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

[pnapp1]

So are those tiny winy columns part of the structure?
When will the real perimeter steel be placed in.

Read! It was all explained in the last 2 pages.

[Zapatan]

Eh, unless the Feds have some say in this, it would sound like an abuse of power. I think a personal call might be more effective anyway. Besides, the guy is running for reelection, the last thing he needs (and I'm not saying this as a supporter) is to make a speech about this just to have the PA or Durst ignore him.

Maybe, but I really don't think Obama would risk anything politically by publicly denouncing that assclown. In fact, he would have more supporters than not obviously and the majority really don't care one way or another.

[YankeesfaninUT]

Don't they just have to put the radome up once. Why would free climbers have to climb the spire on a regular basis to replace 40x10 ft. sections?

This would be in the event that the radome became damaged in any way and sections had to be replaced.

[Zapatan]

How would the radome get any more damaged than the rest of the buidling or the antenna by itself?

I swear they got some dumb mothertruckers running this operation.

[Roadcruiser1]

I think Durst is scared of something like this happening on the new One World Trade Center's mast, and got rid of it.

2qTrED-qOVo

[Zapatan]

I feel like the radome would actually help with ice build up, it would be difficult for the ice to form and it could fall off easily.

[Don098]

I sent numerous emails out a few weeks ago about the spire. I received one back from Jordan Barowitz of the Durst Organization. The reason for removing the radome was because it is logistically impossible to maintain it that far in the sky. Free climbers would have to scale the spire and attach the cables to a ring at the top. Then they would have to hoist a 40’ x 10’, 2000lbs piece of fiberglass up to the top and install it. Both of these violate New York City Department of Buildings hoisting regulations and is also a threat to public safety. They discussed this back in January. The architects had time to come up with a redesign but chose not to. So no one should be angry at Durst for this. They gave them the chance to come up with a redesign. After the new renderings came out I think it really wont be that bad. All of the buildings are very beautiful. This will be a very beautiful complex when it's done.

No, that's BS. They've been spinning those lies ever since they made the decision to cut costs by eliminating the enclosure. I highly doubt that the engineers failed to discover such "impossible logistics" anytime after the initial design period. Do you honestly believe that the hundred of people who designed a $4 billion skyscraper really didn't think through how they'd maintain the spire? Please. And don't you think the timing is a bit curious as well...why would they wait until a few months before the topping out ceremony to make the announcement, hmm? They've had years to think about this.

[Zapatan]

^I agree 100%, surely they can't have been so dumb as to not have designed the spire correctly.

Plus there is no way Childs would have passed up a redesign, he said himself he wanted to redesign it just last month. We are getting a lot of mixed information and Durst seems and looks like a shady character.

We were promised a 1776 foot tower, and while I'm not sure if it still will be one oficially, they sure failed us. If CTBUH says they won't count the spire/antenna then they're going to have to come up with a plan quick because the PA and Childs will be very embarrased.

[Nexis4Jersey]

My World Trade Center Pictures from Hoboken Yard

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7235/7319212664_50783df285_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/7319212664/)
DSCN4935 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/7319212664/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

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DSCN4939 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/7319213154/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

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DSCN4941 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/7319213644/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

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[hunser]

Today: WTC Progress Facebook:

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No doubt, it's a very beautiful and elegant looking building. :slob:

[NYguy]

No, that's BS. They've been spinning those lies ever since they made the decision to cut costs by eliminating the enclosure.

Of course they have. And of course, there's been no follow up as to why they couldn't just build the spire as originally planned, without the radome enclosure. Don't hold your breath waiting for an answer, because we already know what it is.



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[CoolCzech]

Of course they have. And of course, there's been no follow up as to why they couldn't just build the spire as originally planned, without the radome enclosure. Don't hold your breath waiting for an answer, because we already know what it is.



Jersey JJ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jerseyjj/7290960450/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

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I sure hope towers two and three don't take another decade to put up. That gap between the FT and WTC 4 is a constant reminder of the missing Twins.

