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

[alan88]

they started at the base....
from earthcam you can see the base
stuff is half gone......

The east elevators are being converted from hi speed material hoist to personal/material hoist for conde fitout through 2014. the base is being converted into interim loading dock since the roadway to permanent one can not be built till temporary path station entrance is demoed.

[NYC GUY]

I think they've started jumping the crane! :) :)

[kpdrummer82]

Right now is the coolest thing I've ever seen on earth cam. They are holding a huge section of crane 1400 feet above the ground.

[alan88]

Right now is the coolest thing I've ever seen on earth cam. They are holding a huge section of crane 1400 feet above the ground.

Yea, once the engineer of record and other inspect and sign off then piece 316 can go up.

[deepen915]

according to Curbed, topping out is monday at noon. http://ny.curbed.com/

where? I just went to the site don't see anything.

[Blaze23]

it's in the middle of the page. A little confusing if they're just lifting it up the tower or actually installing it. New York 1 had a piece this morning saying it will be raised so we'll just have to wait and see. here's a link for both.

http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2013/04/26/woolworths_birthday_week_new_art_in_madison_square_park.php

http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/181142/one-world-trade-center-s-spire-to-be-raised-on-monday

[JMGarcia]

Seeing those nicely painted white cranes next to the exposed spire support structure really brings home how important it was to paint the support structure white. I simply cannot believe that they didn't paint it white now that the support structure is going to be visible without it's covering.

[QUEENSNYMAN]

Short video by me today, note I think I caught some crane pieces going up as I zoomed in from Broad Channel.

By: QUEENSNY121

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTbL5ck_PMg

[NewYorker2009]

From NY1:

One World Trade Center To Reach Full Height On Monday
By: NY1 News



The final pieces of One World Trade Center's spire will be raised on Monday, making the skyscraper the country's tallest building at 1,776 feet.
Installation of the spire began in December.

The 18 pieces that are being assembled together were shipped from Canada and New Jersey.

One World Trade Center will be the third-largest building in the world when it opens sometime next year.

[QUEENSNYMAN]

Some pictures I took early today from Gateway National Recreation Area this Morning:

By NYMAN2010

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One World Trade Center, Gateway National Recreation Area April 27, 2013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51949497@N08/8685516289/) by NYMAN2010 (http://www.flickr.com/people/51949497@N08/), on Flickr

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[alan88]

Yea, once the engineer of record and other inspect and sign off then piece 316 can go up.

the crane has been inspected and approved to go back into service, keep your eyes peeled for section 316 to be lifted later today

[sw5710]

Once piece 316 is installed the overall height will be 1,706' above the lobby.

[NYC GUY]

I think they installed piece 15 only 16 & 17 to go!!

[sw5710]

Can anyone post a new picture of the top.:)

[alan88]

section 316 being placed now

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8114/8685877715_cf2bb0abbc.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alan1493/8685877715/)
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[QUEENSNYMAN]

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Very Nice, so are we on for Monday for the final pieces?

[franktko]

They now have a live feed showing the top of wtc1 as opposed to a pic every 40 mins... on EarthCam

Just saw that little elevator come & go to the very top floor - not sure I would personnally enjoy that ride... :uhh:

[sw5710]

They now have a live feed showing the top of wtc1 as opposed to a pic every 40 mins... on EarthCam

I was looking at the EarthCam. Who has the live feed?

[alan88]

Very Nice, so are we on for Monday for the final pieces?

if the weather is good, it is supposed to be, the 317/318 will be brought to dog house for installation on another day as press release says. As I said crane needs to be jumped again and guys installed in case of high winds etc.

I was looking at the EarthCam. Who has the live feed?

the live feed is on earthcam, the left button that says HD

http://http://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/worldtradecenter/?cam=tower1cu

[sw5710]

the live feed is on earthcam, the left button that says HD

http://http://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/worldtradecenter/?cam=tower1cu

Thanks!:)

[Kevin Scott Koepke]

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One World Trade Center; 4/27/2013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/plasticfantasticphotography/8685969045/) by kevin scott koepke photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/plasticfantasticphotography/), on Flickr

[franktko]

Thanks!:)

I just hope they're going to raise that camera just a tiny bit before Monday because we're going to miss the last piece!

