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[marshall]

So when is the long-awaited official topping out ceremony? August 3? Is a date set in stone as of now?

[CarlosV]

thunderstorm approaching....

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[WTCman7301]

So when is the long-awaited official topping out ceremony? August 3? Is a date set in stone as of now?

Where did you get this news?

[chris123678]

Where did you get this news?

A troll over at Skyscrapercity edited wiki.

[bigreach]

A troll over at Skyscrapercity edited wiki.

I see too many people listening to Mercenary's Propaganda, then too many of "us" running with his opinion's they're certainly not facts... Now I don't post often at all, but this guy is seriously a TROLL.... He re-edited wikipedia, and has MOST of "us" believing he knows what he's saying... Mercenary you're probably some 13year old TROLL living in the basement (in another counry) trying to come off like an expert or an employee at the WTC site... All others.. DO NOT BELIEVE OR BUY INTO HIS POSTS!!!!!!

[chris123678]

I see too many people listening to Mercenary's Propaganda, then too many of "us" running with his opinion's they're certainly not facts... Now I don't post often at all, but this guy is seriously a TROLL.... He re-edited wikipedia, and has MOST of "us" believing he knows what he's saying... Mercenary you're probably some 13year old TROLL living in the basement (in another counry) trying to come off like an expert or an employee at the WTC site... All others.. DO NOT BELIEVE OR BUY INTO HIS POSTS!!!!!!

Thank You. He deals out of his own imagination.

[eseninobrandon]

stop talking about mercanery. i edited wiki page too and added some retarded and untrue details twice. now its semi protected. if it was him, wiki would have verified.

[PhillyToNYC]

I know the internet is probably just one big joke to people like you, but for people like us, who actually use it to its full extent, really don't take kindly to trolls. And please save us the argument of saying you are not a troll, we have all seen you troll. Its not funny, we don't like. So post some things with relevence to the thread and maybe I won't have to say this again.

Anyway, August 3rd seems a little too early for an official top out date. My guess would be somewhere around august 10th.

[bunky]

Truck load of steel waiting to go into the site on barclay st this morning :tup:

[PZelda]

Whenever the topping out date is, it would be awesome having it in August - my birthday is 8/16. :D top out, baby! Top out! :tup:

[pnapp1]

stop talking about mercanery. i edited wiki page too and added some retarded and untrue details twice. now its semi protected. if it was him, wiki would have verified.

It's time for you to go.

[TechTalkGuy]

I feel that the recently completed WTC 7 and Goldman Sachs towers just compliment One WTC immensely.

I really like how the density of the area is filling up.
It's going to really make the WTC site a destination when the transportation hub completes this transformation. ;)

[マイルズ]

God i hate mercenary!! He is such a troll!! :hell: :rant:

[Roadcruiser1]

Who would troll something as important as the World Trade Center? It makes me angry. :hell: Absolutely disgraceful.

[chris123678]

Who would troll something as important as the World Trade Center? It makes me angry. :hell: Absolutely disgraceful.

It is disgraceful. He deals out of his imagination and is always wrong.
I have a feeling that Mecenary at ssc is another user over here.

[chris123678]

There's a large beam down at the base and it looks as if the the tower crane is down by the base ready to get it. Check earthcam

[jacklandis]

do anybody know that when will this building top out??

[TechTalkGuy]

When it's all complete, the view from the Brooklyn Bridge of One WTC and 8 Spruce Street will look like a silhouette of the twin towers! :tup:

[Ed007Toronto]

Great shot of the storm coming.

[ThatOneGuy]

When it's all complete, the view from the Brooklyn Bridge of One WTC and 8 Spruce Street will look like a silhouette of the twin towers! :tup:

Except backwards (antenna)

[NewYorkDominates]

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0717cHhaTxcGd/439x.jpg
http://www.daylife.com/topic/One_World_Trade_Center

http://i.huffpost.com/gen/698674/thumbs/o-ONE-WORLD-TRADE-CENTRE-570.jpg?5
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/mobileweb/2012/07/24/one-world-trade-centre-crane-new-york_n_1697273.html

http://theboken.com/wp-content/themes/bokenwide/scripts/timthumb.php?src=http://theboken.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/World-Trade-Center-JC-HDR-2_thumb.jpg&w=575&zc=1&q=100
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Pretty Amazing

[babybackribs2314]

Friend took this photo from Jersey City--love the juxtaposition between the park & the skyline. I'd love to get down there but it's just so far from the Upper West.

http://www.yimbynews.com/2012/07/jersey-city-view-meadows-skyscrapers.html

[WeatherRad]

Truck load of steel waiting to go into the site on barclay st this morning :tup:

Did you see what type of steel? Columns for the Parapet perhaps? :)

[NYC GUY]

Those pics are amazing i'd be crapping myself if I had to do that.

