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

[PZelda]

If the zoom was the same often enough, then you could make a great flip book!
O.M.G. That would be made of several kinds of awesomesauce. :)

[NYguy]

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[mat97]

There is new glass now:cheers:

[mat97]

http://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/worldtradecenter/?cam=wtc_tl
new glass and steel

[CarlosV]

That's right!!! glass is up up and away!! :tup:

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[net222]

That's right!!! glass is up up and away!! :tup:

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Wow!! They are going really fast with that :cheers:

[MrSlippery519]

So glad to see the glass moving again, topping out is one this but the glass makes the building look so much more dominating :)

[sterlippo1]

great, great set NYGuy, thanks for posting. not sure which to use as the desktop today...........and Carlos, as always, you are on top of it, literally;) thanks!!:tup:

[PZelda]

This is me right now - :slob: Glass.................. Beautiful glass......... The cladding is going up WAY faster than it was going during my last visit to NYC, I think. (week of the 10th anniversary of 9/11) And it was going up pretty quickly then!

[JACKinBeantown]

great, great set NYGuy, thanks for posting.

Ditto that. :cheers:

[QUEENSNYMAN]

That's right!!! glass is up up and away!! :tup:

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At last that gap is filled, thank you Carlo's for this great picture:)

http://www.youtube.com/user/NYBOY75

[The Jerk]

A few from Bklyn/Qns today;

From Northside Piers, Williamsburg
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Peeking between the stacks of the 14th St. Steam Plant (From Greenpoint)
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From the Pulaski Bridge, Greenpoint
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From Hunter's Point, LIC
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From Gantry Park, LIC
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[NewYorkDominates]

Making its presence in the King of all Cities.What a marvel New York has.

[PZelda]

A few from Bklyn/Qns today;

Peeking between the stacks of the 14th St. Steam Plant (From Greenpoint)
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I don't really know why, but I just love this shot. :) It's like - "Hi - here I am!"

I also like that you can very clearly make out the new row of glass in these pictures. Very cool!

[NewYorkDominates]

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/business/a/-/national/13459269/westfield-offloads-malls-for-world-trade-center-plans/

[PZelda]

It's amazing how well the WTC complex complements each other and its surroundings,while still each building having its unique features.Like for example,I'm sure many people will love 2WTC while others may think 4WTC isn't as great and vise versa for someone else,but I'm sure 1WTC will be loved by everyone.

When the complex is all done... Oh man, imagine the gorgeous view you'll get when riding the Staten Island ferry. :slob:

[NYguy]

http://blogs.wsj.com/developments/2012/04/17/qa-one-world-trade-prepares-for-the-spire/?mod=google_news_blog

Q&A: One World Trade Prepares for the Spire.

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April 17, 2012
By Eliot Brown


In a word, the redevelopment of the World Trade Center is complicated. There’s a tangled web of owners and different towers rising at the same time, all on a compact site. One of the best vantage points for this complexity belongs to Tishman Construction, the New York-based builder that has overseen construction at many of New York’s largest towers, including Goldman Sachs Group’s new building and the Bank of America tower in Midtown. Owned by AECOM, Tishman is the construction manager for One World Trade Center (owned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Durst Organization); it’s co-construction manager on the Santiago Calatrava-designed $3.4 billion transportation hub (owned by the Port Authority); and it’s building 3 and 4 World Trade Center (owned by Silverstein Properties). Mike Manella oversees all these projects for Tishman, and took time last week to chat about building One World Trade — slated to be the country’s tallest building — and the other projects.


WSJ: How long have you been involved in this?

Mr. Manella: I’ve been involved in the site since literally the day after 9/11. … Back in 2001, Tishman had a previous relationship with Larry Silverstein.

WSJ: On Tower One, how high up are you right now?

Mr. Manella: One hundred stories, passing the height of the Empire State Building on a structural basis in the next week or so, and on the way to 105. We’ll top out at 105 in the very near future, and we’ll go to the antenna above that.

