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[pattali]

Back on topic, I don't understand why Vesey street is only partially removed at NE corner, why they don't removed North portion along WTC1 ?

[rocketman_95046]

Back on topic, I don't understand why Vesey street is only partially removed at NE corner, why they don't removed North portion along WTC1 ?


I believe it is because the subfloor in that area is not complete yet. They will remove more as the subfloor is finished.

[ls1z28chris]

C'mon, north core! You can do it!

I think you can, I think you can...

A telethon would be pretty low brow for a project like this, but I have to admit that if Silverstein needs cash I'd be willing to donate a couple hundred bucks over the next few months just to see this tower through. If enough people around the country would be willing to do the same, then maybe we could bridge the gaps.

[NYguy]

A telethon would be pretty low brow for a project like this, but I have to admit that if Silverstein needs cash I'd be willing to donate a couple hundred bucks over the next few months just to see this tower through.

Silverstein isn't building or paying for this tower.

[NYguy]

Back on topic, I don't understand why Vesey street is only partially removed at NE corner, why they don't removed North portion along WTC1 ?

Posted this a few weeks ago.

Some note's from the PA's quarterly report...
http://www.panynj.gov/wtcprogress/pdf/1Q2009_Report.pdf

...The first quarter began with the full formation of the North pool of the 9/11 Memorial and ended with the contract award for the WTC Transportation Hub steel, which includes twice the amount of steel used for the new Yankee Stadium and came in on budget. In between, the Port Authority secured the first private tenant for One World Trade Center – nearly 200,000 square feet from Vantone Industrial Co., which puts the building at 50% occupancy, including prospective state and federal government tenants.

As the Port Authority looks ahead to the next Quarter, we will continue to be confronted with the challenges of rebuilding on such a complex and crowded site. The Memorial steel erection faces two critical deadlines if we are to continue the momentum generated to date. One World Trade Center faces another crane jump to ensure the building continues rising out of the ground.

Second Quarter 2009 Milestones

Complete North Core Shearwall to B1
Complete placement of reinforcing steel and high strength concrete for the North Core of One World Trade Center to bring it up to the B-1 level – the last level before grade.

South Core Crane Jump
This represents the movement of the southern tower crane from the supports within the South Core to the erection steel above the core. This movement will facilitate continued erection of the southern core. The South Core Crane has already made one previous jump.

Complete First Three Sections of Cutback of the Vesey Street Deck
Removal of these pieces of Vesey Street north of the One World Trade Center site will allow the installation to continue on the remainder of the building’s exterior columns and completion of basement deck construction in that area. This area of Vesey Street is already inside the fenced-off area and will not affect pedestrian movements.

________________


...Vesey Street Pedestrian Bridge Extension: In the first quarter of 2009, the Office developed a concept of extending the Vesey Street pedestrian bridge eastward to land East of Washington Street. The Office has shared this idea with the community and continues to develop it to determine exactly when it would be implemented.

[NYguy]

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[NYguy]

Update from morrongiello (http://www.flickr.com/photos/morrongiello/3570698015/) (May 27)

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[Plokoon11]

^ Is that new concrete in the basement level I see?

[NYguy]

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[NYguy]

From morrongiello (http://www.flickr.com/photos/morrongiello/3576570608/sizes/l/) (May 29)

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[NYguy]

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[NYguy]

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[yascool]

very nice picture and i give him my witness you are good at take pic but how you go inside and got it ^^ ...........

[NYguy]

very nice picture and i give him my witness you are good at take pic but how you go inside and got it ^^ ...........

Not my photos, and they aren't taken from the inside.

[NYguy]

Similar shot...

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[NYguy]

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Awesome views to behold from the future tower...

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[NYguy]

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[NYguy]

Update from morrongiello (http://www.flickr.com/photos/morrongiello/3585547737/sizes/l/)

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[Plokoon11]

Man 5 posts from you, I personally thank you for the contributions you give to this thread and keeping us on edge with the latest pictures of the web.

[NYguy]

Man 5 posts from you, I personally thank you for the contributions you give to this thread and keeping us on edge with the latest pictures of the web.

