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

[talltowers08]

we need more photos :)

[talltowers08]

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=40046384&postcount=9470

photos i dont think anyone has seen yet !

[spwelan]

World Trade Center from Sunday Top of the Rock
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www.shawnpwhelan.com

[BStyles]

Meanwhile, the memorial is almost done, just one small hole to fill in there and it's off to greenwich street.

[J.M.]

Meanwhile, the memorial is almost done, just one small hole to fill in there and it's off to greenwich street.

There is another topic for this. http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=158432&page=6

It looks as if more concrete will be poured into the Plaza at 1 WTC and the street inbetween the memorial and 1 WTC has some work being done their aswell. Im satisfied with whats happening at the moment.

[MercurySky]

Does anyone know if the base or podium of Tower One will glow in the same way that Tower Seven does? From the detailed model shots at night it appears that way. I don't know if that was only done for effect. It would be super cool if One hade that same material that makes up it's own podium as Seven does. Just a thought.

[Zensteeldude]

Acording to the Electrical prints the glass walls of the base well be backlit so it should be a nice warm glow all night.

[theWatusi]

Are you the same ZenSteelDude from WNY?

[Zensteeldude]

Yep, the one and only.:)

[theWatusi]

welcome to SSP :)

[Zensteeldude]

Thank you.

[PhxPavilion]

I am not at all surprised that the SWFC is one of the safest towers in the world after all Leslie Robertson is the senior structural engineer on that project. I though he was a broken man after 9/11 but I am very happy to see him bounce back strong ! For those of you who do not know Leslie Robertson was the senior structural engineer on the Twin Towers.

Having read only about 400 of the 2,487 pages of the New York City Building code personally I find your clams to be highly questionable.

I do know how much steel is in the core floors, I also know how thick all the core walls are, however, that information is need to know.

Need to know, lol. If someone wanted that information it wouldn't be hard to get it.

In our politically correct, save everyone from themselves and cover our ass from being sued society of today it's not surprising that the NY building code is rather excessive; that also doesn't necessarily mean something built in China is less safe. The SWFC is one of, if not the, safest buildings in the world right now. Of course 1WTC will probably be safer due to rather obvious reasons, along with using the strongest steel and concrete available today.

[winst69]

http://www.national911memorial.org/site/PageServer?pagename=New_Visit_EarthCam

Hopefully i didnt miss this further back. Enjoy All.

http://www.earthcam.com/clients/groundzero/groundZero.swf

Direct Link to the cam embeded in the above page.

[uakoops]

They are pouring the North half of the East Plaza today.

[Lecom]

Yes it was removed but it's only temporary. It will probably be returned to the site once the Tower is near completion or sometime after that. It was still the official goundbreaking ceremony. They had to remove the cornerstone for construction to begin which occured in June 2006.
That cornerstone was a sham, a PR stunt where the politicians could take photos, nothing more, nothing less. Building foundations actually started to go in almost two years later (in the summer of '06). Only to think on what else the money used to design, chisel and deliver that useless stone could've gone to instead on this already cash-strapped, overbudgeted project...

[NewYorker2009]

That cornerstone was a sham, a PR stunt where the politicians could take photos, nothing more, nothing less. Building foundations actually started to go in almost two years later (in the summer of '06). Only to think on what else the money used to design, chisel and deliver that useless stone could've gone to instead on this already cash-strapped, overbudgeted project...

It wasn't a sham, it was a ceremonial event which is what occurs during every groundbreaking ceremony. Politicians are supposed to be there so what did you expect? Remember that groundbreaking isn't "always" the first day of construction. "Ceremonial groundbreakings often precede the actual start of construction by many months." Groundbreaking can occur months before foundation work begins which is what happened with this building. It also had to be redesigned which delayed it to 2006. I'm happy with the current design as the other one was terrible.

[Zensteeldude]

I made a point of looking for the corner stone and never found it on any of the prints. From what I can tell it well never be placed anywhere on the Tower One site. It's probably being cut up into tomb stones as we type.