WSJ: Is it a challenge to add on the spire – how do you get it up there?

Mr. Manella: It’s all been pre-planned from Day One. The cranes that were on the site were picked to raise that tower in pieces, at their maximum constructed weight. … Each segment of the tower will max out at 52 tons.

WSJ: Besides the antenna, what are some challenges with building up so high? I know you’ve had some wind delays.

Mr. Manella: The cranes shut down in excess of 30 miles per hour, and we’ve lost several weeks during the winter — not because of snow, not because of anything except wind. … The job did slow down — it looks lovely, the sun’s out, but the wind up there is pretty rough, so it’s been interesting.

WSJ: What about the construction makes (One World Trade) so expensive?

Mr. Manella: The building has enhancements that are very special because of the nature of the building: The height, the security of the building, the location, the amount of concrete sitting on top of the train—the PATH train, the track that runs to New Jersey runs right through the core of that building at the bottom of that building

WSJ: Of the three projects, the Silverstein towers, the transportation hub and One World Trade, which is the most complex to build?

Mr. Manella: It’s no question — Tower One is a challenge, but the transportation hub — the Calatrava type of project — is challenging. … The detailing of the steel, the nature of the structure is very, very architectural — it’s actually artistic, so it has very unique installation difficulties. The equipment is difficult… the heaviest pieces of steel have been in the hub.

WSJ: How big?

Mr. Manella: 100 ton-plus.

WSJ: Do you get put in a funny position when the Silverstein folks and the Port Authority folks fight at various times of the project?

Mr. Manella: We’ve had Tishman people on both sides of the table during the arbitration and we managed to keep everyone not mad at me. … I have often sat at the end of the table — in the middle—with the Port Authority on one side and Silverstein on the other, and tried to moderate and mediate. … We continue to get assignments because we have, I think, approached it so rationally or fairly.

[CarlosV]

glass still going up :) on a very hazy day...

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[uaarkson]

These guys can really haul ass when they're allowed to.

[NewYorkDominates]

These guys can really haul ass when they're allowed to.

Are you implying that they can work it real good?:)

[RockMont]

These guys can really haul ass when they're allowed to.



Hopefully it is clear sailing, from here on out.

[eseninobrandon]

WOW! ever since one world trade center is getting close to topping out.. the more the news it talking about it. WERE ALMOST THERE C'MON!

[NYguy]

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[Modulair]

hi everyone, i have not followed the construction of freedom tower since at least one month :) so can you please remind me the current situation ? i.e:

current height ?
current top-floor ?

thanks ;) ! actually it seems that the tower is now around 380 meters-tall, no ?

[PZelda]

We are for sure at the 100th floor now. I believe the current height is 1240', which comes to 378m so your estimate is correct on that one. (please correct me if I'm wrong on current height!) The next jump should have 1 WTC passing ESB as the tallest building in NYC. :)

[PZelda]

Via the WTC Progress webcam, they've started cladding the south side of 1 WTC (see here: http://oxblue.com/open/panynj/wtc). That is awesome, because the last 3 days had them cladding the north side -- the side that is visible in the shots that Carlos takes. :) They've been fast, too - I checked the cam an hour ago and they hadn't started yet! They already have 1/2 of that side cladded now.

[marshall]

Could someone maybe post a rendering with 1WTC as it is now, with the remaining floors superimposed at the top, just to give a good visual representation of how much we have left to go? Thanks! :)

[chris123678]

Via the WTC Progress webcam, they've started cladding the south side of 1 WTC (see here: http://oxblue.com/open/panynj/wtc). That is awesome, because the last 3 days had them cladding the north side -- the side that is visible in the shots that Carlos takes. :) They've been fast, too - I checked the cam an hour ago and they hadn't started yet! They already have 1/2 of that side cladded now.



Any idea of when the base will be cladded?

[NYguy]

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[1Boston]

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Does anyone else think this shot sort of looks like instead of the current design, they chose to sort of rebuild the twins, just a lot more separated from each other. 1WTC looks very boxy in this because you can't see the details and you can't see the setback on 4wtc so it looks like a twin just going up slower.