[TechTalkGuy]

:previous: They get paid to build skyscrapers! :tup:

[bunky]

Did you see what type of steel? Columns for the Parapet perhaps? :)

I'm no expert but it was the normal red-ish steel rather than the grey coated stuff that went up last week. There seems to be a decent amount of both types on earth cam on the south side of the base, waiting to go up.

I work at 2Wfc so will try to keep an eye on it.

[ATLksuGUY]

:notacrook:AMAZING pics NYD!! Thanks for sharing!!

[Otie]

I'm no expert but it was the normal red-ish steel rather than the grey coated stuff that went up last week. There seems to be a decent amount of both types on earth cam on the south side of the base, waiting to go up.

I work at 2Wfc so will try to keep an eye on it.

If they're red and not brownish then those will go to form the louver walls.

[CarlosV]

3 workers at the tip :)


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more glass up :)

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[2-TOWERS]

Carlos simply outstanding pics as always :cheers:3 workers at the tip :)


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more glass up :)

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[hunser]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7135/7638329258_0ddd876c0b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/crim/7638329258/)
Freedom Tower (http://www.flickr.com/photos/crim/7638329258/) von Chris Timmes (http://www.flickr.com/people/crim/) auf Flickr


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[CarlosV]

Prelude to a spire !! :)


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workers reeling in some steel... :)

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[chris123678]

I wonder what that steel is for.

[CClaudio21]

I wonder what that steel is for.

I think it's steel for the floors and not perimeter columns. Hard to tell and I'm not an expert. :)

[Otie]

Steel for the core.

[UTEPman]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7135/7638329258_0ddd876c0b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/crim/7638329258/)
Freedom Tower (http://www.flickr.com/photos/crim/7638329258/) von Chris Timmes (http://www.flickr.com/people/crim/) auf Flickr


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8159/7638402296_e79d5fdd09_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/crim/7638402296/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/crim/7638402296/) von Chris Timmes (http://www.flickr.com/people/crim/) auf Flickr

A little off topic, but why are so many of those buildings in this picture brown? Is it just older affordable housing?

[Roadcruiser1]

A little off topic, but why are so many of those buildings in this picture brown? Is it just older affordable housing?

Those brown buildings are housing projects.

[NYGrail]

Here's some new information on the site from the WSJ, mostly how 3 World Trade is stopping construction at the 8th floor (it's sad to hear that, I actually like that tower more than 2 WTC). http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443295404577547170788560162.html

[KevinFromTexas]

Nice aerials. Those are some views you don't see too often.

[UTEPman]

Here's some new information on the site from the WSJ, mostly how 3 World Trade is stopping construction at the 8th floor (it's sad to hear that, I actually like that tower more than 2 WTC). http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443295404577547170788560162.html

I don't get it. How are these massive projects like Hudson Yards supposedly getting built, but they can't even find tennants for the WTC sites?

If towers 2 and 3 get capped off, this whole project will be a complete waste. Maybe that's just an over-reaction on my part, but it just pisses me off that they've spent all these years messing with this project, and they can't even seem to get it fully off the ground still.....

[Davidsam52]

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Freedom Tower (http://www.flickr.com/photos/crim/7638329258/) von Chris Timmes (http://www.flickr.com/people/crim/) auf Flickr


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Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/crim/7638402296/) von Chris Timmes (http://www.flickr.com/people/crim/) auf Flickr

Epic Photos! My new wallpaper!! :)

[Duck From NY]

Those brown buildings are housing projects.

It amazes me that there are any housing projects below 115th/120th.

[UrbanImpact]

It amazes me that there are any housing projects below 115th/120th.

Aren't they market rate and not poor people?