For those of you who want pics, check out the photos that IndiansUnite posted on the SSC forum today.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=419362&page=477

[Zensteeldude]

Need to know, lol. If someone wanted that information it wouldn't be hard to get it.

In our politically correct, save everyone from themselves and cover our ass from being sued society of today it's not surprising that the NY building code is rather excessive; that also doesn't necessarily mean something built in China is less safe. The SWFC is one of, if not the, safest buildings in the world right now. Of course 1WTC will probably be safer due to rather obvious reasons, along with using the strongest steel and concrete available today.

It may not be hard to get, but the information is still covered under non-disclosure agreements and anyone caught leaking said info is subject to prosecution. (I'm not actually expecting anyone to be thrown in jail.)

As far as the NYC building code, it has less to do with legal issues and much to do with what was learned after 9/11. You are quite right about the steel and cement. (Makes a Brick S**t House look like a paper shack)

[NYguy]

we need more photos :)

I'll be home next week (August) and can't wait to lay my own eyes on the site and take photos. It's sometimes taken for granted that I can.

[NYguy]

Chim Chim (http://www.flickr.com/photos/chimchim/3754701148/sizes/o/)

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[BStyles]

There was a huge concrete pour near the north core yesterday, probably on one of the lower levels. The Vesey street overhang today is about 75%demolished, and it looks like they're preparing the rest of the lobby, or one of the sublevels in it's place.

Is it just me or does the north crane look like it's in a tight spot? It can only spin 180 degrees.

[uaarkson]

Is it just me or does the north crane look like it's in a tight spot? It can only spin 180 degrees.

Well yeah, it's been like that since the beginning of the year. Ever since they put up the core steel.

[NYguy]

Update from morrongiello (http://www.flickr.com/photos/morrongiello/3762738320/sizes/l/) (July 27)

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[uakoops]

There was a huge concrete pour near the north core yesterday, probably on one of the lower levels. The Vesey street overhang today is about 75%demolished, and it looks like they're preparing the rest of the lobby, or one of the sublevels in it's place.

Is it just me or does the north crane look like it's in a tight spot? It can only spin 180 degrees.


Acually it is still able to spin a full 360 although they have to watch where the boom goes

[BStyles]

Well, the concrete bed on the overhang is fully demolished starting today. The north crane is pulling out the girders right now.

[HyperPower]

I have not checked this thread in ages (prob. for the better), and year after year it seems to get worse. I will check back in another five years and pray to see the first floor.

[RockMont]

I have not checked this thread in ages (prob. for the better), and year after year it seems to get worse. I will check back in another five years and pray to see the first floor.



Well the original twins weren't built in a day either. Had there been an internet back in the '60s and '70s, we probably would have had the same type of complaints about the slow building of the twins.

[mrnyc]

you know i always wondered why they even bothered to build the tower girders up so far...and then just stopped?

for moment in time there was such momentum going.

actually never mind, i dont wonder about anything wtc related anymore. i dont have the energy. sorry i asked.

[colemonkee]

I love that second perspective from dorcia that you posted, NYGuy. From that viewpoint we'll be able to watch 1WTC and 4WTC rise while Deutsch comes down. A time lapse from that perspective over the next year or so would be pretty damn cool.

[Dirty Sandpit]

I have not checked this thread in ages (prob. for the better), and year after year it seems to get worse. I will check back in another five years and pray to see the first floor.

LOL...I know. I use to check everyday now it's like once a week... But actually they are making some headway. The site is so huge and so complicated I'm not sure what I'm looking at half the time. I say this thing will get to rolling by mid next year. :notacrook:

[Dac150]

If you really pay attention to every aspect of this development you will notice progress on a daily basis. It may not be on the scale that most of you would prefer, but have no doubt that there is indeed progress being made.

[37TimPPG]

Large concrete pour happening today on the East plaza of 1WTC

[Independence]

If you really pay attention to every aspect of this development you will notice progress on a daily basis. It may not be on the scale that most of you would prefer, but have no doubt that there is indeed progress being made.