[sw5710]

We are for sure at the 100th floor now. I believe the current height is 1240', which comes to 378m so your estimate is correct on that one. (please correct me if I'm wrong on current height!) The next jump should have 1 WTC passing ESB as the tallest building in NYC. :)

Floor 100 is 1,240' 2'' + the column splices bring it to 1,244' above the lobby just 6' lower then the point where the ESBs broadcast tower mounts above the 102nd floor at 1,250'

[hunser]

Wow, that's a stunning pic. The colors are brilliant! I said it before, and I'll say it again: Lower Manhattan is way more beautiful than Midtown...

[Roadcruiser1]

Any idea of when the base will be cladded?

The Port Authority says 2013 on it's website, but Otie says it will be installed earlier then that.

[Roadcruiser1]

one sweet day....

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From Carlos :previous:

Could someone maybe post a rendering with 1WTC as it is now, with the remaining floors superimposed at the top, just to give a good visual representation of how much we have left to go? Thanks! :)

[hunser]

^^ Carlos himself said, that his render is not correct. We still have about 130 feet till parapet height...

[CarlosV]

The Woolworth building is now dwarfed by all..

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[Brian Dino Vabec]

Carlos Cam still working..:D Haven't been around for some time.. (http://worldofarchitecture.weebly.com/)Great stuff buddy!

[Kevin Scott Koepke]

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[Roadcruiser1]

^^ Carlos himself said, that his render is not correct. We still have about 130 feet till parapet height...

True but it is the only thing we have right now.

[Empire state of mind]

Looking great!

[QUEENSNYMAN]

FROM: NYBOY75

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya4QCFWVYXA

[Nexis4Jersey]

From Secacus JCT...

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Lower Manhattan..

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[1Boston]

I actually change my mind, i thin 4wtc gonna finish before 1. I thought it had more to go, but it looks likes it closing in on t/o and it looks like its moving faster than 1wtc too

[NYguy]

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[chris123678]

I actually change my mind, i thin 4wtc gonna finish before 1. I thought it had more to go, but it looks likes it closing in on t/o and it looks like its moving faster than 1wtc too

It will. One World Trade Center has 4 floors, but these floors are different compared to the regular office floor and take on average of 2 to 3 weeks per floor.

Four World trade Center Only has 5 floors left, i think all of them are office floors. So it should be one floor a week.

One World Probably will top out in June
4 wtc most likely will top out by the middle to end of next month.

[Chapelo]

One of the KPI webcams was tilted upwards this afternoon, giving us a jaw dropping view of the tower. :cheers:

http://i44.tinypic.com/14cvdhe.jpg

[NYguy]

http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/headlines/freedom-tower-about-top-empire-state-building-nycs-tallest

Freedom Tower About to Top Empire State Building as NYC's Tallest

by Mark Berman Opposing Views
Apr 19, 2012


As construction continues, the rebuilt One World Trade Center is about to reclaim its position as the tallest building in New York City. The Freedom Tower will soon be taller than the Empire State Building, and it'll go even higher. The Associated Press has more:




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http://www.gsnmagazine.com/node/26142?c=federal_agencies_legislative

Schumer presses for signature on GSA lease at One World Trade Center

2012-04-19
By: Mark Rockwell

As the scandal at the General Services Administration over lavish spending by its managers grows, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) pressed the agency not to forget its commitment to occupy space in the offices rising at the World Trade Center site. Schumer called Acting GSA Administrator, Daniel Tangherlini on April 18 to urge him to finalize the agency’s lease agreement for federal office space at One World Trade Center, which is slated to open in 2013. He said GSA had signed a preliminary “term sheet” more than seven months ago and that the agency’s concrete commitment would not only make it clear the building -- built on the site of the World Trade Center office complex that was destroyed in 2011 -- was open for business, but would bring the occupancy rate past a vital 50 percent threshold.

