
"Cocoon" safety system now in place around upper perimeter, to rise with structure
Utility installation and tie-ins
Crews are coordinating substructure construction while maintaining PATH service

[streetscaper]

barsen (http://www.flickr.com/photos/barsen/6307869238/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6111/6307869238_aef91a558f_b.jpg

This is just absolutely incredible!!

[NYguy]

http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20111104/REAL_ESTATE/111109949

1 World Trade gets its glass pedestal
After months of effort, and one failed plan, architect devises an appealing skin for 185-foot-tall, fortified-concrete base of New York's tallest building-to-be.

By Theresa Agovino
November 4, 2011


The architect of 1 World Trade Center has finally devised a way to clad the concrete base of the tower in shimmery glass. The breakthrough comes after technical problems forced designers to abandon an earlier glass-sheathing plan last spring, sources said.

...sources said the base will be covered with glass louvers that are set at different angles on the base and lit from behind, creating an inviting atmosphere that would also reflect the nearby memorial honoring the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks. The glass is treated so it would pebble instead of shatter in case of an explosion, much like a car windshield does in a severe accident.

Sources said the building's majority owner, the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, has already received bids for what sources said would be about $45 million in glass. The Port Authority's board is to be briefed on the plans and bids in the next two weeks. A spokesman for the Port Authority declined comment. Mr. Childs didn't return a call.

[SearsTower]

Hey guys I'm new here at Skyscraperpage. I have been following this thread for a while now and am glad to finally be able to contribute to it. :)

[Nowhereman1280]

^^^ Haha, how has no one taken the name "SearsTower" before? Welcome!


Anyhow, that plan for the pedestal sounds really cool. The only question is how well it will integrate with the rest of the design which seems really formal to me.

[CarlosV]

:omg: this has got to be one of the most beautiful sunsets ever!!!

all the lines you see in the photo are airplanes, helicopters, and boats!!

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http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6093/6313051079_936f89f391_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6313051079/)
DSC_4061 copy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6313051079/) by Ceva321 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ceva321/), on Flickr



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DSC_4060 copy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6313035697/) by Ceva321 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ceva321/), on Flickr

[CarlosV]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6032/6313019371_d7f4ab0ea0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6313019371/)
DSC_4062 copy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6313019371/) by Ceva321 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ceva321/), on Flickr

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DSC_4053 copy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6313067767/) by Ceva321 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ceva321/), on Flickr

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DSC_4060a copy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6313091209/) by Ceva321 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ceva321/), on Flickr

[pico44]

barsen (http://www.flickr.com/photos/barsen/6307869238/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6111/6307869238_aef91a558f_b.jpg


It's like the perfect skyline. A modern day Mont St Michel.

[Danielson27]

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DSC_4053 copy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6313067767/) by Ceva321 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ceva321/), on Flickr

Great $hot!! Indeed it is the king... Whatever happen to american international's lighting?

[CarlosV]

^^^
it has never been lit since i moved here in LIC 3 years ago... :(

[uaarkson]

AIG moved out, is anyone occupying it right now? It looks completely empty.

A damn shame too, it's by and far my favorite skyscraper of all time.

[Danielson27]

:previous:Yeah i love 70 pine street as well, i loved the lighting scheme on the building it was like it was lower manhattan's ESB...like you said It is a damn shame,I hope we could get it back; this building deserves more than just sitting there in the dark:(

[RobertWalpole]

AIG moved out, is anyone occupying it right now? It looks completely empty.

A damn shame too, it's by and far my favorite skyscraper of all time.

I'm fairly sure that it's being converted to residential use.

[CHAPINM1]

I just think 70 Pine Street is going through a phase of denial that it is once again no longer the tallest in Lower Manhattan... LOL

[whiteford]

It's like the perfect skyline. A modern day Mont St Michel.

that's for sure, this tower is turning out to be an honest to goodness iconic tower. it more than fits in as New York's new tallest. wow! what a view!:slob:

[sterlippo1]

AIG moved out, is anyone occupying it right now? It looks completely empty.

A damn shame too, it's by and far my favorite skyscraper of all time.

from wikipedia FWIW

After AIG's collapse in 2008, 70 Pine St was eventually sold to developer Youngwoo & Associates in 2009. Plans include leasing the lower floors as office space and converting the upper floor to luxury condiminiums. The former Cities Service Building was designated a New York City Landmark and Interior Landmark in June 2011.[8]

[CarlosV]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6041/6314360221_78d6286e61_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6314360221/)
DSC_4063 copy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6314360221/) by Ceva321 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ceva321/), on Flickr

[CarlosV]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6053/6314903488_f2ab93eb3c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6314903488/)
DSC_4081 copy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6314903488/) by Ceva321 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ceva321/), on Flickr

[NewYorkSkyline117]

WOW:previous: When are they gonna start constructing the 3 floors? And how high will that bring it?

[NewYorkSkyline117]

I don't think so. However the mast would shoot out a beam of light into the night sky.

The beacon at the top of the spire is going to flash the letter "N" for New York in morse code

[QUEENSNYMAN]

FROM: NYBOY75

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgk9dp2Ku9Q

[2-TOWERS]

Great $hot!! Indeed it is the king... Whatever happen to american international's lighting?
Carlos your cam shots just get better and better....and don't you love the NYC metro busiest airspace in the world !!!!!!!!!.....

[SkylineFan]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6231/6315013889_0e2b983452_b.jpg


http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6213/6315025213_aa0583afe7_z.jpg

Both of these pics were taken yesterday.

[uaarkson]

from wikipedia FWIW

After AIG's collapse in 2008, 70 Pine St was eventually sold to developer Youngwoo & Associates in 2009. Plans include leasing the lower floors as office space and converting the upper floor to luxury condiminiums. The former Cities Service Building was designated a New York City Landmark and Interior Landmark in June 2011.[8]

Good news then. That means it's now remotely possible for me to live in my favorite skyscraper!

[Obey]

Almost there...

[sw5710]

1WTC is 1,112' to the 89th floor splices.

[fordgtman1992]

2 minutes ago from the Staten Island Ferry.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k199/fordgtman1992/1WTCstaten.jpg

September 15th, 2010 from the Ferry:

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k199/fordgtman1992/58632_510075892905_124400079_30340783_1499201_n.jpg