[Thaniel]

Once piece 316 is installed the overall height will be 1,706' above the lobby.

The original 1WTC was 1,727 to the top of the antenna. So cool.

[jd3189]

From NY1:

One World Trade Center To Reach Full Height On Monday
By: NY1 News



The final pieces of One World Trade Center's spire will be raised on Monday, making the skyscraper the country's tallest building at 1,776 feet.
Installation of the spire began in December.

The 18 pieces that are being assembled together were shipped from Canada and New Jersey.

One World Trade Center will be the third-largest building in the world when it opens sometime next year.

My prediction was correct. It will reach full height by the end of this month.

[NYC=WTC]

I think the last piece will be hoisted and installed on Monday. That last piece is too big and heavy to just leave dangerously standing on top of the building while waiting to be installed. If the weather cooperates then the last piece will be installed almost immediately is my guess. Will the two cranes a top the building come down soon after they install the final spire piece? Since the radome was supposed to protect the spire, how will they maintain the spire if it gets damaged? The radome was really supposed to be a part of this building and no matter how you slice it, something will still be missing from this building. They need to come up with a alternative/feasable plan to cover the spire.

[alan88]

I think the last piece will be hoisted and installed on Monday. That last piece is too big and heavy to just leave dangerously standing on top of the building while waiting to be installed. If the weather cooperates then the last piece will be installed almost immediately is my guess. Will the two cranes a top the building come down soon after they install the final spire piece? Since the radome was supposed to protect the spire, how will they maintain the spire if it gets damaged? The radome was really supposed to be a part of this building and no matter how you slice it, something will still be missing from this building. They need to come up with a alternative/feasable plan to cover the spire.

There are still 20 more sections of the rings to be installed and then the cranes need to disassemble the temporary steel like the dog house, but yes the cranes will be down this summer.

[-Filipe-]

There are still 20 more sections of the rings to be installed and then the cranes need to disassemble the temporary steel like the dog house, but yes the cranes will be down this summer.

any idea when they will be done? july? august?

[alan88]

any idea when they will be done? july? august?

so much depends on weather and can the cranes work

[NYguy]

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[Enigmatism415]

The ESB clearly feels threatened...

Does anyone know what time of day this piece will likely be placed?

[Jonboy1983]

if the weather is good, it is supposed to be, the 317/318 will be brought to dog house for installation on another day as press release says. As I said crane needs to be jumped again and guys installed in case of high winds etc.



the live feed is on earthcam, the left button that says HD

http://http://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/worldtradecenter/?cam=tower1cu

^^^ I saw the weather for Monday, and it doesn't look good. I live in Philly, so I doubt it will be any different in Lower Manhattan...

Rain, rain, and something else... I forget... oh yeah, more rain!

U.G.H...

[alan88]

^^^ I saw the weather for Monday, and it doesn't look good. I live in Philly, so I doubt it will be any different in Lower Manhattan...

Rain, rain, and something else... I forget... oh yeah, more rain!

U.G.H...

the low pressure system is going south of NYC, we watch the weather carefully and there is 20% chance of rain in afternoon. I hope it stays south but we have been surprised before. Type in our zip code 10006 into your favorite weather site

[NYdude]

^^^ I saw the weather for Monday, and it doesn't look good. I live in Philly, so I doubt it will be any different in Lower Manhattan...

Rain, rain, and something else... I forget... oh yeah, more rain!

U.G.H...

Monday will likely be mostly cloudy in NYC. Just a slight chance of a shower later in the day. But we will see.

[TechTalkGuy]

^^^ I saw the weather for Monday, and it doesn't look good. I live in Philly, so I doubt it will be any different in Lower Manhattan...

Rain, rain, and something else... I forget... oh yeah, more rain!

U.G.H...

Seriously, I recall driving from Philly to Manhattan during a rain to see sunshine in Manhattan.