The GSA is embroiled in a scandal over excessive spending at a Las Vegas convention by some of its western regional leadership. Congress has convened multiple hearings on the issue during the weeks following the exposure of the expenses.

The current “GSA mess” shouldn’t derail the timeline for the lease, said Schumer. The agency signed a term sheet for 300,000 square feet of office space in the 1 World Trade Center last August, but the final lease, now under GSA review, hasn’t been signed. Schumer said he hopes to focus attention on the unsigned lease as the leadership at GSA changes in the wake of the controversy.

[dar124]

Love this pic!!! :tup:


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[yankeesfan1000]

^^ Agreed. The colors are gorgeous, plus that is ridiculously close to my apartment.

[10023]

^ I park on the roof of the garage in the foreground (Pier 40).

[Towersteve]

[QUOTE=NYguy;5673300]http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/headlines/freedom-tower-about-top-empire-state-building-nycs-tallest

She does not speak for the majority of New Yorkers that wanted the Freedom Tower bigger and better.

[pnapp1]

Today via WTC Progress Facebook:

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[NYguy]

^ One of the best shots I've seen yet of the tower and surrounding areas.



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[Chapelo]

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[BStyles]

She does not speak for the majority of New Yorkers that wanted the Freedom Tower bigger and better.

Yeah, but there's a difference between a want and a need, and it's heartbreaking to see that New York still needs to prove something to the world when we're the ones who set the standards.

[CarlosV]

1 WTC....no visable change in last few days.......however notice how 4 WTC's "disabled" crane is gettign taller!! :)


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[alan88]

4 WTC will be installing another Favco tower Crane to help finish the construction

alan

[Roadcruiser1]

1 WTC....no visable change in last few days.......however notice how 4 WTC's "disabled" crane is gettign taller!! :)


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That only means that Four World Trade Center's new crane is about to be delivered soon.

[chaust]

ETA on topping off?

[Roadcruiser1]

Not my best. Taken by me today.

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[Roadcruiser1]

ETA on topping off?

May, 2012.

[Empire state of mind]

http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/headlines/freedom-tower-about-top-empire-state-building-nycs-tallest

Freedom Tower About to Top Empire State Building as NYC's Tallest

by Mark Berman Opposing Views
Apr 19, 2012




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http://www.gsnmagazine.com/node/26142?c=federal_agencies_legislative

Schumer presses for signature on GSA lease at One World Trade Center

2012-04-19
By: Mark Rockwell


In regards to the video, I'm one New Yorker who loves taller and this seemed to be proven with the new structures that are currently rising or in the near future. I'm not so focused about the size of buildings as much as before, but I love taller. I'm absolutely glad that we are reclaiming our skyline. 1wtc is already and will be a georgous building.

[eseninobrandon]

1 WTC....no visable change in last few days.......however notice how 4 WTC's "disabled" crane is gettign taller!! :)


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Carlos, at this rate, how long till we top off?

[Roadcruiser1]

Carlos, at this rate, how long till we top off?

I already said it. May, 2012.

[599GTO]

Today,

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[Kevin Scott Koepke]

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[NewYorkDominates]

I already said it. May, 2012.

Hey Roadcruiser,I doubt it will be in May.We still have at the very least 3 jumps including parapet.I'm going with mid to late June.

[QUEENSNYMAN]

FROM: NYBOY75

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSKxZCZ2zcg&feature=youtu.be

[Davidsam52]

Hey Roadcruiser,I doubt it will be in May.We still have at the very least 3 jumps including parapet.I'm going with mid to late June.

I concurr. Seems steel erection has slowed again as of late. My bet is for sometime in June.

[CarlosV]

more steel being delivered to the top as we speak :)


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[chris123678]

So when will new steel appear taking it past the Empire State Building?

Next week perhaps?

[NewYorker2009]

The Empire State Building should be surpassed sometime in the next week or so. The Tower will likely top out in June because we're still only at 100 and the next columns will be for 101 and 102.