People just don't realize that this is not an everyday skyscraper...

There's so much one can do wrong within this complex, most of the
complainants seem to forget that. It didn't take years for nothing until
construction began. Today, I find it necessary to focus on the main
point: WTC1 is rising towards the sky. Out of the ashes. No matter
how long it will take: I'm proud of every inch it gains.

The others may want to check the HD cam and switch between
the different dates, you'll notice that things do change everyday. :)

[Dirty Sandpit]

People just don't realize that this is not an everyday skyscraper...

There's so much one can do wrong within this complex, most of the
complainants seem to forget that. It didn't take years for nothing until
construction began. Today, I find it necessary to focus on the main
point: WTC1 is rising towards the sky. Out of the ashes. No matter
how long it will take: I'm proud of every inch it gains.

The others may want to check the HD cam and switch between
the different dates, you'll notice that things do change everyday. :)

Can you provide a link to the HD Cam? I thought they took it down?

[uaarkson]

http://www.earthcam.com/clients/groundzero/groundZero.swf

[Dirty Sandpit]

Thank you sir!

[uaarkson]

Been watching the earthcam here and there for the last few hours, they've been hauling ass with steel. There are beams laid out all along the SE side of the plaza.

[37TimPPG]

Been watching the earthcam here and there for the last few hours, they've been hauling ass with steel. There are beams laid out all along the SE side of the plaza.

The next week or two should see some dramatic changes in regard to the steel you are speaking of:)

[bluesxtreme]

NY DAILY NEWS

A secret report predicts the Freedom Tower - billed as America's defiant answer to terrorism - won't be finished until 17 years after the 9/11 attacks.

A 2018 opening for the iconic, 1,776-foot building would come more than four years after the opening date the Port Authority trumpeted just 10 months ago, the government report found.

The July 14 "confidential draft...risk analysis" by the Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center (LMCCC) found that every blockbuster project at Ground Zero has fallen years behind time lines the PA unveiled in October.

The report says the grandiose transportation hub may not be ready until 2018, while the Sept. 11 Memorial, the site's emotional centerpiece, could be two years behind its 2011 deadline.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/08/04/2009-08-04_touted_ground_zero_construction_projects_years_off_schedule__report_behind_the_t.html#ixzz0NF8mvAQ7

[philvia]

i dont even care about this project anymore... but another 9 year time frame to complete 1wtc? that's ridiculous. they probably came to that conclusion by thinking "200 feet in 3 years?? HMMM OK 1000 more feet in 9!"

[37TimPPG]

Secret report, huh? Very disappointing the Port Authority can't or won't move this project ahead any faster.

There is a way this Tower can be built safely and quickly. Oh well, I guess if the Port Authority wants another 9 years than so be it.

[NYguy]

Are you sure? It is from many sources, such as http://wcbstv.com/topstories/freedom.tower.delays.2.1113780.html , and it means that the FT might take even longer to build.

All of those "reports" are from the same source. We get a different report every week about the timetable and delays of ground zero. We have to be able to separate reality from the barrage of inaccurate reports that get curculated and reciruclated, particularly when its more of an opinion piece. While the Port Authority is behind the vast majority of ground zero delays, work on the memorial and now the Freedom Tower is moving along about as well as can be expected. Furthermore, anyone who follows construction of towers in New York would find those projections (from yet another "report") off base, specifically in regard to the Freedom Tower. I would most definitely stick to the PA's timetable regarding this one.

[NYguy]

Update from morrongiello (http://www.flickr.com/photos/morrongiello/3785625253/sizes/l/) (Aug 3)

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hawyn316 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/hawyn316/3776589543/sizes/l/)

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[Dirty Sandpit]

Are you sure? It is from many sources, such as http://wcbstv.com/topstories/freedom.tower.delays.2.1113780.html , and it means that the FT might take even longer to build.