[jd3189]

3 workers at the tip :)


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more glass up :)

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Those are some of the largest pieces of steel I've seen on this tower. Guess they're finishing it with a bang.

[10023]

Aren't they market rate and not poor people?
Nope, NY Housing Authority:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_E._Smith_Houses

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladeck_Houses

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaGuardia_Houses

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baruch_Houses


It's amazing they don't all get redeveloped, but I guess they don't have problems as intense as other projects that have been razed around the country. Still... riverfront, close to Downtown, the gentrifying LES and Brooklyn.

[Enigmatism415]

I don't get it. How are these massive projects like Hudson Yards supposedly getting built, but they can't even find tennants for the WTC sites?

If towers 2 and 3 get capped off, this whole project will be a complete waste. Maybe that's just an over-reaction on my part, but it just pisses me off that they've spent all these years messing with this project, and they can't even seem to get it fully off the ground still.....

I am curious myself...

[mheadroom]

I am curious myself...

It's more complicated than supply and demand. Commercial tenants are usually very particular. The Hudson Yards probably offers better rates. Some tenants probably like the idea of being closer to residential neighborhoods like Hell's Kitchen, the Upper West Side, and Riverside even.

Personally, I hate the Financial District. The streets are too narrow, too congested. The half a dozen massive construction projects makes it even worse. Fulton Transit center somehow makes a horrible commuting situation worse (at least for the time being).

The memorial is a disaster. Listless tourists pouring into the streets out of those horrendous buses that take up precious little space. It's like enduring a freakish Disney World with no rules and no common sense.

Forgetting about the tourists, let's complain about getting lunch. If you aren't in a nice new building with a cafe inside, you have too deal with long lines in crowded delis. Its horrible. Midtown is only a little better. My favorite places to work have always been on the far west side where there are very few commercial buildings and fewer tourists. It's much more civilized. If I were in charge of finding a space for my company - I would pick the Hudson Yards over the WTC any day for all the reasons I just listed.

Also, let's not forget that sometimes its just being superstitious. A lot of the New Yorker staff balked at the idea of moving into 1WTC with Conde Nast. I'm sure there are plenty of companies that don't want to work in a building they perceive to be a target. Take that all together, and an inability to lower rents any further, and you can begin to imagine why Silverstein and the PA are having a hard time attracting tenants.

[mheadroom]

It amazes me that there are any housing projects below 115th/120th.

If you believe poor people only live in Harlem then I have a bridge to sell you.

When did you move here, last week?

[Shepard]

Let's stay on topic and stop talking about housing complexes.

[jthornton17]

Here's some new information on the site from the WSJ, mostly how 3 World Trade is stopping construction at the 8th floor (it's sad to hear that, I actually like that tower more than 2 WTC). http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443295404577547170788560162.htmlas bad as the news is for 3 wtc, we might not ever see 2 wtc rise. With the econemy and still space in 1 and 4 wtc, it's obvious from this article, 3 wtc will be the next building to top out in the future. To see a line like 2 wtc has been put on the shelf, is not good.

[tiarae]

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[hunser]

A bit old but still cool...

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8153/7643934834_26df317f4b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyshi/7643934834/)
ESB MegaPano #3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyshi/7643934834/) von Tony Shi. (http://www.flickr.com/people/tonyshi/) auf Flickr

[yankeesfan1000]

I am curious myself...

Quick answer, almost 90% of Manhattan's commercial real estate predate 1970.

[MrSlippery519]

Plenty of new steel on site this morning as well...Earth cam is showing 2 trucks with huge pieces.

[mat97]

Plenty of new steel on site this morning as well...Earth cam is showing 2 trucks with huge pieces.

Yeah you're right, but today thei don't work, why?:(

[Nexis4Jersey]

My World Trade Center Pictures from last week..

