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

[Puzzlecraft]

uaarkson - I completely missed it. Nice.

[westmc9th]

anything supposed to happen does anyone know today. I heared more core steel for both sides north and south and more of the smaller interior columns nothing major

[J.M.]

So I dont know exactly how green buildings are built, like how the building is green, and im wondering if any of that has been put into this yet.

[meh_cd]

anything supposed to happen does anyone know today. I heared more core steel for both sides north and south and more of the smaller interior columns nothing major

They're installing steel on the core and more of the vertical columns on the exterior.

[Dirty Sandpit]

So what are the normal working hours for this construction project?

[NYguy]

Been busy the past few days, but a visit to the site is in order...

Here's an update from morrongiello (http://www.flickr.com/photos/morrongiello/4080976388/sizes/l/) (Nov 6)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2615/4080976388_23357e762d_b.jpg


Superrad (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kristinhoppe/4079418644/sizes/l/)

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[larry141094]

I can't wait to see the glass on this! its sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo exciting! :banana: :banana: :haha: :haha: :haha:

[westmc9th]

How tall does everyone think this will be November of 2010 how much progress will towers 2 3 and 4 have

[New Skyline]

:previous: One World Trade Center Must be at least 450! feet by then, I assume so..

[BStyles]

How tall does everyone think this will be November of 2010 how much progress will towers 2 3 and 4 have
Lets see....by adding the numbers, we can conclude this:

-1WTC is at approximately 125-130 feet with the new core steel. They probably won't finish the base until the start of next year, given the weather is on our side.

-The first office floor is at level 20, the floors will rise each week according to the PA's floor-a-week schedule, so by the end of 2010 we should have 52 floors(because of course, there are 52 weeks in a year).

-Going into 2011: There are 70 office floors in the entire building, with only 18 left to go(18 weeks in translation), then there are a series of mechanical floors. Then comes the roof, and all of its utilities, including the massive three-story communications ring, and the even larger 408 foot-high spire, which will probably be lifted into place by one of the tower cranes, or jacked up(that's a better alternative, since the tower cranes are centered within the core, unlike the tower's predecessor, which had four cranes positioned in the edges of it's rectangular core). The tower's roof height should top out in May of 2011, and the spire should be erected a few months after that. But it looks like everything's on schedule.

-Tower 4 should have topped out at the same time or in early 2012, and as for towers 2 and 3....well since their foundations tie into Calatrava's transit hub, the PA has to build, finance, or do whatever the hell it takes to get these towers moving. Hopefully they'll be more than halfway there by the time Tower 4 tops out in 2011.

[NYguy]

Angie (http://www.flickr.com/photos/awholelotofnothing/4064651392/sizes/l/)

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[canadate]

I have a pro flickr account that you can host them on if need be. PM me if you'd like to do so.

Thanks for the offer, that'd be great. How would we do that though? would I e-mail them to you?

[NewYorker2009]

The tower's roof height should top out in May of 2011, and the spire should be erected a few months after that. But it looks like everything's on schedule.

According to the PA Schedule, One World Trade's rooftop will top out Fall 2011 so we'll see what happens.

[The North One]

According to the PA Schedule, One World Trade's rooftop will top out Fall 2011 so we'll see what happens.

what? i thought it was 2013???

[drewmandan]

I think 2013 is the opening. The top out is just when the steel literally hits roof height.

[Duffstuff129]

I'm sure this has been posted already, but here's the cladding mockup:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/meh_cd/wtc/NEW%20wtc/09freedom-650-1.jpg

From wtc.com

The quality of this glass makes me at least 10 times more excited for this tower. It looks so good. :cool:

[Pizzuti]

According to the PA Schedule, One World Trade's rooftop will top out Fall 2011 so we'll see what happens.

That means we're gonna score about a floor per week? That seems to be just a bit faster than how fast the tower is growing today, which is what you'd expect because the base has a lot more to it than the ordinary office floors will.