[Charlie Potts]

No doubt, it's a very beautiful and elegant looking building. :slob:

I feel your pain. Maybe if 1WTC had somehow continued to a point, like the Transamerica building in San Francisco it could have acquired some grace.

What's done is done. We will learn to like it over time.

[Roadcruiser1]

Fire at One World Trade Center under control

It took firefighters an hour this morning to declare a high-altitude fire at One World Trade Center as under control.

Firefighters responded to the 89th floor of the tower at 7:15 a.m. to help construction workers put out the small fire on some wooden decking. The blaze was under control at 8:19 a.m., officials said.

The Fire Department said it is still investigating, but described the blaze as a “rubbish fire.”

Workers at the unfinished tower extinguished most of the burning wood themselves, but firefighters were still on the scene wetting down the area an hour later.

The skyscraper is already over 1,200 feet high, with a few hundred feet more to go until it reaches its full height.

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/fire_at_one_world_trade_center_under_uwFwHLU3b7xMP1ItLYmpNK#ixzz1weC0j3LA

[CarlosV]

^^^
the fire must have been really small because i did not see anything..not even smoke...

today is a perfect day, clear and beautiful!

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[castellammare]

Fire at One World Trade Center under control

Rubbish fires are a fairly common occurrence in the city. Most of the time it's because somebody threw a lit cigarette in a trashcan and sets the trashcan on fire. We carry fire extinguishers on the ambulance and I've put more than a few of them out if we get called for them, or if we're just passing by and happen to see it. The way its described as a rubbish fire makes me think it might have been something along those lines - a lit cigarette that got thrown away, or maybe some sparks from some of the machinery. Either way, it's not that big of a deal.

The only reason why there was such a large response is probably a combination of the celebrity of the tower itself, the fact that it is still under construction where fires can spread notoriously fast (recall the Deutsche Bank fire where 2 firefighters were killed and 115 firefighters were injured), and that the response plan for any incident at the WTC will detail an enormous response by multiple agencies until it is deemed they are not needed (better to be safe than sorry kind of idea).

This shouldn't impede construction of the tower in and of itself, but I can't speak to any delays caused by the halting of construction while the construction company itself conducts an investigation or anything like that. Usually, however, the cause of the fire is pretty apparent.

[chris123678]

Read! It was all explained in the last 2 pages.

Calm down. I didn't understand so i'm asking again.
I haven't seen anybody posting about the perimeter steel or whether it was part of the structure.
All I've seen is that these are for the louver walls.

[WTCman7301]

Here is my video for May. Enjoy:)

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[N830MH]

Of course they have. And of course, there's been no follow up as to why they couldn't just build the spire as originally planned, without the radome enclosure. Don't hold your breath waiting for an answer, because we already know what it is.



Jersey JJ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jerseyjj/7290960450/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

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Can you tell me what is name of cruise ship but, is that Holland America? Where the cruise ship come from?

[sw5710]

Ok, the columns that went up today are non-structural and will support the louvered walls that span from the 103rd floor slab to just below the parapet, these walls serve for ventilation and will create an air plenum between these walls and the exterior facade.

Here louvered walls are in blue:
http://img864.imageshack.us/img864/3436/66782953.jpg

http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/8814/loverwalls.jpg


In case anyone didn't notice, this plenum will be exactly the same as the ones located between floors 91-93M and 3-6M.

Thanks again to Otie for these!

[CarlosV]

Can you tell me what is name of cruise ship but, is that Holland America? Where the cruise ship come from?

That's the Holland America Line's MS Veendam on it's way to Bermuda!

:cheers:

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[Modulair]

does anyone know how many jumps left before the topping out ? (without counting the iron ring and the antenna) ?

correct me if i'm wrong, but now we are at a height of 400 meters (thanks to the new steel columns) ..:)

[NewYorkDominates]

does anyone know how many jumps left before the topping out ? (without counting the iron ring and the antenna) ?

correct me if i'm wrong, but now we are at a height of 400 meters (thanks to the new steel columns) ..:)

Floors 104&105+33' parapet

[Roadcruiser1]

does anyone know how many jumps left before the topping out ? (without counting the iron ring and the antenna) ?

correct me if i'm wrong, but now we are at a height of 400 meters (thanks to the new steel columns) ..:)

It is 400 meters as explained last time. 1,313 feet.