You might want to visit the city on Monday to enjoy the topping out ceremony. :tup:

My weather widget is showing sunshine with some showers (possibly) for Monday. :D

[Yankee fan for life]

If i am not mistaking it was also a cloudy and rainy when the north tower was completed back in 1972,not that i was there i wasn't born until 6 years later.:haha:

[TechTalkGuy]

If i am not mistaking it was also a cloudy and rainy when the north tower was completed back in 1970,not that i was there i wasn't born until 8 years later.:haha:

One of the cranes could hold an umbrella? :haha:

[sterlippo1]

Seriously, I recall driving from Philly to Manhattan during a rain to see sunshine in Manhattan.
:D

of course............there's certainly enough distance (95 miles and it's north-south, not east -west and that matters) between NYC and Philly to have different weather a lot of times. It's not like they are down the street from each other

[Xoltage]

:slob:
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[randy1991]

World Trade center Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/WorldTradeCenterNYC

By Michael O'Reilly

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[CoolCzech]

:slob:
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Absolutely gorgeous!

Worth the long, long wait. I think the disappearance of the radome did us an unintended favor. The net impact of the base rings, guy wires, industrial segmented shaft & gorgeous pinnacle produces an incredibly iconic mast. A fitting way to top off the most significant structure of early 21st century NYC.

[NYguy]

I think the disappearance of the radome did us an unintended favor.

I agree, if the favor was to get us to disregard the thing on the top as a design element. I'm sure the rotating beacon and lighting will be nice at night, but the mast in that form is way too long. Not to mention ugly. It looks like somebody stuck a giant fishbone on top.




http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/27/us/new-york-world-trade-center-topping/index.html?eref=edition

Construction crews at the 16-acre World Trade Center site will raise the final two sections of a 408-foot spire to the top of One World Trade Center on Monday morning, making the building the tallest in the Western Hemisphere, according to the site's management.

A stainless steel beacon weighing almost six tons will be the final piece put in place to give the building an iconic height of 1,776 feet, according to a news release from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Once the architectural structure is complete, it will be comprised of 18 separate sections of steel and three communication rings.

Port Authority Assistant Director of Media Anthony Hayes said the original design included a radome -- short for radar dome --but that was rejected because of anticipated servicing and maintenance difficulties. The radome would not have impacted the height, but would have provided an additional design element, which ultimately proved impractical, Hayes told CNN.

The spire will serve a television broadcast facility housed in One World Trade Center, the press release said.


He meant, the only design element...



http://www.panynj.gov/press-room/press-item.cfm?headLine_id=1778

Media photo opportunity on Monday, April 29 at 12:00 PM


Crews at the World Trade Center site will raise the final sections of spire to the top of One World Trade Center on the morning of April 29. The final section, comprising the 17th and 18th pieces, will bring the building to its iconic height of 1776. Once the pieces are installed, at a later date, the spire will make One WTC the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.

WHO: Port Authority of NY & NJ and construction workers

WHAT: Photo opportunity from ground level to capture the raising of the final piece of spire to the top of One WTC

WHEN: Monday, April 29, 2013 at 12:00 PM (Event is weather dependent)

[Tru Bert]

Thats ironic that the spire will be completed on April 29th. Last year on April 29th, the tower became the city's tallest building.

[Ninja Man]

One World Trade Center became the tallest building in the city on April 30, 2012.

[NYguy]

For all the talk of the "bunker" base, we may be reaching a point where I think it looks better than the antenna...



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[Ninja Man]

I do hope that the final pieces of the antenna go up tomorrow. Can one of you guys let me know when they install the final pieces?

[NYdude]

National Weather Service is calling for a 30% chance of rain after noon tomorrow in Manhattan, with a high of 62, and SE winds at 7-13 mph. This is all as of 8:34 AM EDT.

[-Filipe-]

im loving the antenna :D

[NYguy]

I do hope that the final pieces of the antenna go up tomorrow. Can one of you guys let me know when they install the final pieces?

You don't have to ask, I'm sure this thread will be all over it. It's a media event, so that means lots of photos and press if it happens.

[Onn]

For all the talk of the "bunker" base, we may be reaching a point where I think it looks better than the antenna...

Wow, your setting the bar really high there. :haha:

[Tectonic]

Rain in the forecast tomorrow. Would that delay the lift?

[franktko]

Is the crane currently high enough to execute the last lift??

Comparing its current height (at right, today at 2pm) with yesterday's lift, it would seem to be pretty tight!
I'm guessing this thing needs a jump...

http://franktko.com/pics/wtc_crane.jpg

[Bill Ditnow]

Port Authority Assistant Director of Media Anthony Hayes said the original design included a radome -- short for radar dome --but that was rejected because of anticipated servicing and maintenance difficulties. The radome would not have impacted the height, but would have provided an additional design element, which ultimately proved impractical, Hayes told CNN.