Now that makes me think that if true, the current squabbling is affecting the FT as well as the other buildings. 2018 means 9 years from now...the Burj Dubai, which is almost twice as tall as a spire-less FT, will open to the public December 2 of this year, a span of 5 years.

It may be even longer if the WTC is redesigned for building without a Silverstein resolution (which means building 1 and 4 while leaving 2 and 3 as construction pits).

Well at the current pace, I thought it would have been completed in 3026? This is good news to hear it will be completed by 2018. That's 1008 years ahead of schedule. What's all the fuss about?:D

P.S. Please take note of the sarcasm...

[37TimPPG]

All of those "reports" are from the same source. We get a different report every week about the timetable and delays of ground zero. We have to be able to separate reality from the barrage of inaccurate reports that get curculated and reciruclated, particularly when its more of an opinion piece. While the Port Authority is behind the vast majority of ground zero delays, work on the memorial and now the Freedom Tower is moving along about as well as can be expected. Furthermore, anyone who follows construction of towers in New York would find those projections (from yet another "report") off base, specifically in regard to the Freedom Tower. I would most definitely stick to the PA's timetable regarding this one.

OK. I'll take a more positive outlook.:notacrook:

[NewYorker2009]

I have to say I was disappointed when reading the Daily News today. I honestly don't believe any of that bullshit because that is 9 years away and I don't think it will take that long. Once all these issues between the PA and Silverstein are resolved it's only a matter of time before things get going. Just think only a few months ago they were saying the buildings would not be finished and fully occupied until 2036 or 2037 so what is said in the paper is more opinion than truth. The Daily News is probably pissed off about all the controversy at Ground Zero as are many New Yorkers. I have to say I think David Patterson is useless and can't wait to vote in 2010 to get that prick out of office. In the meantime One World Trade Center will reach rooftop level in the fall of 2011 according to some of the answers posted on www.wtcprogress.com. That means the spire portion should top out sometime in 2012 so it should be done by 2013. As for the Transit hub who the hell knows anymore. I could care less about it. I wouldn't care if they scrapped it but they won't so they should just build the damn thing already.

[pattali]

A long agony

http://rebuildgroundzero.org/webcam/rgz_000.jpg works again !

[JACKinBeantown]

It had been a while since I'd visited the WTC site, but I was downtown yesterday morning and checked it out. I'd seen all the pictures everyone has posted of the steel up so far for the WTC1 and now I've seen with my own eyes that, yes, it is about 100 feet tall above street level. It doesn't really look like it in the photos, but for anyone who has any doubts, it is really that tall.

[Lecom]

hawyn316 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/hawyn316/3776589543/sizes/l/)

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Barclay-Vesey already stands out against that backgrop of blue glass all around, imagine how it'll look when the towers of the WTC complete the ring of glass around its brick walls.

[talltowers08]

Has anyone check earthcam ? cause there is a hell of alot of steel down there can only mean good news :)

[talltowers08]

Ok from what iv read on Skyscraper city forum they say there will be a 3rd tower crane for this tower and the beams they are placing on the plaza will have rails ontop of them so the tower crane is mobile and also two crawler cranes for the jumbo outer colums i need NYGuy to see if this is correct ? this site is gettin so exciting :)

http://www.earthcam.com/clients/grou...groundZero.swf

[meh_cd]

No, the next tower crane won't be mobile and it won't be going up anytime soon. The track is for one of the two mobile crawler cranes for erection of the external columns in September (hopefully). I think they may be used during the construction of the concrete blast wall, as well. I think that once that is finished and we get some normal floors erected, then the third tower crane will appear. I believe it is the type that needs attachments to the side of the building.

[talltowers08]

ahh i see well thats still realy realy good news

http://www.earthcam.com/clients/groundzero/groundZero.swf

[Plokoon11]

Wow, lots of long steel pieces, where could they go? Could it be the 2nd cage or the outer steel lining?