From Jersey City

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8423/7649892340_77a0681696_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/7649892340/)
DSCN6488 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/7649892340/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7253/7649891764_266dc0dc08_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/7649891764/)
DSCN6491 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/7649891764/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

From Yesterday

From Jersey City

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8283/7649879432_d7b642f36d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/7649879432/)
DSCN6567 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/7649879432/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7252/7649909314_0d6f3c34ba_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/7649909314/)
DSCN6575 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/7649909314/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

Seen from 21 Miles North in Dobbs Ferry - New York

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7275/7649912504_8e062e3da1_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/7649912504/)
World Trade Center and Manhattan seen from Dobbs Ferry - New York (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/7649912504/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7278/7649911860_2379531215_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/7649911860/)
World Trade Center and Manhattan seen from Dobbs Ferry - New York (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/7649911860/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

[Enigmatism415]

Personally, I hate the Financial District. The streets are too narrow, too congested. The half a dozen massive construction projects makes it even worse. Fulton Transit center somehow makes a horrible commuting situation worse (at least for the time being).

The memorial is a disaster. Listless tourists pouring into the streets out of those horrendous buses that take up precious little space. It's like enduring a freakish Disney World with no rules and no common sense.

Forgetting about the tourists, let's complain about getting lunch. If you aren't in a nice new building with a cafe inside, you have too deal with long lines in crowded delis. Its horrible. Midtown is only a little better. My favorite places to work have always been on the far west side where there are very few commercial buildings and fewer tourists. It's much more civilized. If I were in charge of finding a space for my company - I would pick the Hudson Yards over the WTC any day for all the reasons I just listed.

Also, let's not forget that sometimes its just being superstitious. A lot of the New Yorker staff balked at the idea of moving into 1WTC with Conde Nast. I'm sure there are plenty of companies that don't want to work in a building they perceive to be a target. Take that all together, and an inability to lower rents any further, and you can begin to imagine why Silverstein and the PA are having a hard time attracting tenants.

I agree that for the time being the Financial District is a war-zone and not comfortably inhabitable. However, the Financial District is my favorite neighborhood anywhere on the eastern seaboard because of its narrow streets and precipitous skyscrapers. I live there currently and I love the feeling of dwelling in a labyrinth of canyons (it gives me a sense of safety and modernity). This is, of course, my personal taste, and I know that I am not alone. I love the Financial District because of its pre-9/11 past and its future, even if I loathe its current condition. Once all the construction is done, I think the neighborhood will attract businesses and tourists alike, just as the original WTC did, only now we'll have a greater influx of residents as well.

[CarlosV]

another scorching day here in Gotham...high 80's....no visible work since yesterday.....

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[xXSkyscraperDudeXx]

A bit old but still cool...

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8153/7643934834_26df317f4b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyshi/7643934834/)
ESB MegaPano #3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyshi/7643934834/) von Tony Shi. (http://www.flickr.com/people/tonyshi/) auf Flickr

Amazing image!

[dar124]

Amazing image!

:previous: +1

[alan88]

another scorching day here in Gotham...high 80's....no visible work since yesterday.....

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Between rain this morning and then winds at top, we lost the entire day of crane time and had to send steel back.

[pnapp1]

Between rain this morning and then winds at top, we lost the entire day of crane time and had to send steel back.

Welcome back Allan... we miss your updates!

[SFContributor]

Hey Guys!

I'm new here, but I've been following the 1WTC and 2WTC progress for quite sometime now. Out of all of the 1,000 footers planned or going up soon, One World Trade is without a doubt my favorite, even if Durst scrapped the spire.

Also, what does Alan mean by "send steel back"?

[599GTO]

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[WeatherRad]

:previous: Oh wow!! That looks so beautiful!! I SO hope they actually find a way to encase that mast. :)

[patrick989]

1 WTC and Beekman actually look really good together in that render, what's the source though?

[hunser]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8141/7654275370_0f8fbdef9a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/8379824@N07/7654275370/)
Reaching the Top (http://www.flickr.com/photos/8379824@N07/7654275370/) von beanhead4529 (http://www.flickr.com/people/8379824@N07/) auf Flickr

[sterlippo1]

1 WTC and Beekman actually look really good together in that render, what's the source though?
why do you say they "actually" look good together? they look good together anyhow or anyway:tup:

[sterlippo1]

I agree that for the time being the Financial District is a war-zone and not comfortably inhabitable. However, the Financial District is my favorite neighborhood anywhere on the eastern seaboard because of its narrow streets and precipitous skyscrapers. I live there currently and I love the feeling of dwelling in a labyrinth of canyons (it gives me a sense of safety and modernity). This is, of course, my personal taste, and I know that I am not alone. I love the Financial District because of its pre-9/11 past and its future, even if I loathe its current condition. Once all the construction is done, I think the neighborhood will attract businesses and tourists alike, just as the original WTC did, only now we'll have a greater influx of residents as well.

as a frequent visitor, it is my favorite area as well even with all that going on but like i say, i'm just a visitor...........and it was Bloomberg's et al plan to get more residential downtown after 9/11 and with the conversions etc going on, it's certainly on it's way.