LOL at the crappy news media, just accepting this lie at face value.

From Esquire: The Rebuilding, an eight-part series, 2005-2012 (http://www.esquire.com/features/rebuilding)

The inside story of boondoggles, self-dealing, common corruption, and why it's all taken so long.

From Part Eight: The Truth About the World Trade Center (http://www.esquire.com/features/world-trade-center-rebuilding-0912)

As the estimate for completing the tower rose past $3 billion, the PA struck a deal in 2010 with a city real estate developer, the Durst Organization, to help finish, manage, and lease the tower: For $100 million, Durst received a 10 percent equity interest in the building, plus a $15 million management contract that gave Durst 75 percent of any monies saved by cutting construction costs up to $12 million, and a mere 50 percent of every penny cut thereafter.

To nobody's surprise and David Childs's despair, Durst found costs to cut, particularly at the top and bottom of the tower. The prismatic glass chosen to wrap the base of the building was replaced with a cheaper version, requiring that the corners of the tower's first two hundred feet be squared off after those corners had already been tapered to meet the thousand-foot isosceles triangles of the curtain wall. Then Durst took its meat-ax to the tower's 408-foot spire: By simply scrapping the radome — a sculpted shell of fiberglass and steel designed to sheathe the antennae and maintenance platforms atop the building — shazam! $20 million saved.

Childs learned from a Durst press report that the radome had been whacked, and issued a statement expressing his disappointment and his hope that SOM and the Port could find an alternate design. Durst claimed its radome decision was strictly about maintenance cost and safety, not money. Patrick Foye, current PA executive director, agreed, adding, "What was designed was impractical, unworkable, and quite frankly dangerous."

Considering that SOM has somehow managed to build and create maintenance plans for skyscrapers in many places for many years; and considering that Douglas Durst himself paid to place full-page ads in New York City newspapers in 2007, urging the new governor, Eliot Spitzer, to murder the tower; and considering that without the radome, what was a spire may be discounted as an antenna mast by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat — the arbiter of building heights — which would mean that the Freedom Tower won't officially stand 1,776 feet tall: Regarding all this, David Childs is mum. Circumspect. Or plain worn-out.
"The simple, pure form — I'm proud of that," he says, and falls silent.

[QUEENSNYMAN]

Here is a video I took today from the 102nd floor of Empire State Buiulding, I do show One World Trade Center here w/zooms, I also have a video coming later from the 86th floor also with great shots of One World Trade. And I will post pictures as well later of One World, hope you like. PS: Yes it was very crowded as you can see from the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MealLIT7rsI

[Chibears85]

Short MSNBC report on 1WTC from yesterday.
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[Ninja Man]

Who thinks that all of the antenna pieces will be installed by this Friday? I know that they plan on hoisting the last two pieces tomorrow.

[Jonboy1983]

Seriously, I recall driving from Philly to Manhattan during a rain to see sunshine in Manhattan.

You might want to visit the city on Monday to enjoy the topping out ceremony. :tup:

My weather widget is showing sunshine with some showers (possibly) for Monday. :D

I wish I could... Sadly (more ways than one), I have to work, which is why I was kinda hoping they would postpone it 'til Tuesday. I'm off then...

:(:(:(

[QUEENSNYMAN]

Here is the 86th Floor video I shot today from The Empire State Building, I like how One World Trade looks from here.

By: QUEENSNY121

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p0oEXmtiMw

[drumz0rz]

So it's being hoisted at noon tomorrow. When will it be installed? I hope they publicize that info as well!

[gramsjdg]

Additional design element?

Excuse me while I wade through the waist-deep bullshit.

Talk about spin. What a bunch of losers. :hell:

[Kevin Scott Koepke]

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[QUEENSNYMAN]

So will the hoist the mast from the west side of the tower where it is?

[Skyguy_7]

^ It would be nice to see them swing 'er over to the south side for the photo op. Per "ironmike40" on Instagram, t/o date should be May 8th.

[babybackribs2314]

Bunch of photos from yesterday--cladding at the roof! Will hopefully be able to grab some today, too.