[NYguy]

Ok from what iv read on Skyscraper city forum they say there will be a 3rd tower crane for this tower and the beams they are placing on the plaza will have rails ontop of them so the tower crane is mobile and also two crawler cranes for the jumbo outer colums i need NYGuy to see if this is correct ? this site is gettin so exciting :)

http://www.earthcam.com/clients/grou...groundZero.swf

I'm finally home, and will get down to the site as soon as I can, probably a day or so. It will be interesting to see a third crane finally go up at the site. Also, another crane is supposed to be installed at the Tower 4 site.

[Dac150]

I was in the area just yesterday, and I could both see and hear tons of activity, especially around One WTC. I don’t know quite what to make from that Daily News article, but from what I witnessed yesterday I find that nine year timeframe farfetched. Besides, I’m more of a NY Post guy.;)

[RoldanTTLB]

The stuff "installed" today at 1WTC is not exactly steel. There's a little bit on the bottom, but then there's a series of bridge plates on top of that, and then many many wooden beams across the two sets of plates. All of this is for the crawler crane that will be used to assist with the installation of the extra heavy perimeter columns. I was over there today, but didn't have my camera. They have a few more levels to pour on the north side now that the overhang has been completely cut away. Once they get that side to ground level, there will be another crawler crane over there as well. They're also well along on the rebar for the final pour to get the north core level with the south core. It is likely that by September both cores will have steel to the 100ft level and exterior columns will be going up.

[uaarkson]

I wonder if the steel beams being used to support the crawler platform will be later used on the tower itself?

[NYguy]

I don’t know quite what to make from that Daily News article,

Keep in mind that report didn't come from the Daily News. It was just reported in the Daily News and other sources.

[NYguy]

These are from wtc.com (dated July 31)

http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/115775945/large.jpg


http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/115775945/original.jpg


http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/115776021/original.jpg

[uaarkson]

Wow. I never realized that the north core is way bigger than the south core.

[meh_cd]

It isn't really bigger, it just has that extra portion on the eastern side of the lobby. I'd post a link to the lobby plan but photobucket is down right now. It's kind of weird - the dimensions of the core appear the same on the plan but the southeast portion doesn't have that extra blast wall like the northeast portion.

[RockMont]

Keep in mind that report didn't come from the Daily News. It was just reported in the Daily News and other sources.



Nevertheless, that's pretty irresponsible reporting by the Daily News, that is if there isn't any truth to that rumour.

[Dac150]

The second picture is like an ocean of construction. Pretty amazing.

[NYguy]

Nevertheless, that's pretty irresponsible reporting by the Daily News, that is if there isn't any truth to that rumour.

Not really. The report actually exists, and the newspaper just reported it. It's not reported as fact, just the findings of the report. It's basically the same as that report that suggested the other towers woudn't be completed for 30 years. It's all a part of the discussion. Read correctly, it shouldn't be taken as fact.

[NYguy]

The second picture is like an ocean of construction. Pretty amazing.

Yet, there are people who insists there's no work going on...:shrug:


http://www.nypost.com/seven/08062009/news/regionalnews/freedom_is_rising__pa_183202.htm

FREEDOM IS RISING: PA

By TOM TOPOUSIS
August 6, 2009

Facing a blistering attack from Mayor Bloomberg over Ground Zero delays, Port Authority officials yesterday insisted that they've met virtually all of their rebuilding milestones for the second quarter of the year, including work on the Freedom Tower.

Also known as 1 WTC, the Freedom Tower is on schedule for its 2013 completion, officials from the PA and builder, Tishman Construction, said yesterday, despite claims earlier this week that the tower is years behind schedule.

"One World Trade Center will be completed by 2013 in accordance with the current schedule that Tishman assisted the Port Authority in creating. Steel is already rising above street level and is visible along West Street," said Tishman spokesman John Gallagher.