[JerseyCowboy]

Apparently there was a fire up there today, albeit a small one. Anybody see any smoke?

From NBC:
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/world-trade-center-fire-1-wtc-small-fire--156692025.html

"A small fire broke out on the 89th floor of the One World Trade Center building Saturday morning..."

[Roadcruiser1]

Apparently there was a fire up there today, albeit a small one. Anybody see any smoke?

From NBC:
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/world-trade-center-fire-1-wtc-small-fire--156692025.html

"A small fire broke out on the 89th floor of the One World Trade Center building Saturday morning..."

Mentioned a page before. No one saw smoke not even Carlos.

[YankeesfaninUT]

Those were great shots. I especially liked the one with the huge crane that looked like it was hoisting things to the the top of 1WTC.

[marshall]

Some news report said they were going to halt construction until they figured out about the small rubbish fire they had this morning. Hope this won't last for long, we are so close! And President Obama will be visiting on June 14!

[NewYorkDominates]

^
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303640104577443112514144708.html

"Pat Foye, executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns the skyscraper, said there were no serious injuries or structural damage and that construction work hadn't been halted."

Work wasn't and will not be halted.

[eseninobrandon]

Fire at One World Trade Center under control

omg im so scared right now i predicted this in my dreams!! the day before the fire at one world trade center i dreamed that there was a burning building and there was a man running because he caught on fire and then he fell. when he fell i saw one world trade in the background!!!!!

[Gabedamien]

omg im so scared right now i predicted this in my dreams!!
No you didn’t.

the day before the fire at one world trade center i dreamed that there was a burning building and there was a man running because he caught on fire and then he fell. when he fell i saw one world trade in the background!!!!!
Nobody caught on fire in real life, nobody fell in real life, and in your dream it wasn’t even 1WTC on fire. This post is pointless and irrelevant. Dreams are just neurological cleanup cycles and have zero meaning. Let’s keep this thread on topic, please.

[NYCLuver]

June 2nd, 2012

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[eseninobrandon]

No you didn’t.


Nobody caught on fire in real life, nobody fell in real life, and in your dream it wasn’t even 1WTC on fire. This post is pointless and irrelevant. Dreams are just neurological cleanup cycles and have zero meaning. Let’s keep this thread on topic, please.

bro. dreams dosent have to be exactly how it happens in real life. dont u see the fire and 1wtc connect together? so what if nobody caught on fire? still very spooky cuz its no lie im telling

[Silverfox]

It's awesome to see how quickly the glass is progressing. I can't wait to see the skyline from Liberty Island and Ellis Island when the cladding is completed. It almost seems like this building was meant to be with the WFC and the new Goldman Sachs building--it fits quite well with its surroundings!

[Roadcruiser1]

bro. dreams dosent have to be exactly how it happens in real life. dont u see the fire and 1wtc connect together? so what if nobody caught on fire? still very spooky cuz its no lie im telling

Stop being paranoid. Even the Empire State Building was hit by a plane and caught fire at one point. Jeez it's like the World Trade Center is the only one to everyone.

[Otie]

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[NewYorkDominates]

bro. dreams dosent have to be exactly how it happens in real life. dont u see the fire and 1wtc connect together? so what if nobody caught on fire? still very spooky cuz its no lie im telling

Dreams have no connection with the future.Quantum Mechanics explains as to why.I know it was spooky to you but please don't bring paranoia to this forum as we have encountered plenty here.

The tower looks very mighty and beautiful.
http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1088843.1338669370!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_635/image.jpg

[599GTO]

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[uaarkson]

bro. dreams dosent have to be exactly how it happens in real life. dont u see the fire and 1wtc connect together? so what if nobody caught on fire? still very spooky cuz its no lie im telling

Man, there simply is no shortage of crazy on this forum.