One World Trade Center April 2013 Construction Update (http://www.yimbynews.com/2013/04/one-world-trade-center-set-to-reach.html)

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[PZelda]

^ It would be nice to see them swing 'er over to the south side for the photo op. Per "ironmike40" on Instagram, t/o date should be May 8th.

Perfect! I get to NYC on the 9th. There will be many 1 WTC pics taken when I get in :D

[QUEENSNYMAN]

^ It would be nice to see them swing 'er over to the south side for the photo op. Per "ironmike40" on Instagram, t/o date should be May 8th.

I will walk by the west now and see if the rocket is there I want to take some pics and possibly get some video later, in the meantime if anyone knows pls post thanks.

[hunser]

Cool vids as always QUEENSNYMAN! :tup:

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[Ed007Toronto]

Awesome shot with the cruise ship.

[genop]

The last spire pieces will not be raised today due to the rain:

http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/181190/final-section-of-1-wtc-spire-not-being-raised-today

Final Section Of 1 WTC Spire Not Being Raised Today
By: NY1 News
One World Trade Center is one step closer to reaching yet another milestone.

The final pieces of the building's spire were expected to be raised later today, but have now been postponed due to the inclement weather.

Once they're installed, the skyscraper will be the tallest structure in the country at 1,776 feet, and the third tallest in the world.

Installation of the spire began in December.

One World Trade is scheduled to open next year.

Meanwhile, sifting for human remains is expected to begin tomorrow morning near the World Trade Center site.

It comes after a part believed to have come from a hijacked plane was found wedged between an apartment building and Park51, an Islamic community center that has been the cause of some major controversy.

The area is being preserved as a crime scene.

[franktko]

Mysterious load surrounded by green/orange men spotted this morning... Rocket??

http://franktko.com/pics/secret-01.jpg

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[jmatero]

Final piece not being raised today

http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/181190/final-section-of-1-wtc-spire-not-being-raised-today

[RobEss]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZRKn7Id4_Ew/UX3WtBP33WI/AAAAAAAAViI/d7CdRggNw6g/s640/onewtc.jpg

I've always thought that, on cloudy days, the steel lining on the facade has a sickly, yellow tint. Is that because they have yet to be cleaned, or is that the final (and rather dismal) coloring?

If the latter is the case, then why didn't they save some money and just use nice, shiny, cheap aluminum?

[Chibears85]

I got bored and decided to photoshop 1WTC into Denver... It does not fit in to well...

http://i.imgur.com/Yw58KCg.png

[babybackribs2314]

I've always thought that, on cloudy days, the steel lining on the facade has a sickly, yellow tint. Is that because they have yet to be cleaned, or is that the final (and rather dismal) coloring?

If the latter is the case, then why didn't they save some money and just use nice, shiny, cheap aluminum?

I did edit the photo which increased the tint slightly (sorry I'm bad at editing! did not know how to remedy), but the increase was only slight--so yes, you are correct in your observation, but the picture does exaggerate it slightly.

[Onn]

Phenomenal Aerial Photo Of NYC Will Cure Your Mondays

The Gothamist
Ben Yakas
29 April 2013

http://gothamist.com/attachments/nyc_arts_john/042913biggie.jpg
http://gothamist.com/2013/04/29/phenomenal_aerial_photo_of_nyc_will.php

[deepen915]

I've always thought that, on cloudy days, the steel lining on the facade has a sickly, yellow tint. Is that because they have yet to be cleaned, or is that the final (and rather dismal) coloring?

If the latter is the case, then why didn't they save some money and just use nice, shiny, cheap aluminum?

it's the reflection of the WFC building next door.. SMH

[QUEENSNYMAN]

[QUOTE=hunser;6108673]Cool vids as always QUEENSNYMAN! :tup:

Thanks, nice pics, I just back from the city about 10 minutes ago with disipointment:(, I wanted to video the Rocket going up but do to the weather, oh well it is what it is, I will post vids I shot today anyway later, and I got some pics from yesterday I want to share.