______________________________________________________

http://panynj.com/AboutthePortAuthority/PressCenter/PressReleases/PressRelease/index.php?id=1279

Prospective 3rd Quarter 2009 milestones:

-Concrete Slabs to Grade Substantially Complete.
-Place Concrete at Shear Walls - 1st lift Above Ground.
-Complete Demolition of Vesey Street.
-Tower Steel Erection Begins

Prospective 4th Quarter 2009 milestones:

-Start Erection of Tower Steel.
-Erect Tier 2 - Floors 2M and 3 - Perimeter.
-Jump Crane onto Steel at North Core.
-Place Concrete on Deck at 2nd and 2M Floors.

[talltowers08]

Press Releases
PORT AUTHORITY RELEASES SECOND QUARTER MILESTONE REPORT ON WORLD TRADE CENTER REBUILDING
Date: Aug 05, 2009
Press Release Number: 100
Work Already Under Way on Third Quarter Milestones That Will Bring Most of Western Half of WTC Site Up to Street Level

The Port Authority today released its latest quarterly milestone report announcing that it has met 19 of 20 second-quarter 2009 rebuilding milestones. Milestones for the second quarter included: the installation of more than 2,400 tons of steel for the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, the equivalent of 20 Statues of Liberty; the installation of 1,250 cubic yards of concrete - the equivalent of six miles of New York City sidewalk - bringing the plaza and main entrance of One World Trade Center to street level; and, competitively bid one of the largest and most critical work packages for the World Trade Center Transportation Hub.

[NYguy]

More specifics on the coming construction from the quarterly report...
http://www.panynj.gov/wtcprogress/pdf/2Q2009_Report.pdf

As the Port Authority looks ahead to next Quarter, we will continue to be confronted with a number of challenges....In addition, the perimeter steel of One World Trade will begin rising above street level, which signals progress to be sure, but also poses significant logistical challenges. Some of these columns are 60 feet tall and weigh up to 70 tons each. This will require a tremendous amount of coordination, which our Office of Program Logistics will lead the effort on.

Removal of approximately 100 feet out of a total of 380 feet of Vesey Street has allowed for installation to continue on the remainder of One World Trade
Center’s exterior columns and completion of basement deck in the area. All asbestos was removed from this area of street, which was already inside the
fenced-off project area and does not affect pedestrian movements.

Place Concrete at Shear Walls – 1st Lift Above Ground
This is the 1st lift above ground for the North Core Shear Walls. This will enable the contractor to complete the North Core shear wall 2nd lift above ground and meet up with the level of the South Core shear wall.

Tower Steel Erection Begins
This steel will be the next level of columns that will outline the limits of 1WTC.
They will be placed on top of the columns sections that are currently just above street level.

Erect Tier 2 – Floors 2M & 3 – Perimeter
After all the perimeter steel is erected at Tier 1, 2nd Floor; then the Tier 2 steel erection will take place that covers the 2nd Floor Mezzanine and the 3rd Floor.

Place Concrete on Deck at 2nd & 2M Floors
This will be the first concrete placement on elevated deck to be built above Ground Level that will be visible from the street and it covers the 2nd Floor and 2nd Floor Mezzanine elevations.

[RockMont]

At the rate things are going now, there would be three or more Freedom Towers, by 2018, so what are all the complaints about?

[NYguy]

Update from morrongiello (http://www.flickr.com/photos/morrongiello/3791998331/sizes/l/)

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nachlaot (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11525608@N03/3795207712/sizes/l/)

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[meh_cd]

At the rate things are going now, there would be three or more Freedom Towers, by 2018, so what are all the complaints about?

I wouldn't be surprised if we did see a twin rising up somewhere on the site, be it at the Tower 2, 3, or 5 site. Especially if Silverstein loses out on this entire deal. I love the design of Towers 2 and 3, but this fight is just getting ridiculous.

Oh, and here's that floorplan I wanted to post.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/meh_cd/wtc/NEW%20wtc/FTRelatedImages_12.jpg

[Aleks]

WTC core (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/meh_cd/wtc/NEW%20wtc/FTRelatedImages_12.jpg)

That core is humongous! And the walls are so thick! I've never visited the site but from the look of those revolving doors I'd say some of those walls are at east 4 feet thick.

