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NYguy

Apr 26, 2010, 2:39 PM

I have to say this is my first time visiting the site and this thing is HUGE .

That's for sure. It's actually getting hard to photograph the whole thing now, unless from a distance.

A few more pics from Friday...not sure what's going on here, but it's where the west side plaza will be...

http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/123969282/large.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/78009053/large.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/123969289/original.jpg

Working inside the base...

http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/123969300/original.jpg

The presence is being felt all the way over on Church Street...

http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/123969311/original.jpg

JSsocal

Apr 26, 2010, 2:59 PM

That's for sure. It's actually getting hard to photograph the whole thing now, unless from a distance.

A few more pics from Friday...not sure what's going on here, but it's where the west side plaza will be...

http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/123969282/large.jpg

Are those holes planters for the trees?

JACKinBeantown

Apr 26, 2010, 3:08 PM

My guess is those holes are related to foundations for the stepped seating area next to the base of the building.

On another note, they're adding columns for the next floors.

theWatusi

Apr 26, 2010, 4:23 PM

Maybe they're there as "planters" for the trees?

Zensteeldude

Apr 26, 2010, 9:24 PM

If you look at the pic that Bucktown718 posted above, just above the first car on the left, peeking over the fence is this .
http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/af108/salschiano/1WTC/197.jpg
Photo by Sal Schiano over at WNY.

The "weight wagon" for the 18000's Max-ER kit, all 95,000 pound of it (860,000 when all the weights are added).

Nice shots NYGuy.

JSsocal, yes the holes are for trees. The design is a bit different from the rendering, there will be stainless grating around the trees.

NYguy

Apr 27, 2010, 12:52 AM

^ Eye popping...

Indescribable

Apr 27, 2010, 1:22 AM

You don't see tires like that very often.

Innsertnamehere

Apr 27, 2010, 1:22 AM

how big are those tires? 8-12 feet in diameter is my guess!!! :banana:

Zensteeldude

Apr 27, 2010, 1:48 AM

The manual states an overall hight of 11' 8" so I'm guessing the tires are about 10' 6".

This is a scale model, but it is a good indicator of the size.
http://www.bow-modellhandel.de/shop/catalog/images/PH05115_L.jpg
The real thing, Photo by NYatKnight at WNY.
http://wirednewyork.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=9192&d=1271263925

Boss-ton

Apr 27, 2010, 3:01 AM

Tower 7 really goes great with wtc1 the design is amazing for the smallest building in the complex, I cant wait to see how nice the other towers are when their complete.

Domamania

Apr 27, 2010, 3:06 AM

what are thoes tires for?

scalziand

Apr 27, 2010, 4:32 AM

^^They look like they're for the counterweights of the crawler crane.

BStyles

Apr 27, 2010, 1:03 PM

That's the MAX-ER for the crane. Basically it's a heavy duty trailer with more counterweights on top of it, attached to the back of the crane. It increases lifting capacity. It's also mobile(hence the wheels) so that the crane doesn't have to be stationary.

NYguy

Apr 27, 2010, 1:23 PM

The Port Authority could have done a reality show to see who will take charge of the Freedom Tower, with Donald Trump as host...

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/realestate/commercial/new_stake_in_the_sky_WQVgcujCksLoKYZJNJWODO

New stake in the sky

By STEVE CUOZZO
April 27, 2010

The field of developers chasing a stake in the Port Authority's 1 World Trade Center will be whittled down to a two- or three-horse race this week.

Of the four major developers vying for a piece of the world's most closely watched office tower project, sources said the Durst Organization, Related Cos. and Boston Properties are still in the game.

But "Hines is toast," one insider predicted of the Texas-based developer that also bid on the project.

The PA board is pressing the participants to deliver more details of their proposals ahead of a board meeting Thursday, sources said. Agency suits will take up Executive Director Chris Ward's recommendations in an executive session, but not necessarily at the public board meeting.

The PA hopes to complete a term-sheet with the winning bidder by June or July and finalize a deal by year's end.

It wasn't immediately clear why Hines is facing the chopping block. But sources had no doubt what doomed two other companies that put their hats in the ring, Brookfield and Vornado, which were dropped last month.

"Brookfield has hundreds of thousands of square feet coming on the market in the World Financial Center over the next few years," one source noted. "It's not the crisis it's been made out to be, but the PA believed that Brookfield's loyalties would be divided if they were also involved in moving space at 1 WTC."

As for Vornado, "The PA never got over 2001," a different insider said. The PA designated Vornado to buy the Twin Towers leasehold that spring, but Vornado chief Steve Roth changed his mind, leaving the PA to negotiate with developer Larry Silverstein.

A source said, "The PA blames Vornado for Larry," whom the agency regards as difficult.