Well, we're witnessing history. I don't want to wait 10 years for the documentary to come out. I want to see everything that's out there now...:yes:

[talltowers08]

When shall they be starting construction of the Blast walls ?

[JSsocal]

^^^They probably won't begin that until the exterior steel is higher up. so probably still a ways away

[NYguy]

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[NYguy]

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[NYguy]

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[NYguy]

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[colemonkee]

If that final setback on the backside of Goldman Sachs is turned into a terrace, it's going to provide some killer views of the WTC construction. That's a painfully obvious hint! hint! to all of you ambitious NY photographers out there...

[canadate]

If that final setback on the backside of Goldman Sachs is turned into a terrace, it's going to provide some killer views of the WTC construction. That's a painfully obvious hint! hint! to all of you ambitious NY photographers out there...

Thanks for the tip! I'm from NJ but I was actually up in the city taking photos. I was all over. I wanted to post some of them on here but I don't know how to.

[NYguy]

If that final setback on the backside of Goldman Sachs is turned into a terrace, it's going to provide some killer views of the WTC construction. That's a painfully obvious hint! hint! to all of you ambitious NY photographers out there...

I doubt it. They don't even want you taking photos of the Goldman while it's under construction! Security will be very heavy.

[AustinSkyscrapers]

Does anybody know what the current height of One World Trade Center?

[colemonkee]

I doubt it. They don't even want you taking photos of the Goldman while it's under construction! Security will be very heavy.
I wouldn't assume it would be open to the public, of course. But for ambitious photogs who know somebody and can sweet talk their way up there, I have at least one beer waiting for them next time I'm in NYC...

[NewYorker2009]

Does anybody know what the current height of One World Trade Center?

One World Trade Center still remains at 105 feet when measured from the steel beams atop the South Core. Everything else is still below street level except the North Core which is at street level and working its way up there.

[RockMont]

One World Trade Center still remains at 105 feet when measured from the steel beams atop the South Core. Everything else is still below street level except the North Core which is at street level and working its way up there.



Well, sooner rather than later, that figure will have to be multiplied by 13.

[JDRCRASH]

Please hurry up Freedom Tower...

[NYguy]

One World Trade Center still remains at 105 feet when measured from the steel beams atop the South Core. Everything else is still below street level except the North Core which is at street level and working its way up there.

Not accurate. It's been higher than that for a while now. Search a few pages back.

[NewYorker2009]

Not accurate. It's been higher than that for a while now. Search a few pages back.

Actually it hasn't risen since February. I check Earth Cam everyday and there hasn't been any steel added to the South Core for a while now. The crane jump doesn't necessarily count as a height increase. Also the wtc progress site would have reported on a height increase. On Lower Manhattan info it says 140 feet but that is not accurate.

[talltowers08]

has anyone noticed they have installed all the perimiter colums ?

[larry141094]

has anyone noticed they have installed all the perimiter colums ?

dude this is the second time you've said this, and once again... NO lol :jester: :koko: :koko: :koko: :koko: :koko: :koko:

[NYguy]

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[NYguy]

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[NYguy]

Taken from wtc.com, dated June 3

http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/113386780/large.jpg


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[Puzzlecraft]

In the past few days the outer steel on the N. side has broken the ground level! Haven't see a mention here.

http://www.custompuzzlecraft.com/temp/freedom_tower_20090605.gif

[NYguy]

In the past few days the outer steel on the N. side has broken the ground level! Haven't see a mention here.

It was mentioned that they were planning to do it, but nobody went out and got any photos.

[colemonkee]

The density of the rebar inside the core is pretty damn impressive. This will be one solid tower, as intended of course.

[New Skyline]

Great New Steel! Some new photo's of the tower's Northwest side would be nice

[CHAPINM1]

Great New Steel! Some new photo's of the tower's Northwest side would be nice

That must have been what was on those trucks coming in yesterday.

[NYguy]

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[Plokoon11]

^ What I can see is the metal strat poles are being added to the top of the core and soon the yellow compressors will move up and more concrete will go up.