[Modulair]

The skyscrapers of NYC are definitely too close to each other..

as a result, instead of a majestic forest of skyscrapers, the city looks like a assembly of big blocks...

1WTC is crushed by its massive neighbours..

at the time of the Twin towers, there were less towers in south manhattan, so the two towers looked more dominant

[Tru Bert]

The skyscrapers of NYC are definitely too close to each other..

as a result, instead of a majestic forest of skyscrapers, the city looks like a assembly of big blocks...

1WTC is crushed by its massive neighbours..

at the time of the Twin towers, there were less towers in south manhattan, so the two towers looked more dominant

Since 9/11 There have been NO new towers downtown. One Wtc Looks just as dominent as The Twin Towers were. There Has only been a few new towers like 8 Spruce St. ( Aka, Bleekman Tower), and Four Wtc. Nothing Blocks this Tower, its the tallest in the City!!

[aquablue]

The skyscrapers of NYC are definitely too close to each other..

as a result, instead of a majestic forest of skyscrapers, the city looks like a assembly of big blocks...

1WTC is crushed by its massive neighbours..

at the time of the Twin towers, there were less towers in south manhattan, so the two towers looked more dominant

What a ridiculous post.

[-Filipe-]

The skyscrapers of NYC are definitely too close to each other..

as a result, instead of a majestic forest of skyscrapers, the city looks like a assembly of big blocks...

1WTC is crushed by its massive neighbours..

at the time of the Twin towers, there were less towers in south manhattan, so the two towers looked more dominant

:koko: next time lets just build 1wtc in the middle of a farm see if that makes it more dominant.

[DURKEY427]

The skyscrapers of NYC are definitely too close to each other..

as a result, instead of a majestic forest of skyscrapers, the city looks like a assembly of big blocks...

1WTC is crushed by its massive neighbours..

at the time of the Twin towers, there were less towers in south manhattan, so the two towers looked more dominant

:koko:

[hunser]

The skyscrapers of NYC are definitely too close to each other..

as a result, instead of a majestic forest of skyscrapers, the city looks like a assembly of big blocks...

1WTC is crushed by its massive neighbours..

at the time of the Twin towers, there were less towers in south manhattan, so the two towers looked more dominant

Lol. :sly:

Since 9/11 There have been NO new towers downtown. One Wtc Looks just as dominent as The Twin Towers were. There Has only been a few new towers like 8 Spruce St. ( Aka, Bleekman Tower), and Four Wtc. Nothing Blocks this Tower, its the tallest in the City!!

Lol². :sly::sly:

[NYGrail]

"1WTC is crushed by its massive neighbors..at the time of the Twin towers, there were less towers in south Manhattan, so the two towers looked more dominant"

I completely agree that the Twins looked much more dominant (since there were virtually no larger buildings in the area during their initial years). I live in the area and there is no doubt that 1WTC looks large, but it is certainly missing that aura of massiveness that the originals had (no matter what the reasoning). I don't think that posting was "ridiculous" at all.

[uaarkson]

This talk of dominance will end instantly when 2 & 3 WTC pass 4WTC.

We're talking about a multi-block wall of supertall office buildings, here. Dubai's Marina towers and the Moscow IBC are the only developments that compare.

[Enigmatism415]

"I completely agree that the Twins looked much more dominant (since there were virtually no larger buildings in the area during their initial years). I live in the area and there is no doubt that 1WTC looks large, but it is certainly missing that aura of massiveness that the originals had (no matter what the reasoning). I don't think that posting was "ridiculous" at all.

I think the original Twin Towers looked more massive because of their "two-ness," not necessarily their height or thickness. If the new 1WTC had an identical twin positioned at its side, much of that sense of massiveness would return. I think though, that when towers 2-5 are finished, we'll have a more curtain/wall-like massiveness cupping the memorial & museum, with the WFC elegantly fencing it in from the outside world.