[CarlosV]

they all come out at night!

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[PZelda]

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/057m8nXdtW5WR/610x.jpg
Reuters Pictures via DayLife (http://www.daylife.com/photo/057m8nXdtW5WR?__site=daylife&q=One+World+Trade+Center)

This, right there, is badass. :D Love it, love it.

[castellammare]

Hey everybody, hope you're enjoying today.

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[TechTalkGuy]

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THAT is incredible !! :tup:
Some serious photography SKILLS right there !!
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[hunser]

June 2nd, 2012
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Looks very majestic from that angle Great shot. :tup:

[Kevin Scott Koepke]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7094/7331960706_86b8896244.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/plasticfantasticphotography/7331960706/)
titans of new york/space shuttle enterprise; 6/3/2012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/plasticfantasticphotography/7331960706/) by kevin scott koepke photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/plasticfantasticphotography/), on Flickr

[chris123678]

New steel tommorow perhaps?

[NewYorkDominates]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7094/7331960706_3b12f40d90.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/plasticfantasticphotography/7331960706/)
titans of new york/space shuttle enterprise; 6/2/2012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/plasticfantasticphotography/7331960706/) by kevin scott koepke photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/plasticfantasticphotography/), on Flickr

Instant classic

[sterlippo1]

Instant classic

for sure and Miss Liberty lined up with 1WTC perfectly and The King in the background:tup:

[hunser]

Short vid (german) on the Enterprise, WTC looking good!
http://www.spiegel.de/video/space-shuttle-enterprise-wird-in-ein-weltraummuseum-gebracht-video-1200535.html

[NYguy]

JUNE 3, 2012

Seen from 52nd street...

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http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/143787674/original.jpg



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MikeL's Photos (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mike_l_photos/7332268774/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

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Nice shot with Staten Island in the background, followed by Jersey from msylvie39 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonquilles2010/7324620402/sizes/h/in/photostream/)

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[sterlippo1]

^^absolutely some of the best pics we have seen on here:tup: thank you for posting them

[10023]

http://www.picturenose.com/wp-content/uploads/Neo_Whoa.jpg

[Tall guy 31]

4 icons --- Empire State building, 1 WTC, Lady Liberty & the Enterprise!! Love it!!!

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[1Boston]

JUNE 3, 2012

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I love this shot. Since you can't see through the glass it looks amazing, and that sheen from the sun looks great. It is also looking bigger and bigger, even though it hasn't really risen recently.

[wtcfan1996]

I love this shot. Since you can't see through the glass it looks amazing, and that sheen from the sun looks great. It is also looking bigger and bigger, even though it hasn't really risen recently.

I noticed while looking at this picture that from left to right, the 4 icons are in chronological order. The Statue Of Liberty is the oldest, the Empire State Building is the 2nd oldest, the space shuttle is the 2nd youngest, and One World Trade Center is the youngest.

[jd3189]

JUNE 3, 2012

Seen from 52nd street...
MikeL's Photos (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mike_l_photos/7332268774/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

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This will turn out to be just as iconic as the Twins were.

[PhillyToNYC]

I think that the new World Trade Center is only going to be as iconic as the twins were because of their history. If they were a new complex, and not rebuilding something, they would not have been as hyped over. Would they have been paid attention to? Yes, but not as blown out of proportion. And don't get me wrong, I love this entire complex, I was just there a few weeks ago, I am simply stating an opinion.

[Innsertnamehere]

New york has seen a couple of space shuttles in recent months... I feel these photos will end up being like the zeppelins floating over the Empire state building when it was under construction in 50 years. relics of the aviation industry floating over one of the cities largest buildings being built...

[Kevin Scott Koepke]

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[Draegen]

I edited a picture of the WTC in Photoshop.

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/29/wtc1ao.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/411/wtc1ao.png/)

[caramatt]

Looks awesome without the spire! I think I might prefer it more.

[Buffalo]

i REALLY love tower 7.

[YankeesfaninUT]

It looks naked without a spire. Something is better than nothing.