[NYguy]

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[NYguy]

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[NYguy]

Duel...

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[CoolCzech]

It would be such a joy, watching the FT finally rise after all these years, if we didn't have to worry about "retail stumps" plaguing the site for decades to come.

[Dac150]

^^^ Yeah I have to say that all that talk with the rest of the complex has really lowered my interest in the construction of the FT. Now it seems all my focus is seeing what will be the outcome of 175, and 200.

[bbeliko]

And finally, it rises!!

[NYguy]

It would be such a joy, watching the FT finally rise after all these years, if we didn't have to worry about "retail stumps" plaguing the site for decades to come.

I wouldn't worry so much about that. The foolishness of that idea will come to light.

[NYguy]

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[NYguy]

Update from morrongiello (http://www.flickr.com/photos/morrongiello/3608498690/sizes/l/) (June 8)

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[Complex01]

Great photos. Nice to see it rising...

:tup:

[Dirty Sandpit]

Yes it's moving albeit at a snails pace, but it's getting there. "Come on FT, you can do it!" LOL...great pictures!

Why is that piece of steel hanging of the side of the core with no attachment? Seems kind of weird don't you think?

[uaarkson]

Yes it's moving albeit at a snails pace, but it's getting there. "Come on FT, you can do it!" LOL...great pictures!

Why is that piece of steel hanging of the side of the core with no attachment? Seems kind of weird don't you think?

it's hanging over the northern half of the core, which it will connect to when it catches up to the south core

[NYguy]

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[Dirty Sandpit]

it's hanging over the northern half of the core, which it will connect to when it catches up to the south core

FT will have two cores? But it's only one building? Right? I'm confused? I assumed buildings only had one core but obviously I'm wrong. I do see the south core now that the above picture was posted. At first I didn't see the south core in other pictures clearly.

[NewYorker2009]

FT will have two cores? But it's only one building? Right? I'm confused? I assumed buildings only had one core but obviously I'm wrong. I do see the south core now that the above picture was posted. At first I didn't see the south core in other pictures clearly.

Well think of the North and South Cores as halves that make up a whole or sections. Technically there are 2 cores but they each serve the same purpose such as staircases, elevators, etc. It is still considered the core meaning one but there are two sections, North and South. The South Core is the highest part of the Tower currently and the North Core will soon reach that and hopefully once achieved the damn thing will go up :D

[RockMont]

FT will have two cores? But it's only one building? Right? I'm confused? I assumed buildings only had one core but obviously I'm wrong. I do see the south core now that the above picture was posted. At first I didn't see the south core in other pictures clearly.



This building is going to be so big, that it will require two cores. Obviously one isn't enough.

[NYguy]

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[NYguy]

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[drumz0rz]

The core looks so unassuming and simple so far. It's hard to tell that it'll support the tallest building in the western hemisphere (excluding the chicago spire). I'm getting antsy waiting for them to start climbing. There's just so much underground work that they've been doing first.

[Spocket]

Pretty tall building but I don't know about "tallest" in the western hemisphere. Sears tower is still taller by roof height and the C.N. tower is still tallest from base to tip.

Sorry...don't mean to start a pissing match or anything. I'm just glad to see it actually going up finally.

[NYguy]

Pretty tall building but I don't know about "tallest" in the western hemisphere. Sears tower is still taller by roof height and the C.N. tower is still tallest from base to tip.

It will be the tallest skyscraper in the western hemisphere (1,776 ft) and the CN tower isn't a skyscraper. And that's the end of that discussion.

[uaarkson]

Since both webcams are down, can someone give an update on construction?