[deepen915]

I got bored and decided to photoshop 1WTC into Denver... It does not fit in to well...

http://i.imgur.com/Yw58KCg.png

why.. just why.:shrug:

[Kevin Scott Koepke]

A shame they canceled the topping out ceremony; hopefully I will be available to capture the moment...:banana:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8126/8692521545_91af08ae32_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/plasticfantasticphotography/8692521545/)
One World Trade Center; 4/29/2013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/plasticfantasticphotography/8692521545/) by kevin scott koepke photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/plasticfantasticphotography/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8396/8693635082_5f647fbda8_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/plasticfantasticphotography/8693635082/)
One World Trade Center 4/29/2013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/plasticfantasticphotography/8693635082/) by kevin scott koepke photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/plasticfantasticphotography/), on Flickr

[deepen915]

A shame they canceled the topping out ceremony; hopefully I will be available to capture the moment...:banana:

love the pics!

[PZelda]

Bunch of photos from yesterday--cladding at the roof! Will hopefully be able to grab some today, too.

One World Trade Center April 2013 Construction Update (http://www.yimbynews.com/2013/04/one-world-trade-center-set-to-reach.html)

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZRKn7Id4_Ew/UX3WtBP33WI/AAAAAAAAViI/d7CdRggNw6g/s640/onewtc.jpg

She's quite a beauty! :tup:

For fun, here's a picture I took of 1 WTC from that same location (the courtyard of the WFC) back in September of 2011. It's not the exact spot, but close! It was so little then, and it hit 1000 feet during that visit. :D I'm actually envious of the people who work in 1 WFC (I think?) as well as 7 WTC - they've had the perfect front-seat view of 1 WTC's construction!

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8395/8692584475_809768505f_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58364996@N07/8692584475/)
309058_907018899985_41170859_n (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58364996@N07/8692584475/) by pzelda851 (http://www.flickr.com/people/58364996@N07/), on Flickr

[QUEENSNYMAN]

So they cancelled the hoisting of the Mast, but I got 2 short videos anyway.

pictures soon

By: QUEENSNY121

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1S8Hph8Smw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA4fybzVUK0

[Skyguy_7]

^ Nice update Queensnyman. I wouldn't call that a wasted trip!

[sterlippo1]

I got bored and decided to photoshop 1WTC into Denver... It does not fit in to well...

http://i.imgur.com/Yw58KCg.png

I think it looks great:tup:

[QUEENSNYMAN]

^ Nice update Queensnyman. I wouldn't call that a wasted trip!

Thanks, yes it was not wasted I have to get back there soon and do longer videos, and once the final pieces are up it will make for great videos and pictures!

[patrick989]

I did edit the photo which increased the tint slightly (sorry I'm bad at editing! did not know how to remedy), but the increase was only slight--so yes, you are correct in your observation, but the picture does exaggerate it slightly.

It's fine, that didn't even come to mind for me. I guess some people just like to jump at the chance to try making even more complaints about this building. :rolleyes:

[Jonboy1983]

I kinda figured they'd postpone the topping out ceremony. Anyone know when it will happen?

BTW, photoshopping One WTC in Denver? As someone already posted, why???

[MarshallKnight]

^^
I'll be honest, One World Bronco Center looks better than I would have expected.

[NYguy]

^ Always be honest, we can handle it.


Wow, your setting the bar really high there. :haha:

Well, you look for compliments where you can give'em...:)



A shame they canceled the topping out ceremony; hopefully I will be available to capture the moment...:banana:


I was a little under the weather, but had intended to at least see it from a distance. I get another shot at it. Once the final pieces are in place, the ascension from "ground zero" back to where it was will be complete.



http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/one_world_trade_center_soon_western_VgBh4h3chtUAhXmRT8QpBO

Officials had hoped that would happen Monday, but the weather did not cooperate.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says the spire pieces plus a steel beacon will instead be lifted at a later date from the rooftop to cap the building at 1,776 feet.

Installation of the 800-ton, 408-foot spire began in December, after 18 pieces were shipped from Canada and New Jersey.

The spire will serve as a world-class broadcast antenna.



http://www.panynj.gov/press-room/press-item.cfm?headLine_id=1779


MEDIA ADVISORY PORT AUTHORITY POSTPONES PLANS TO RAISE FINAL PIECE OF SPIRE FOR ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER DUE TO WIND


Agency will reschedule media photo opportunity as soon as conditions permit

Due to winds, the Port Authority will postpone today’s plans to hoist the final section of spire to the top of One World Trade. We will reschedule the photo opportunity when conditions permit.



http://pix11.com/2013/04/29/world-trade-centers-tallest-milestone-postponed/#axzz2RtGauGJs

World Trade Center’s ‘tallest’ milestone postponed

Some experts argue the tower does not deserve that title, because the antenna is not an integral part of the skyscraper’s structure. The original One World Trade Center also had an antenna, but that building’s height was usually measured by its structural highest point, the roof.