[Draegen]

It looks naked without a spire. Something is better than nothing.Yeah true. I'm not that great at editing things to make a photo realistic spire.

[NewYorkDominates]

Amazing

[YankeesfaninUT]

Yeah true. I'm not that great at editing things to make a photo realistic spire.

You did a great job on the building.

[Modulair]

someone could explain me why 1WTC is expected to cost around 4 billion of dollars ????

burj khalifa is two times taller and needed two times the amount of materials, but it costed only one billion....

:sly:
:sly:

[M.K.]

I edited a picture of the WTC in Photoshop.



@ Draegen: Can you do that with HI-Res pic #5 of post #23950 (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=5722631&postcount=23950) , put the spire atop, and send per PM to me? I would appreciate a lot. :worship:

[eMKay]

someone could explain me why 1WTC is expected to cost around 4 billion of dollars ????

burj khalifa is two times taller and needed two times the amount of materials, but it costed only one billion....

:sly:
:sly:

Burj Khalifa was built with workers that were one step above slave labor. Freedom Tower is being built in the USA, where all the workers make a living wage in the wealthiest nation on the planet. That is only one of many reasons.

[Roadcruiser1]

someone could explain me why 1WTC is expected to cost around 4 billion of dollars ????

burj khalifa is two times taller and needed two times the amount of materials, but it costed only one billion....

:sly:
:sly:

Also it isn't sitting on top of a subway station, and it isn't part of a massive complex of buildings. There is no way you can compare the two.

[hunser]

someone could explain me why 1WTC is expected to cost around 4 billion of dollars ????

burj khalifa is two times taller and needed two times the amount of materials, but it costed only one billion....

:sly:
:sly:

NY: high wages (up to $40 / hour), union workers, politics, bureaucracy, safety measures, expensive / quality materials, transit system etc. etc.

[2-TOWERS]

someone could explain me why 1WTC is expected to cost around 4 billion of dollars ????

burj khalifa is two times taller and needed two times the amount of materials, but it costed only one billion....

:sly:
:sly:

not to mention that it was built in a sand lot no complexity of the path , subway tunnels....and also what the others mentioned.....

[fimiak]

Also, 1WTC is an office building that will eventually fill up with very successful businesses that pay top rents. 1WTC will eventually be paid off, even if it takes 30 years. Burj Khalifa in Dubai is not going to fetch the space nor the rents that 1WTC will. Most likely, the Burj Dubai will never be paid off from rental income inside the building. This is fine since the purpose of the tower is to be an external showcase of oil wealth with minimal occupancy, not a thriving office tower like 1WTC and the WTC site.

[NYguy]

^ Well, enough about that. This is no ordinary building and a lot of expense went into the security. There is no comparison of the two, except that they are both tall buildings.


It is also looking bigger and bigger, even though it hasn't really risen recently.

The higher the glass rises, the higher the tower seems to get.


I love looking at these photos. We'll get even more of these shots tomorrow when the Enterprise makes its way to the Intrepid...:tup:


http://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_4943c_Enterprise-NYC-060312_Ken-Kremer.jpg
http://www.universetoday.com/95606/shuttle-enterprise-transits-nyc-skyline-on-a-barge/


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Maybe they should work this out...Future city (http://www.flickr.com/photos/78024991@N06/7155590261/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

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Phyllis Featherstone (http://www.flickr.com/photos/phyllisfeatherstone/7338156860/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

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jag9889 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jag9889/7335781192/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

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dzazzi (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54831454@N08/7337669100/sizes/o/in/photostream/)

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[JACKinBeantown]

Maybe they should work this out...Future city (http://www.flickr.com/photos/78024991@N06/7155590261/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7231/7155590261_0a77926837_b.jpg

Funny. :tup:

[RommeDK]

New steel guys!! :D

[castellammare]

Hey everybody, hope today finds you well.

New steel for both One and Four World Trade. New row of glass for One World Trade.

http://i.imgur.com/vWr5s.jpg

[sw5710]

Lots of columns and beams for 104 and 105 40' columns here! The corners don't meet at the roof as per pictures on SSC.