However, I'm surprised they can get the whole tower up in 2 years but that it will take 2 more years just to open it after that point. That means that the interior walls and carpeting, etc take as long to install as the whole rest of the tower?


It looks like they'll top out at almost exactly the 10th anniversary of 9/11. I don't know if that's a correlation you'd want to intentionally make or a correlation you'd want to intentionally avoid.

[george]

^Judging from the mockup, this is going to being a stunning tower.^

[CalibratedZeus]

That means we're gonna score about a floor per week? That seems to be just a bit faster than how fast the tower is growing today, which is what you'd expect because the base has a lot more to it than the ordinary office floors will.

However, I'm surprised they can get the whole tower up in 2 years but that it will take 2 more years just to open it after that point. That means that the interior walls and carpeting, etc take as long to install as the whole rest of the tower?


It looks like they'll top out at almost exactly the 10th anniversary of 9/11. I don't know if that's a correlation you'd want to intentionally make or a correlation you'd want to intentionally avoid.

From seeing past high-rises go up, once the exterior cladding is up, work on the inside of that floor will begin. So when the skeleton of say the 50th floor is done and they are moving up, the bottom floors will have been started on the interior work.

Still figuring the size of the tower, I would say about a year extra for the finishing touches depending on how fast they can do the insides.

[SkyscrapersOfNewYork]

this is going to be the most beautiful tower in the world when built....not only for design but for its meaning.....

Long Live The World Trade Center!!!!

[NYguy]

What a week. Took a stroll around the site Sunday. It was nice to have the area back after the millions of fans Downtown on Friday, like getting your home back after a large group of family members leaves. Glad they came, but the peace is...:tup:

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[A-town]

Those are going to be some tall ceilings.

[BStyles]

Ah....I love the fact that they hung the original WTC banner on the new 1WTC. That is just priceless.

What I would love to see get done when the complex is finished, is the original banners for the Mall At The World Trade Center. That's an interesting sight to see.

[sask1982]

What a week. Took a stroll around the site Sunday. It was nice to have the area back after the millions of fans Downtown on Friday, like getting your home back after a large group of family members leaves. Glad they came, but the peace is...:tup:


Thank you for the great photo update! I'm thinking that by the time I get an opportunity to get to NYC (from Saskatchewan, Canada), the 1WTC will hopefully be finished. I'm planning on 2012 or 2013, so that should be perfect timing.

[rich_200]

Great update as always!

[wco]

Pure awesome! Thanks!

[RoldanTTLB]

Nice photos NYGuy.

So I finally bought a new camera, and of course the first day I have a chance to use it is some crazy air emergency here in NY, so I'm not able to show off in the slightest. I also need to look into the storage space to upload the 10 megapixel images instead of the 2 megapixel ones that picasa prefers (and then the 1 mp photos I can link to, ugh!). If you can imagine, this photo is way WAY bigger. If anyone wants originals to any of my photos going forward, drop me a PM.

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_3T08TVQ0h2g/Svhbk_Ia2SI/AAAAAAAADqc/T57lFx-CXi4/s1600/IMG_0017.JPG

[RockMont]

Thank you for the great photo update! I'm thinking that by the time I get an opportunity to get to NYC (from Saskatchewan, Canada), the 1WTC will hopefully be finished. I'm planning on 2012 or 2013, so that should be perfect timing.

It should be finished by this time of the year in 2013.

[westmc9th]

WOO my friend paul works on the site and says that within the next 2 months by the end of january or febuary the base will be up and possibly the first real floors started

[RoldanTTLB]

anything supposed to happen this week nothing happened today

What huh? They've already put quite a bit of steel up this morning. What do you mean by something? If you mean a milestone like glass starting, no, we're 6 months+ from that. If you mean the next floor about the east side, I suspect the tower will pull to even all the way around before it goes higher, but they have been adding to the core on the east side about the 4th floor.

[westmc9th]

i mean in general anything to notice

[banned]

Nice photos NYGuy.

So I finally bought a new camera, and of course the first day I have a chance to use it is some crazy air emergency here in NY,

What was the emergency?