[Tru Bert]

The Empire State Building should be surpassed sometime in the next week or so. The Tower will likely top out in June because we're still only at 100 and the next columns will be for 101 and 102.

The tower won't top out in June, in May it will. New steel probably next week, and then most likely a memorial day/ fleet week top out! The PA even stated it in a conference saying it will top out sometime in May for proof.

[NewYorkDominates]

The tower won't top out in June, in May it will. New steel probably next week, and then most likely a memorial day/ fleet week top out! The PA even stated it in a conference saying it will top out sometime in May for proof.

Nah,the PA also said it was topping out in April and it took them weeks for them to figure is wasn't ,all while Otie and others were predicting a much later date and as it seems Otie was right.Trust me,it will be after May.

[bobbysockBOB]

I thought that sometimes steel erection covers like 3 floors in 1 jump, so wouldn't it be like 1 or 2 more jumps until topping off?

[NewYorkDominates]

I thought that sometimes steel erection covers like 3 floors in 1 jump, so wouldn't it be like 1 or 2 more jumps until topping off?

Don't forget the M floors.

[sw5710]

Not with the taller floors. The columns have been from 26' 8'' to 40' tall and we are at 1,244' now

[QUEENSNYMAN]

more steel being delivered to the top as we speak :)


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Yes:banana: Thank you Carlos!

http://www.youtube.com/user/NYBOY75

[NYC=WTC]

We will probably see a July 4th special topping off!:tup: It also looks like they will start the base glass cladding right after they top off 1 wtc:yes::yes:

[Tru Bert]

We will probably see a July 4th special topping off!:tup: It also looks like they will start the base glass cladding right after they top off 1 wtc:yes::yes:

No. The building is 4 floors from toping out it would not take 3 more months to top off. It will most likely be end of may or early june. I say may cause they can raise four floors in a lift if they want, but the next four are mechanical still so it will take a bit longer into may.

[chris123678]

We will probably see a July 4th special topping off!:tup: It also looks like they will start the base glass cladding right after they top off 1 wtc:yes::yes:


It will top out in late May or early June. Not July 4.

The base was supposed to begin cladding at the end of March, but they are adding the mounts that support the base work so i'll assume it will occur when the tower is done.

[Dense_Electric]

I thought that sometimes steel erection covers like 3 floors in 1 jump, so wouldn't it be like 1 or 2 more jumps until topping off?

Looking back at Otie's diagrams, it's more than likely going to be three. It's conceivable that they could put some huge 53' columns in that will take us up to 103 in one jump, but that's unlikely. More than likely the next jump will go up to 102 (since 101 is partially a mezzanine), then the next one to 103. 104 and 105 will probably be covered by one jump which will include four corner nodes where the angled sides come together.

Then there will probably be one more to the parapet, after which they'll install the roof slab and all the junk they need to have up there before beginning the communications ring and ultimately the spire.

[CarlosV]

this one is a little more accurate than the previous one I posted, based on Otie's latest 100 floor mark diagram, this is whats left...more or less :)


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[Tru Bert]

this one is a little more accurate than the previous one I posted, based on Otie's latest 100 floor mark diagram, this is whats left...more or less :)


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Wow Carlos nice pic! This really shows that we still got some ways to go for the toping out but it will still hopefully will be in end of may or early june!:D

[NewYorker2009]

The tower won't top out in June, in May it will. New steel probably next week, and then most likely a memorial day/ fleet week top out! The PA even stated it in a conference saying it will top out sometime in May for proof.

The PA doesn't even know when it will top out, they only have an estimate just like we do. They have already given us false top out dates in the past because of the delays. They still have over 100' more to build and May is almost here so it will top out in June not that it really matters because it's already come this far.

[Gargarensis]

this one is a little more accurate than the previous one I posted, based on Otie's latest 100 floor mark diagram, this is whats left...more or less :)


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nice work Carlos... but it's still a bit off ? steel is up to the bottom of floor 100, which is the first of the observation floors. thus the top of the steel in your pic should more or less align with the top row of vents in the curtain wall.