[sw5710]

Are these columns 104 and the roof 105?

[CarlosV]

new row of glass too...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7220/7156942169_4e76ec4ab6_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/7156942169/)
DSC_0129 copy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/7156942169/) by Ceva321 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ceva321/), on Flickr

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what a beautiful sight!


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8142/7342177972_0a95358877_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/7342177972/)
DSC_0133 copy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/7342177972/) by Ceva321 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ceva321/), on Flickr

[NewYorkDominates]

I'm predicting a 41' jump and than the 33' parapet.

I knew it all along.

[sw5710]

I knew it all along.

Good call! We have reached the height of the roof.1,334' or 1,338' with splices.

[Empire state of mind]

Looking good.. I guess they're on target for a June top out.

[The Grand Architect]

Some of my latest rendering work I made during my free time:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7235/7157555991_1a548e8062_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7239/7157553351_4611c6bf22_b.jpg

Rendering made in Kerkythea, model made mainly in SketchUp + some work in 3DS Max

[Tru Bert]

Looking good.. I guess they're on target for a June top out.

I hope so, I can probably see that too. At this rate I say last week in June we will se a top out!

[RockMont]

Some of my latest rendering work I made during my free time:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7235/7157555991_1a548e8062_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7239/7157553351_4611c6bf22_b.jpg

Rendering made in Kerkythea, model made mainly in SketchUp + some work in 3DS Max



Beautiful!

[eseninobrandon]

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question. when this tower is done. how will we get the cranes down?

[Guiltyspark]

question. when this tower is done. how will we get the cranes down?

Either they are modular and will be taken down piece by piece, or they they are just going to toss them down and hope for the best.

[Domamania]

I knew it all along.

In a complementeve way, How did you know that? :)

I am so happy that this tower is nearly at the end of the skeletal construction.

[eseninobrandon]

Either they are modular and will be taken down piece by piece, or they they are just going to toss them down and hope for the best.

take less time throw down. so lets hope nothing falls on anyones head

[Yankee fan for life]

One more jump and 1 wtc is done.:)

[NewYorkDominates]

In a complementeve way, How did you know that? :)

I am so happy that this tower is nearly at the end of the skeletal construction.

Prior to the 20'-27' columns,they were installing 40'-43' tall columns and it was just logical(in my opinion) to install tall columns for the last couple of floors.

[sw5710]

1,339' to the splices:yes:

[WTCman7301]

So what is the height of 1 WTC now?


Ignore this comment my question was answered in the previous post.

[Roadcruiser1]

question. when this tower is done. how will we get the cranes down?

You saw how they assembled the second crane for Four World Trade Center. It was modular so they are going to disassemble them and drop them down. However before they do that they will have to use the current cranes to assemble a giant tower crane to assemble the antenna/mast. Once that is done then the cranes will completely disappear.

One more jump and 1 wtc is done.:)

Two more jumps. Floor 104, 105, and then the parapet. However Four World Trade Center needs one more jump and that is the parapet.

[NYC GUY]

I thought the jump from today is for 104, 105.

[Roadcruiser1]

I thought the jump from today is for 104, 105.

Whoops we are at 104. We still need 105 and the parapet.

[Dense_Electric]

So is this jump the roof jump? I thought the columns were supposed to converge underneath the facade at the roof, and that the facade corners would converge at the parapet.

[NewYorkDominates]

Whoops we are at 104. We still need 105 and the parapet.

Nope,sw5710 clearly said we are at 1339' to the splices,meaning we only have the parapet left.Parapet is the last jump.

[meh_cd]

We are still missing the top nodes as well as the parapet steel.

Otie's diagram (hope you don't mind, bud!):

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7022/6709797023_da48179f12_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/62018165@N04/6709797023/)
Antenna at 1WTC (http://www.flickr.com/photos/62018165@N04/6709797023/) by Otie O'Daniel (http://www.flickr.com/people/62018165@N04/), on Flickr