[westmc9th]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/43913970@N04/4090732098/

NEW PIC FROM TODAY

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[Dirty Sandpit]

This may sound like a dumb question but aren't they done with the big red cranes since all the large 70 ton perimeter columns are in place? Or are they installing more big columns down the road?

[NYguy]

http://www.panynj.gov/wtcprogress/milestones.html

A detailed look at the PA's schedule for the Freedom Towers keeps with a 2011 topping out, with completion of the curtain wall around the third quarter of 2012 (beginning summer 2010). The building will be complete by the end of 2013.


A little more on next quarter (winter) milestones...
http://www.panynj.gov/wtcprogress/pdf/3Q2009_Report.pdf

•Steel Erection Complete – 20th Floor
By the 1st Quarter of 2010, steel erection should reach the 20th floor level. It is at this level – above the reinforced base of 1WTC – that the construction of the typical floor sections begin.

•West Street – Water, Sewer and Fire Services Complete
These represent the connection of major utility services to One World Trade Center, which will provide the building with domestic water, water for the sprinkler system, and connection to the City’s sewer system.

•Concrete Core & Slabs Complete – 3rd Floor
The Concrete Contractor will complete this core work, having waited for the Steel Contractor to advance work enough to create an appropriate lag. The concrete core and slab placement for the 3rd floor will occur once the steel installation is sufficiently ahead in order to ensure uninterrupted work.

[GarCastle]

I'm sure this has been posted already, but here's the cladding mockup:

From wtc.com

The quality of this glass makes me at least 10 times more excited for this tower. It looks so good. :cool:


Not to a buzzkill, but wasn't the prototype glass made by Pittsburgh Glass at great expense and the contract went to someone else who then offshored it to be have the glass made in China? Even if it is somehow made to the save technical specs, it will probably have those little stickers telling you to "Wash your hands after touching it" rofl.

[meh_cd]

Nice photos NYGuy.

So I finally bought a new camera, and of course the first day I have a chance to use it is some crazy air emergency here in NY, so I'm not able to show off in the slightest. I also need to look into the storage space to upload the 10 megapixel images instead of the 2 megapixel ones that picasa prefers (and then the 1 mp photos I can link to, ugh!). If you can imagine, this photo is way WAY bigger. If anyone wants originals to any of my photos going forward, drop me a PM.



I recommend a pro Flickr account. It's worth it, especially if you have a nice camera.

[TwinTowersForever]

Looks nice. So according to the quarterly reports the tower should be done to the 20th floor by the end of the first quarter of 2010 is that right?

[evanmack]

Looks Awesome!

[Crush_Buds]

That cladding mockup really does make me even more excited to see this building go up. Thanks for sharing it.

[RoldanTTLB]

What was the emergency?

Not exactly sure. We work with Clean Air New York and they issued one yesterday. It may be tough to tell from the photos, but there was a thick smog in the air all day yesterday. It seemed like we were in LA. Brooklyn was just a yellow smear.

This may sound like a dumb question but aren't they done with the big red cranes since all the large 70 ton perimeter columns are in place? Or are they installing more big columns down the road?

They are done, but the large cranes will be assisting until the tower is tall enough to mount the third and final crane on the exterior of the building.

Not to a buzzkill, but wasn't the prototype glass made by Pittsburgh Glass at great expense and the contract went to someone else who then offshored it to be have the glass made in China? Even if it is somehow made to the save technical specs, it will probably have those little stickers telling you to "Wash your hands after touching it" rofl.

Not sure who did the prototype, but my understanding is that the glass has been outsourced to China and is being made and shipped back.

I recommend a pro Flickr account. It's worth it, especially if you have a nice camera.

Thank you! It's a Canon s90, which is basically a G11 with a smaller body and no swivel screen. It takes incredible macro shots. I cant wait for the air to clear here to see how it does outside. I'm growing tired of taking 10mp shots and ultimately posting 1mp shots here.

Looks nice. So according to the quarterly reports the tower should be done to the 20th floor by the end of the first quarter of 2010 is that right?