The rebuilt One World Trade Center initially was supposed to have a structural spire element that would have enclosed the antenna, but that design feature was dropped due to cost concerns.



http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2013/04/winds_postpone_hoisting_of_fin.html


The spire is both decorative and functional, acting as a fixture for various antennae to be used by tenants of 1 WTC and others, including a state-of-the art broadcast facility planned for the building.

In announcing today's hoisting on Friday, the Port Authority reiterated its assertion that, once completed, 1 WTC will be, "the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere." However, that is a distinction bestowed officially by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, an international arbiter of building heights based in Chicago. Chicago is also the home of the hemisphere's current tallest building, the 1,451-foot Willis Tower, formerly the Sears Tower, as well as its second tallest, the 1,389-foot Trump Tower.

The council ranks building height three ways: "height to architectural top," the category most commonly associated with the crown of "tallest building"; highest occupied floor, and height to tip. Completion of the spire will almost certainly crown 1 WTC as the hemisphere's tallest in the third category — exceeding both the Willis and Trump tower heights even with their antennae included.

[jowens]

I got bored and decided to photoshop 1WTC into Denver... It does not fit in to well...

http://i.imgur.com/Yw58KCg.png


For a brief moment, I thought it was OKC. :D

[NYguy]

kdt (http://www.flickr.com/photos/hmkdt/8690519993/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

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Keith Michael NYC (http://www.flickr.com/photos/keithmichaelnyc/8691765328/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

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[Hudson11]

what the base cladding looks like from the memorial park:

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[O-tacular]

A shame they canceled the topping out ceremony; hopefully I will be available to capture the moment...:banana:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8126/8692521545_91af08ae32_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/plasticfantasticphotography/8692521545/)
One World Trade Center; 4/29/2013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/plasticfantasticphotography/8692521545/) by kevin scott koepke photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/plasticfantasticphotography/), on Flickr

Look the seagull's going to join the pigeons on the giant poopy pigeon roost, I mean 'spire'.

[Chibears85]

I kinda figured they'd postpone the topping out ceremony. Anyone know when it will happen?

BTW, photoshopping One WTC in Denver? As someone already posted, why???

Why Not?

[sterlippo1]

BTW, photoshopping One WTC in Denver? As someone already posted, why???

read his post, because he got bored:uhh:

[Roadcruiser1]

It's weird how the whole complex is now starting to look like those D box renderings. To think that we were looking at them a while ago wondering what the new towers will look like when completed makes me feel like time is just flying by.

[Yankee fan for life]

I am so 50/50 with the mast sometimes i love it, and sometimes i cant stand it .

[Thaniel]

So does anyone have any clue when it will be topped? I really hope tomorrow cus that's my birthday. It also became the tallest building in Manhattan April 30 last year. But it would also be cool for May 1st because that's when the Empire State Building opened.

[rack776]

:slob:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7047/8687697595_76da0e4187_b.jpg

Uhhh...WOW! I think I might change teams....that actualy looks kind of cool.
The rings really help the transition the spire-tenna-mast-thinggy on top.
Not as good as originally intended but not as bad as I first thought it would be.
Thanks for sharing.:runaway:

They should have tried to do it saturday it was a beautiful weekend.
but Here's to Tommrow being the Big day!:cheers:

[chris123678]

My concern is not really what the antenna looks like, it's more of the sheer height of it.
In my opinion, it's just way too tall. To much. To me, it's height looks disproportional with the building.

I think the antenna looks okay. It would have been nice if it could have been covered in a thinner encasing, rather than the fat spire that we were about to get.

[-Filipe-]

My concern is not really what the antenna looks like, it's more of the sheer height of it.
In my opinion, it's just way too tall. To much. To me, it's height looks disproportional with the building.

I think the antenna looks okay. It would have been nice if it could have been covered in a thinner encasing, rather than the fat spire that we were about to get.

look at the picture above your post..if you like it then your fine..if you don't then you wont.. shouldn't be a concern at this point you already know what its going to look like