Of course, while the PA thought Roth left the agency in the lurch, he blamed the PA, and Silverstein has always blamed the PA for the delays at Ground Zero.

But whoever's right, "The PA has the institutional memory of a cranky elephant," our mole put it.

The source noted that Brookfield and Vornado were in the 1 WTC talks in the first place "to bulk up the field. The PA wanted it to look like a feeding frenzy."

The partnership offering essentially calls for a $100 million to $150 million contribution in the $3 billion project. The private partner would play no role in construction, but take the lead in leasing, marketing and asset management.

Some of the contribution would be in cash up front, with the rest as commitments to future leasing costs, including brokers' commissions.

The deal wouldn't save the PA that much money. But it would allow the 2.6 million square-foot 1 WTC to cease being the "Port Authority's" and become Durst's or Related's or Boston's -- lending greater credibility in the private market.

The tower's structural steel, now up to about the 24th floor, makes an impressive sight over Ground Zero.

Cushman & Wakefield powerhouse Tara Stacom, the chief leasing agent, said the superstructure could rise as high as Silverstein's 7 WTC, also designed by architect David Childs, by year's end.

OneWorldTradeCenter

Apr 27, 2010, 1:31 PM

Construction update from wtc.com (originally from LowerManhattan.info). http://www.wtc.com/news/wtc-construction-update-april-2010

1 WTC

Steel and concrete installation and tower is up to the equivalent of the 24th floor and rising.

Superstructure steel now being installed

Both the south and north cores are now being erected as the structure rises
Final concrete installation on the sub-grade structure, including the surrounding plaza

Utility installation and tie-ins

Crews are coordinating substructure construction while maintaining PATH service

T-Mac

Apr 27, 2010, 5:04 PM

Morrongiello hasn't posted any new photos yet on his flickr account. Last photos were uploaded on April 12th.

OneWorldTradeCenter

Apr 27, 2010, 5:06 PM

Domamania

Apr 27, 2010, 5:13 PM

seems to me pretty soon the openings for the corner windows will be up.

OneWorldTradeCenter

Apr 27, 2010, 5:17 PM

seems to me pretty soon the openings for the corner windows will be up.

First windows will be installed during the third quarter of 2010. That means in summer!:cheers:

steveve

Apr 27, 2010, 7:59 PM

First windows will be installed during the third quarter of 2010. That means in summer!:cheers:

Can't wait! this thing is literally a block of steel up until then! :haha:

Domamania

Apr 27, 2010, 8:12 PM

i was wondering the whole day with the new steel that was just added on how tall is the tower now compare to the original tower 1 now. like if anybody could get a pic of the old tower 1 and draw a line to where the current height of tower 1v2 is compare to it.

NYguy

Apr 28, 2010, 1:06 AM

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/realestate/commercial/new_stake_in_the_sky_WQVgcujCksLoKYZJNJWODO

By STEVE CUOZZO
April 27, 2010

Cushman & Wakefield powerhouse Tara Stacom, the chief leasing agent, said the superstructure could rise as high as Silverstein's 7 WTC, also designed by architect David Childs, by year's end.

Looking forward to this tower surpassing 7 WTC and becoming the tallest Downtown shortly after...

sw5710

Apr 28, 2010, 3:59 AM

Has the core reached the top of the red steel yet?

NYguy

Apr 28, 2010, 1:20 PM

uminarampart (http://www.flickr.com/photos/35672655@N00/4544713092/sizes/l/)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4544713092_acdb9e01b3_b.jpg

banned

Apr 28, 2010, 2:50 PM

However, one update from the live camera (source: wtc.progress com:http://www.panynj.gov/wtcprogress/live-camera.html)

http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/7564/1wtc27042010.jpg

More steel is going up right now on the eastern portion of the tower.
Why is the quality of this webcam image so poor? It's been like that since they started this cam a few weeks ago.

OneWorldTradeCenter

Apr 28, 2010, 3:03 PM

Why is the quality of this webcam image so poor? It's been like that since they started this cam a few weeks ago.

Yes it looks not very good. However.

One question I have: How high is the heighest floor of the tower. CTBUH says 400m, but I think 406m is the correct figure, when I have a look at that image posted by NYGuy???

BStyles

Apr 28, 2010, 4:57 PM

It looks like that camera lens needs a good cleaning, that's all. It's probably because it's on a flat surface and all the water splashes up onto the lens. When the water dries, it leaves spots. It may take a while before they send someone up there to do it though.

T-Mac

Apr 28, 2010, 5:09 PM

I know people were asking earlier about Morrongiello's photo. I have him marked as a contact on flickr and this one just came across as a new upload.
From Morrongiello at flickr:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3102/4558700062_6107f26f11_b.jpg

OneWorldTradeCenter

Apr 28, 2010, 5:16 PM

Lovely image! :tup: :worship:

I love that tower. And I'm glad to see it coming up, floor after floor...:cheers:

JACKinBeantown

Apr 28, 2010, 5:19 PM

Nice photo. It's taller than it is wide! (I know it already was, but now you can see it.)