Yes, it looks that way.

[RoldanTTLB]

From this morning. Picasa appears to have just started allowing 1600px images to be embedded. Let's see if this works...

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[CalibratedZeus]

Looks like they have started pouring the core's concrete from that picture. Sure is a giant web of steel in there....

[westmc9th]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/43913970@N04/4093144709/

PIC FROM TODAY

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[NYguy]

Looks nice. So according to the quarterly reports the tower should be done to the 20th floor by the end of the first quarter of 2010 is that right?

That is correct.


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[NYguy]

Couple of extras from Sunday...

http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/119259746/large.jpg


http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/119259813/original.jpg

[jddar]

Couple of extras from Sunday...

Wow! They have done quite a lot since Sunday. For a long time, noticeable progress wasn't easily discerned and I was checking 1WTC progress every 2-3 months. Now, I follow this thread, the one on Wired New York, and the earthcam.com every day.

[westmc9th]

new steel deleivered this morning not much major steel just the inside tier columns

[george]

Such an amazing project/ undertaking. With all the Chicago projects TO & wrapping up, WTC is currently the favorite to watch.

[uakoops]

new steel deleivered this morning not much major steel just the inside tier columns

Tier 3 perimeter columns going up!!!!!

[westmc9th]

Tier 3 perimeter columns going up!!!!!

woooo and a lot of it plus steel going up on the western side!!! just working away today!!!!!

I will be extremly sad when the red cranes leave so how many more cranes will be coming to the tower

[bkraig4life]

Steel goes up on the west side! Steel goes up on the south side! This is much fun!

[westmc9th]

Steel goes up on the west side! Steel goes up on the south side! This is much fun!

NOPE now the east, west and south woooo lots of steel

[Puzzlecraft]

Most of the red columns look to be the thinner slightly interior "plenum" steel columns, just one outer column up, appropriately placed near the flags this Veteran's Day. Happiness is four cranes kicking butt, lol.

[Puzzlecraft]

Big cross beam just went in, connecting the first new level outer column to the core. :cheers:

[BStyles]

:previous: Ah, they're jumping the gun again. Putting in one random column when the other side of the building isn't finished. Plus all the new plenum columns on the east side. I wonder if this tower will ever catch up with itself....

Btw the Manitowoc 18000 is so large that the crane hook looks like an anchor.:haha:

[TwinTowersForever]

This might be a dumb question, but the exterior columns, what are they going to do to fill in between them? Like steel or concrete? Then im assuming that is what they will put the glass on

[NYguy]

Looking sweet...

Update from morrongiello (http://www.flickr.com/photos/morrongiello/4096168046/sizes/l/) (Nov 11)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2769/4096168046_b9a05de480_b.jpg

[Zensteeldude]

This might be a dumb question, but the exterior columns, what are they going to do to fill in between them? Like steel or concrete? Then im assuming that is what they will put the glass on

From the ground floor to the 3rd floor (the floor where all the diagonal columns start branching) they well pour blast walls as protection against truck bombs. Above the 3rd floor it's all prismatic glass curtain wall, no further structural steel needs to be added.

Great pics everybody, I love seeing the prints become reality !

[theWatusi]

Excellent progress! And as always, thanks for your insight Zen.

[stormkingfan]

Thanks for the photos, for the update. I haven't been able to get up there lately.

I look at the photos and I'm like, "Deja vu! Back to the late 60's." lol

[Shantytown Architect]

What's the floor space of the new 1 WTC compared to that of both twin towers?

[westmc9th]

wooo BREAKIN NEWS: New steel delievered this morning i believe outer columns and alot of the inside columns

[J.M.]

wooo BREAKIN NEWS

I hope you dont want to work for a news station

As for the news, It seems as if we got a lot of steel coming in and some rapid development. I just can't wait for the base to be done, but it's also worth the wait.

[NYguy]

What's the floor space of the new 1 WTC compared to that of both twin towers?

The floorspace of the Freedom Tower is roughly 2/3 that of one of the Twin Towers.