[NYGrail]

I agree. I even tried Photoshopping a duplicate tower next to the current 1WTC from recent pics but the tapered tops don't help with the aura. Off topic, but I hate that all renderings (past and current) of a completed 1WTC show the building mostly in a white hue, when in reality the glass of the building gives a much more "blue" impression.

[CarlosV]

as of NOW...more glass went up and more columns have been erected :)

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[NewYorker2009]

Alleluia :worship:. Great shot Carlos.

[NewYorkDominates]

T.G.I.F :banana:

[599GTO]

1 WTC and Beekman actually look really good together in that render, what's the source though?

Went apartment shopping at Beekman. That image is from the brochure.

[UTEPman]

The skyscrapers of NYC are definitely too close to each other..as a result, instead of a majestic forest of skyscrapers, the city looks like a assembly of big blocks...

1WTC is crushed by its massive neighbours..

at the time of the Twin towers, there were less towers in south manhattan, so the two towers looked more dominant

When you look at pics, I kinda agree. If you spaced out the buildings, NY would obviously have a much bigger looking skyline, similar to HK

This, I completely disagree with. 1WTC dominates the skyline in pictures.

[UTEPman]

[QUOTE=uaarkson;5779856]This talk of dominance will end instantly when 2 & 3 WTC pass 4WTC We're talking about a multi-block wall of supertall office buildings, here. Dubai's Marina towers and the Moscow IBC are the only developments that compare[QUOTE]


You're assuming 2 and 3 get built. 2 has been put on the shelves, with no plans to move further. WTC3 is struggling to find tennants, and may very well suffer the same fate as WTC2.

Shanghai's super 3 will dominate everything, present and future for a while. The architecture of those three are incomparable at the moment

[kpdrummer82]

MORE COLUMNS? I believe I was right, they're just going to add enough floors to make it 1,775 feet and put a 1 foot "spire"

[chris123678]

MORE COLUMNS? I believe I was right, they're just going to add enough floors to make it 1,775 feet and put a 1 foot "spire"

I believe your wrong. Again, as it's been stated many times before, you can't add extra floors because the building tapers and is built to hold the number of floor it contains.
Secondly, these will be the last columns added because they reach the parapet.

EDIT-MY 300TH POST, YAY

[MrSlippery519]

MORE COLUMNS? I believe I was right, they're just going to add enough floors to make it 1,775 feet and put a 1 foot "spire"

Where are you coming up with that...I only hope you are joking as that is not even close to possible. The columns going up now have always been in the plan nothing new here.

[CarlosV]

ha ha yes more columns erected!!!!

so close so close!!!!!

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[pnapp1]

:tup:

http://www.wtcphotos.com/photos/wtc1_2012-07-27_p1.jpg

[CarlosV]

omg this is like construction porn!!!

i love it.

Notice yet again workers reeling in steel!! :haha:

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[pnapp1]

Today. WTC Progress Facebook:

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/255259_350104641733447_702330153_n.jpg

[mat97]

I like this construction porn!:haha::haha::awesome::rock:

[Davidsam52]

Me too!!:banana::banana::dancingtaco:dancingtaco:tomato::tomato::cucumber::cucumber::pepper::pepper:

[jd3189]

Today. WTC Progress Facebook:

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/255259_350104641733447_702330153_n.jpg

Wow, finally it looks tall. Now:tup::cheers:


Now, just imagine when all the glass is installed..:slob:

[eseninobrandon]

This might be off topic but remember when they said 1WTC was missing floors? Imma go to the site in a couple days and try my best to count 4 u guys

[sw5710]

omg this is like construction porn!!!

i love it.

Notice yet again workers reeling in steel!! :haha:

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It also looks like they have put down the deck for the roof near the red arrow. Behind the netting at the bottom of the picture is part of floor 101 then 102-104 above.

[QUEENSNYMAN]

Thank you Carlos for the great updates!

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

[N830MH]

Today. WTC Progress Facebook:

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/255259_350104641733447_702330153_n.jpg

Wow! Look good!

[CarlosV]

i want to post 2 more before this forum shuts down for the weekend :(


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the glass looks so beautiful.....imagine all compete :)

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