OneWorldTradeCenter

Apr 28, 2010, 5:24 PM

Have a look at that amazing image posted by NYGuy in the Beekman Thread: View from Midtown and a crane of 1 WTC is visiable (right to 7 WTC). I can't wait to see the steel rising into that fantastic skyline:

image from flickr:http://www.flickr.com/photos/chris_knapp/4556356341/sizes/o/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3523/4556356341_c0a6e8a90d_b.jpg

Pizzuti

Apr 28, 2010, 5:24 PM

Why is the quality of this webcam image so poor? It's been like that since they started this cam a few weeks ago.

It looks like the camera is either wet or dirty. What probably happened is water spots formed and they haven't been wiped off.

colemonkee

Apr 28, 2010, 5:25 PM

Question for those in the know: you can clearly see work on the concrete blast wall in the south lobby. Will the other three entrances have similar blast walls?

Dac150

Apr 28, 2010, 5:36 PM

Wow, they’re really moving along with those new floors.

Bucktown718

Apr 28, 2010, 6:46 PM

Daaayyuuuummmm @ Morrongiello flick
Now it's rising towards the sky.

NewYorker2009

Apr 28, 2010, 6:53 PM

See The Redevelopment Of The WTC In 4-D

By Adam Balkin | April 28, 2010
NY1
An online software modeling system shows a prediction of how progress will be made with the redevelopment of the new World Trade Center. NY1's Technology reporter Adam Balkin filed the following report.

A software modeling system being used by the Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center, the organization charged with facilitating all of the construction south of Canal Street, is now offering a 4-D model of the redevelopment of the World Trade Center site. Like most software, it gives viewers a virtual glimpse at the future site's height, width and depth. There's also the fourth dimension of time, as the model predicts what will be constructed when.

"This program of Lower Manhattan is similar to any large program in its interdependencies, and you have to manage them. And to manage them, it helps if you can visualize them over time, and the 4-D helps you do that," says Robert Harvey of the LMCCC. "Allows you to extend drawings to the 3-D and then put time against it to be able to show the clashes, the interfaces, the areas that need to be dealt with to get the materials, the labor, the concrete, the steel, the trucks through this network to be able to rebuild the roadways at the same time."

The model can only estimate when certain elements will be completed, but it is a very sophisticated estimate. The 4-D model is primarily for construction coordination, but can also be used by anyone who lives, works, or visit Lower Manhattan to help navigate around the construction sites.

"People [will] be able to look at the website and push the time slider forward to see what streets will be out of commission, which lanes will be out of commission, which buildings will be at which stage of development, to be able to plan their lives around," says Harvey.

The LMCCC is right now integrating the 4-D model into its website at www.lowermanhattan.info.

For the Video Link check this out:

http://www.ny1.com/5-manhattan-news-content/117665/see-the-redevelopment-of-the-wtc-in-4-d

NYC4Life

Apr 28, 2010, 8:17 PM

Hopefully nobody will question the tower's progress after that photo.

Zensteeldude

Apr 28, 2010, 10:18 PM

Question for those in the know: you can clearly see work on the concrete blast wall in the south lobby. Will the other three entrances have similar blast walls?

No, the north entrance lobby well be almost a mirror of the south but the east and west entrances are much different.

The north and south entrances are for tenants and visitors. The west entrance is for the observation deck and restaurant and the east entrance is for access to the underground retail and the Transit Hub.

The east and west entrances do not have access to the tower core therefore they do not need the internal protection wall.

uaarkson

Apr 28, 2010, 10:46 PM

Is it possible to walk to one entrance from another? (from inside the tower)

For example, can you enter from the Southern entrance, and exit through the west? etc.

Zensteeldude

Apr 28, 2010, 11:21 PM

No, you can enter from the south and exit to the east, but not the west. Same thing with the north entrance.

uaarkson

Apr 29, 2010, 12:15 AM

So North, South, and East are all connected, but West is on its own?

JSsocal

Apr 29, 2010, 12:53 AM

I think that is the visitors entrance, and it is also where the escalators are down to the retail concourse.

colemonkee

Apr 29, 2010, 1:04 AM

Thank you for the explanation, Zensteeldude.

NYguy

Apr 29, 2010, 1:56 AM

No, you can enter from the south and exit to the east, but not the west. Same thing with the north entrance.

You can also see that here...

http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/117239882/original.jpg

NYguy

Apr 29, 2010, 2:06 AM

A little more on our favorite show, "Who wants the new WTC", although I think the more accurate name would be "The Biggest Hypocrite"...