[uakoops]

I hope you dont want to work for a news station

As for the news, It seems as if we got a lot of steel coming in and some rapid development. I just can't wait for the base to be done, but it's also worth the wait.

Rotten weather next couple of days..... :( :( :( :( :( :(

[TwinTowersForever]

it better not rain!!! Anyways it looks as if they are puttin an exterior column up on the far side if im correct. maybe not, but the crane was lifting a big piece of steel

[uaarkson]

Well, no more steel for today.

[Wheelingman04]

What a sight to behold. I was in those towers several times 2 months before they collapsed. That is something I will live with forever.

[TwinTowersForever]

Well, no more steel for today.

:'( is it the weather?

[NYguy]

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[Zapatan]

hey zensteeldude,

do you know what esactly are the heights are of floors 100 to 102 from the blueprints and what each will contain? If i´m not mistaken there are restaurants and observatories..

thanks

[meh_cd]

hey zensteeldude,

do you know what esactly are the heights are of floors 100 to 102 from the blueprints and what each will contain? If i´m not mistaken there are restaurants and observatories..

thanks

I'm not Zen, but I can answer at least part of your question using plans that he has posted in the past.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/meh_cd/wtc/NEW%20wtc/Picture14.jpg

[WonderlandPark]

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but looking at that above, 1577' is considerably above roof height (1368'). Is there going to be an obs. deck within the spire? (OB DECK INTERIOR T/SLAB 1577'-10")

[Zapatan]

Thanks meh cd

wonderlandpark, you subtract 311 feet from the numbers

88th floor = 1093
89th floor = 1107
90th floor = 1130

100 = 1240
101 = 1254
102 = 1266

the ceilings are pretty small above the 100th floor

not bad, I think the old wtc´s highest occupied floors were around 1290 so hardly a difference.

[WonderlandPark]

Subtract? Since the building is at sea level, usually that means 0 in a drawing. Even starting from the bottom of the pit you might take off -90 or something. Never heard of a building counting the piles as the starting elevation (which this must be doing, makes no sense otherwise)??

[GarCastle]

Subtract? Since the building is at sea level, usually that means 0 in a drawing. Even starting from the bottom of the pit you might take off -90 or something. Never heard of a building counting the piles as the starting elevation (which this must be doing, makes no sense otherwise)??

It's the standard in Manhattan, posted awhile ago. Based on the bedrock below the city?

[Zensteeldude]

Subtract? Since the building is at sea level, usually that means 0 in a drawing. Even starting from the bottom of the pit you might take off -90 or something. Never heard of a building counting the piles as the starting elevation (which this must be doing, makes no sense otherwise)??

First, thank you meh cd for your correct answer in my absence.

The confusion is due to the fact that ALL PA projects use a zero point 300 feet BELOW mean high tide at Battery Park Point. The PA does not like negative elevation figures. (Remember, they do tunnels as well)

As Zapatan stated, you must subtract 311 feet 2 inches from the elevations stated on the drawings.

The fininshed lobby floor well be exactly 311' 2" above the PA zero point. Or 11' 2 " above mean high tide at Battery Park Point.

[NYguy]

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[The North One]

http://www.tribecatrib.com/news/newsmarch09/030910wtctunnel.html

Pedestrian Tunnel Taking Shape at World Trade Center

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any new pics on this tunnel?

[Duffstuff129]

any new pics on this tunnel?

Things relating to the Transit Hub generally go in the Transit Hub thread:

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=158432

[hrisemiky]

nice to see it going up..love nyc..from calgary canada.

[SkyscrapersOfNewYork]

will construction start again 2morrow?

[Zapatan]

So if the 105th floor is the top of the glass building that means the last 3 are in the communications ring.

So if the thread title says 108 floors shouldn't it be changed to 1776´pinnacle 1402´roof? If not it should be changed to 105 floors

[Wheelingman04]

Will the observation deck be open air like the original WTC or an inside ob. deck?