[NYguy]

Update from morrongiello (http://www.flickr.com/photos/morrongiello/3619331661/sizes/l/) (June 12)

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[NYguy]

http://lowermanhattan.info/construction/gallery/album.asp?album_id=114&position=2

http://lowermanhattan.info/construction/gallery/photos/1WTC_JWoolhead_02.jpg
Description: 20,000 tons of steel has been fabricated for the future 102-story tower,
with more than 2,300 tons of steel erected as of May 2009. Credit Joe Woolhead

http://lowermanhattan.info/construction/gallery/photos/1WTC_JWoolhead_05.jpg
1 WTC appears in the distance, its white tower crane used continually for lifting steel.
Construction of the National September 11th Memorial appears in the foreground. Credit Joe Woolhead

http://lowermanhattan.info/construction/gallery/photos/1WTC_JWoolhead_06.jpg
1 WTC is expected to rise to the symbolic height of 1,776 feet

______________________

This small shot from tribecatrib.com gives us a view down the future Fulton Street...

http://tribecatrib.com/images/resize/fjIzM34yMDA5L2FwcmlsL3d0Yy1sb29raW5nIGVhc3Qtdw==.jpg

[CHAPINM1]

Rumor has it that they are pouring concrete around the North Core.

[NYguy]

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[NYguy]

Update from morrongiello (http://www.flickr.com/photos/morrongiello/3630036538/sizes/l/) (June 15)

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[Puzzlecraft]

That was fast! One more level to go catch up to the S core. Will have animated pic later today unless someone beats me to it.

[canadate]

Nice!!! :tup: This is great news! I was just up there two weeks ago. It had been almost a year since I last went to the city. The site is just getting busier and busier. It's an exciting thing to see!

[2-TOWERS]

AMAZING !!!!!!!!! just looking at the amount of concrete and steel and that the steel in the core will act like rebar is amazing.. this new WTC # 1 will be the stongest building ever....

[Ghost]

The HD Earth Cam has disappeared from http://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/groundzero/. Any info?

[uaarkson]

No one knows. The HD cam and RGZ's webcam have been down for over a week.

Maybe for security concerns?

[Plokoon11]

Probably so, thats very likely I guess.

[Duffstuff129]

The HD Earth Cam has disappeared from http://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/groundzero/. Any info?

As of right now, it works.

[DMAG]

As of right now, it works.

That's not the HD cam.

[Puzzlecraft]

The pre-jump picture was captured on Saturday June 13, 2009; the post-jump picture Tuesday morning 6/16/09, both the remaining EarthCam. I lined up the pictures, cropped them and increased the contrast. Usually the jumps occur on weekends, so it may have happened a couple days ago. The jump occurred much faster that the previous N. Core jumps!

http://www.custompuzzlecraft.com/temp/20090615northcorejump.gif

[Plokoon11]

Nice eye, didn't know which one jumped. lol

[NYguy]

The jump occurred much faster that the previous N. Core jumps!

Work in that area is supposed to move faster starting sometime this month. Sometime during the summer, the outer columns should begin to rise also.

[NYguy]

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[metafizarc]

:previous: oh my GOD i love this view. thank you! :tup:

.... what is that building on the right in the background under construction?? anyone????

[canadate]

:previous: oh my GOD i love this view. thank you! :tup:

.... what is that building on the right in the background under construction?? anyone????

That's the Goldman Sachs

[NYguy]

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[NYguy]

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[CSABA8]

:previous: The first two picture is amazing ..something uniq in those

[CSABA8]

Work in that area is supposed to move faster starting sometime this month. Sometime during the summer, the outer columns should begin to rise also.

Can't wait to see it ! I think when outer columns start rising that's the real beginning of the game.

[NYguy]

North core appears to be slightly above (Vesey) street level...

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[NYguy]

This seems to confirm what we are seeing, but I'll be back home in a couple of days to see for myself...
http://lowermanhattan.info/construction/project_updates/freedom_tower_26204.aspx

The following information was last updated on June 19, 2009.

-Steel installation (two cranes on site)
-Both the south and north cores is rising above grade
-Final concrete pours are taking place on the sub-grade structure
-Utility installation and tie-ins
-Crews are coordinating substructure construction while maintaining PATH service

[37TimPPG]

This seems to confirm what we are seeing, but I'll be back home in a couple of days to see for myself...
http://lowermanhattan.info/construction/project_updates/freedom_tower_26204.aspx

This is wonderful news! :cheers:

[Firefightersfla]

Beautiful pics as always NYGUY

[Plokoon11]

Wow south core is catching up real fast.

[theWatusi]

you mean North core