[speedy1979]

It appears as if the entrances facing Vessy and Fulton Streets have some kind of partition immediately behind the swivel doors. Is that a safety measure? A blast wall/curtain maybe? To deflect the force of an explosion away from the elevators/stairs.

[RoldanTTLB]

Massive. Everything about this is big...

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_3T08TVQ0h2g/SnuJs3sYVaI/AAAAAAAADDo/wv1uOVMRKPI/s800/DSC01934.JPG

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_3T08TVQ0h2g/SnuKZlJSOMI/AAAAAAAADEk/onUZIl2o_gg/s800/DSC01951.JPG

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_3T08TVQ0h2g/SnuKdWnOQHI/AAAAAAAADEo/w7WMmVtcsaA/s800/DSC01952.JPG

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_3T08TVQ0h2g/SnuKia0jBGI/AAAAAAAADEs/KGOXbn13zIg/s800/DSC01953.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_3T08TVQ0h2g/SnuKng4bZiI/AAAAAAAADEw/a9bAiw7L7S4/s800/DSC01954.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_3T08TVQ0h2g/SnuKsHXV3WI/AAAAAAAADE0/Rph29IyCplE/s800/DSC01956.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_3T08TVQ0h2g/SnuKydFw2xI/AAAAAAAADE4/agWLw-2c96o/s800/DSC01957.JPG

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_3T08TVQ0h2g/SnuK3q2BRJI/AAAAAAAADFA/s6OVLRjuKUQ/s800/DSC01958.JPG

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_3T08TVQ0h2g/SnuK8lb6TOI/AAAAAAAADFE/m2-P3-o_eu0/s800/DSC01959.JPG

[NYguy]

More from today...

AUGUST 6, 2009

1.
http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/115804071/large.jpg

2.
http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/115804123/large.jpg

3.
http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/115804139/large.jpg

4.
http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/115804143/large.jpg

5.
http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/115804147/large.jpg

6. Vesey Street columns exposed...

http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/115804158/large.jpg

7.
http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/115804170/large.jpg

8.
http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/115804182/large.jpg

9.
http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/115804184/large.jpg

10.
http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/115804204/large.jpg

11. Freedom's debut on the skyline from the harbor...;)

http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/115804211/large.jpg

12.
http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/115804215/large.jpg

[pattali]

^^ Welcome home NyGuy !

[Lecom]

It appears as if the entrances facing Vessy and Fulton Streets have some kind of partition immediately behind the swivel doors. Is that a safety measure? A blast wall/curtain maybe? To deflect the force of an explosion away from the elevators/stairs.

Yep. But that partition will be covered with some material that's... well... trippy, to say the least. It's a silvery reflective material that reflects colors totally different from what they really are, a luninous panel of a classy and restrained yet very psychedelic nature. Kinda like you know, those berries that change the way things taste yet keep the tastes really vivid? Same here, but with color. I've seen a mockup of that material three years ago. Whatever light shines on it, it's reflected as a seemingly random different shade - green is reflected as purple, red is reflected as green, etc. I'd just stand there, sip on some coffee, look at the others mess around with the lighting effects on a 1x1 foot sample panel, and that was already a trippy experience. Imagine an 80 foot wall of that thing.

Great shots btw.

[philvia]

i think that is the best update in the history of this project! :P thanks

[NYguy]

^^ Welcome home NyGuy !

Thank you sir...

One more from yesterday...

http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/115825231/large.jpg

[NYCLuver]

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t263/DKNY617/IMG_0536.jpg

[Acer1]

Looks like that crawler to install the outer steel beams just showed up.
http://archives.earthcam.com/archives5/ecnetwork/us/ny/nyc/gzmpr/gzrobotic1.jpg

I had hoped that the steel brought in the last few days was for the south core. I mean, it's been nothing but concrete, rebar, concrete, rebar, concrete all year long. Been viewing this site since March 09 and I've been getting kinda agitated by the lack of steel so far in this project. They even took steel down on Fulton & Vesey street!