[1ajs]

neat tunel

[westmc9th]

well its supposed to be beautiful today im praying the west will catch up today and then the east jump higher then they will probably add steel to the floor for the north and south

[NYguy]

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/serving_up_tower_lunches_TIU6It9Nz9FMwyT5oLfmcI

Serving up tower lunches

http://www.nypost.com/rw/nypost/2009/11/16/news/photos_stories/cropped/freedom_tower--300x300.jpg
Hardhats will soon be able get their grub at a special Subway shop that will rise
alongside construction cranes at the Freedom Tower site.


By TOM TOPOUSIS
November 16, 2009


Welcome to Ground Hero.

As the Freedom Tower makes its ascent into the city skyline, rising alongside it atop a crane will be a Subway sandwich shop that will turn out subs for hungry hardhats who can't spare the time to head back down to the street.

The shop, expected to be in place by the end of the month, will be fitted into a shipping container-like structure fixed to one of the tower cranes, alongside a bathroom and construction offices for the project managers.

The concession stand will rise with the tower, eventually stopping near the 105th floor -- at roughly the height of the old Twin Towers, or about as high as the former Windows on the World restaurant was, Port Authority officials said.

PA spokesman Steve Coleman said having the concession near the top of the construction project would speed up the work.

"This will allow construction workers to stay in the tower throughout their shift rather than having to go up and down," Coleman said.

The sandwich shop is being built at a steel-fabrication plant in South Plainfield, NJ, and will be installed at the Freedom Tower by the end of the month.

And workers will get a view along with their subs -- the concession stand will come with windows, Coleman said.

He added that the steel containers that will house the shop, bathroom and offices are also designed to provide structural support for the crane, connecting it with the tower's core as it rises.

"They will rise as the building rises," he said.

With 24 jumbo steel columns now in place, the tower, formally known as 1 World Trade Center, is finally making a dent in the skyline after years of work below street level.

PA officials expect that the 200-foot base will be done by February.

"The next year will bring recognizable progress to this signature building as the public sees it rise higher and higher. It will serve as a tangible reminder that the site is no longer a pit," PA Executive Director Chris Ward said.

Once the base is complete, officials expect that the tower will rise a floor a (week), till it tops out at 105 floors in December 2011. A spire will follow, bringing the tower to 1,776 feet.

[TwinTowersForever]

Will the observation deck be open air like the original WTC or an inside ob. deck?

It will be an inside observation deck only. Kinda suck but its all good

[colemonkee]

If they get the construction workers to sing the $5 Footlong song, the urge to sucker punch the entire Subway marketing team may be too strong to resist.

[Plokoon11]

Updates for today: The exterior skinny columns continued all around the newest floor, one tall beam on the side. And more decking installed on the floor of the new floor.

[NYguy]

If they get the construction workers to sing the $5 Footlong song, the urge to sucker punch the entire Subway marketing team may be too strong to resist.

Believe me, Subway will find some way to market their presence at the site...


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[westmc9th]

3 new truckloads of steel are seen at the freedom tower this morning maybe four i see the tip of some steel out of the shot! WOoo more steel should go up today and lots of it
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[TwinTowersForever]

3 new truckloads of steel are seen at the freedom tower this morning maybe four i see the tip of some steel out of the shot! WOoo more steel should go up today and lots of it
:notacrook: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

Awesome! Looks like some good progress so far today.

[37TimPPG]

If they get the construction workers to sing the $5 Footlong song, the urge to sucker punch the entire Subway marketing team may be too strong to resist.

Maybe a new "Freedom" Sub?:D

[NYguy]

Update from morrongiello (http://www.flickr.com/photos/morrongiello/4112031953/sizes/l/) (Nov 17)

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[sparky212]

wow it looks great. Lots of progress.

[theWatusi]

looks like the base is about 2/3 done at the highest point

[Zapatan]

sorry for repeating this post but if the building is 108 floors that means the roof is 1402 feet, that´s counting the crown floors

anyways, i´ll be up there in late december and i can´t wait to see this thing in person, the base might be almost finished by then!

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