[jd3189]

this one is a little more accurate than the previous one I posted, based on Otie's latest 100 floor mark diagram, this is whats left...more or less :)


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That's more like it. This building is going to tower over Lower Manhattan on a wide margin. And it seems that my prediction was true. June or July(just to be safe) will be the topping off time. I've been too familiar with the 2-3 weeks of preparing the mechanical and large observational floors to think that the PA actually knows when 1 WTC will reach roof height. But hopefully, it will still be in the spring time.

[NewYorkDominates]

[QUOTE=NYguy;5672996]Mike McLaughlin Photo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelmclphoto/7094886347/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

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Is it possible to show how much we have left on this picture?

Awesome Carlos

[Dense_Electric]

[QUOTE=NYguy;5672996]Mike McLaughlin Photo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelmclphoto/7094886347/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

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Is it possible to show how much we have left on this picture?

Awesome Carlos

http://www.majhost.com/gallery/dense--electric/Sig/1wtc_complete.jpg
Original image from Mike McLaughlin Photo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelmclphoto/7094886347/sizes/l/in/photostream/).

This thing is going to totally dominate lower Manhattan when it's done. :D

[599GTO]

I don't know if the spire controversy has been resolved already but I hope the spire remains the same way as depicted in the renderings.

[NewYorkDominates]

[QUOTE=NewYorkDominates;5674984]

http://www.majhost.com/gallery/dense--electric/Sig/1wtc_complete.jpg
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This thing is going to totally dominate lower Manhattan when it's done. :D

Thanks a lot Dense_Electric.Man I love all you guys in this forum.

[NYC GUY]

^^^
That pic is Awesome!

[CarlosV]

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[The Grand Architect]

Looking at all the diagrams and pics, it looks like One WTC and Four WTC will be topped off at the same time, if they continue the construction at the current pace. I don't know if they are purposely trying to do that or not, but it would be great if they did. It would be so nostalgic; seeing 2 towers rise again at Ground Zero.

Anyways, I uploaded a new WTC animation,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4qQKrK6YmY

[Dense_Electric]

You know now that I look at it again, my edit might be a little tall of the mark. I'd lop about a floor off, that's probably about the final height.

[NYC=WTC]

[QUOTE=NewYorkDominates;5674984]

http://www.majhost.com/gallery/dense--electric/Sig/1wtc_complete.jpg
Original image from Mike McLaughlin Photo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelmclphoto/7094886347/sizes/l/in/photostream/).

This thing is going to totally dominate lower Manhattan when it's done. :D


Dense Electric could you put the whole wtc complex in this picture, i'm sure the picture will look stunning? :yes::yes::yes:

[Hudson11]

^ they made a rendering for that

http://ad009cdnb.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/1316089963-rising-dbox-012-1000x562.jpg

[Roadcruiser1]

At an almost similar angle from WTC.com

http://www.wtc.com/uploads/images/712x534/13_36_dbox_99church_dusk_revised%5B1%5D.jpg
http://www.wtc.com/uploads/images/712x534/13_36_Downtown-Skyline-by-Day-(credit-dbox,-courtesy-SPI)2.jpg

[Dense_Electric]

http://www.wtc.com/uploads/images/712x534/13_36_Downtown-Skyline-by-Day-(credit-dbox,-courtesy-SPI)2.jpg

This is probably my favorite angle to look at the new site from. Something about it just screams "New York" like the view of the twins from Jersey used to.

[Roadcruiser1]

Here is the view from New Jersey. Disregard the X braces on 3 WTC since they have been removed.

http://www.wtc.com/uploads/images/712x534/8_31_revised-skyline.jpg
http://www.aianova.org/BLAST/I-11/ft.jpg
http://www.globallygorgeous.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/b0e18f9bd9.jpg
http://drop.ndtv.com/albums/NEWS/wtc/g8.jpg