I don't know much about the specifics on how this thing is going to be made but is it true the inner core will be concrete enclosed all the way to the top? If so, they only seem to jump 2-3 times a year. How are they going to speed that part up?

That and how do they install steel beams on the south core which has been I would guess only concrete and rebar up to this point? Will it just be slid in to one of the jumps with concrete poured around it or bolted down on top of a core? Just seems odd they didn't install steel all the way from the ground going up.

[Puzzlecraft]

Anticipations builds for big steel to the sky!

http://www.custompuzzlecraft.com/temp/20090808_WTC1_crane3.gif

:cheers:

[meh_cd]

That thing is going to have a huge reach. Maybe someone who knows anything about cranes can correct me, but it looks like one of the largest on site. Comparable to the huge red one near the T4 site. Compare the counterweights on this one to those on the white one to the top left.

[NYguy]

The excitement continues to build...


wforan21 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/15282330@N06/3798041858/sizes/l/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2528/3798041858_a8fb86d2e8_b.jpg


tylerreames (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tylerreames/3768242232/sizes/l/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3600/3768242232_7cd7d10ae7_b.jpg

[[SP]Neo]

isn't the wtc1 too far away from the others in this render?

[Plokoon11]

I'm guessing that last picture shows tube hoses that carry concrete up! And the crane is what we need and its making me excited!

[Nei!l]

Has anyone noticed this at http://www.wtc.com/? I noticed it just now.

Not exactly related to construction but unusual nonetheless.

http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp16/Nutane_bucket/WTCcomhacked-1.jpg?t=1249774572

[meh_cd]

Happens to many sites, hopefully there wasn't any permanent damage. Probably just some stupid teenager.

[uakoops]

That thing is going to have a huge reach. Maybe someone who knows anything about cranes can correct me, but it looks like one of the largest on site. Comparable to the huge red one near the T4 site. Compare the counterweights on this one to those on the white one to the top left.

I think it's actually the same one that was down in the memorial pit until recently. They then had it at the south end of the site for a while. They may be putting a different boom/jib combo on it now though.

<edit> Just took another look...it's a different one. This one has a red body, the other one was white just like the one near West Street.

[CGII]

Hmmmm....

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/4927/nywtcwo23.jpg

[talltowers08]

http://www.earthcam.com/clients/groundzero/groundZero.swf

[Dr. Taco]

:cheers: to this building :)

[Plokoon11]

I got a question what are they doing to the main building protection/core compared to the old twin tower design/core?

[Duffstuff129]

I got a question what are they doing to the main building protection/core compared to the old twin tower design/core?

As you can see, 1WTC is support by a central core, as opposed to external columns like the Twins. That vastly oversimplifies it, but essesntially, one is on the outside, another is on the inside.

[Lecom]

Hmmmm....

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/4927/nywtcwo23.jpg

There's no way 4WTC is that short in comparison to 1 Liberty Plaza and the rest of Downtown. The tower's essentially 1000 feet tall, it should rise well over every other rooftop and spire in Downtown.

[Duffstuff129]

1. Download Patrick's New WTC model from the 3D Warehouse in SKetchup
2. Place in correct position in Google Earth
3. Decide if those Photoshops are right
4. ?????
5. PROFIT!

[Pizzuti]

What's that new curved tower in the World Financial Center? I've never come across any news about that.

[uakoops]

What's that new curved tower in the World Financial Center? I've never come across any news about that.

That's the new Goldman Sachs building, just North of WFC.

[CHAPINM1]

Hmmmm....

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/4927/nywtcwo23.jpg

Don't forget, that in real life this will look so much better, PLUS Beekman Place will be in there too!!! No need to worry, 2 and 3 will be in the mix eventually with the possibility of extended heights if they land strong tenants.

[talltowers08]

big red the crane is moving about