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-04-28/choice-of-developer-as-wtc-partner-narrowed-to-three-update2-.html
Choice of Developer as WTC Partner Narrowed to Three

April 28, 2010
By Henry Goldman

Boston Properties Inc., the Durst Organization Inc. and Related Cos. are the finalists competing to invest in and manage One World Trade Center, said people familiar with the talks.

Boston Properties Chief Executive Officer Mortimer Zuckerman and Durst spokesman Jordan Barowitz confirmed their companies are in the running. Related’s participation was confirmed by a person at the company who is familiar with the talks and by an official at Port Authority of New York and New Jersey with knowledge of the competition, both of whom asked that their names be withheld.

The Port Authority, which owns the project site, will choose a partner by the end of May, said Christopher Ward, the agency’s executive director.

...“There are some projects that you do, not just to maximize the financial return, but also to establish another layer of credibility,” Zuckerman said today during a conference call on the company’s first-quarter earnings report. “It is a project of incredible cost, and will be an incredible icon for the city of New York.”

‘Dominant Building Downtown’

The $3 billion World Trade Center project “is going to be the dominant building downtown, both for the city but particularly for international tenants,” said Zuckerman, whose Boston-based company is the largest U.S. real-estate investment trust specializing in office space. “We will have a very, very limited investment that will be less than 4 percent of that total cost.”

Zuckerman’s company holds properties in Boston, midtown Manhattan, Washington and San Francisco. Related is a New York- based developer that owns assets valued at more than $12 billion, according to its Web site. Office towers built by Durst in its headquarters city of New York contain more than 9 million square feet of space, according to a statement on its Web site.

Marketing, Management Role

The financial investment has less importance to the agency than the role the developer will play in marketing the building, servicing tenants and managing its upkeep, Ward said.

“As the tallest skyscraper in the United States, it’s going to have an iconic link to the rest of the world, so that hopefully it will be positioned to attract a variety of foreign tenants,” Ward said.

He intends to meet with each finalist this week, he said.

The authority eliminated Vornado Realty Trust, Brookfield Properties Corp. and Hines Interests, said the agency official familiar with the talks and who asked that his name be withheld.

OneWorldTradeCenter

Apr 29, 2010, 1:50 PM

Yeah, the tallest in the U.S. New York can be proud of that!

Any new images??

NYguy

Apr 29, 2010, 3:25 PM

AugustenBurroughs (http://www.flickr.com/photos/augustenburroughs/4562625271/sizes/o/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3510/4562625271_4677a90585_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3517/4563254128_0952580807_o.jpg

OneWorldTradeCenter

Apr 29, 2010, 3:45 PM

Great shots. I think those steel beams are for the floors 25 and 26.

ChicagoChicago

Apr 29, 2010, 4:05 PM

Yeah, the tallest in the U.S. New York can be proud of that!

Any new images??

I think New York has earned it. Keep up the good work!

:cheers:

NYCLuver

Apr 30, 2010, 2:38 AM

April 29th, 2010

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http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy281/DKNY621/IMG_1380.jpg

sw5710

Apr 30, 2010, 3:48 AM

The pictures are incredible.

NYguy

Apr 30, 2010, 4:39 AM

Those are great photos. This one is a few weeks older, but a nice overhead of the Vesey Street canyon...

rejuvesite (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rejuvesite/4563861281/sizes/o/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3463/4563861281_86790d2cb0_o.jpg

Onn

Apr 30, 2010, 4:57 AM

It grows! Gorgeous pictures everyone. :)

Dirty Sandpit

Apr 30, 2010, 11:56 AM

God, I love steel porn early in the morning! Haha, excellent photos. Quick question, is that blue fall protection going to be the type they use all they way up? Seems like a lot of extra work to install unlike the usual kind that just sort of wraps at the edge waist high of each floor. This kind seems to be installed on the outside and covers ther whole floor from top to bottom? You know it really looks like it has some kind of scalfolding of some kind and may be liftable? What is that?

Domamania

Apr 30, 2010, 1:44 PM

2-TOWERS

Apr 30, 2010, 2:15 PM

one world trade is higher then duetch bank now........

OneWorldTradeCenter

Apr 30, 2010, 2:52 PM

I think Deutsche Bank is already demolished

Onn

Apr 30, 2010, 3:34 PM

I think Deutsche Bank is already demolished

It's being demolished, it's not all down yet. There have been numerous safely hazards that have stopped demolition.

winlinmac001

Apr 30, 2010, 6:28 PM

wong21fr

Apr 30, 2010, 6:31 PM

Hi, welcome.

I'll let Zen or NYGuy clarify your misconceptions.

NYC4Life

Apr 30, 2010, 7:24 PM

April 29th, 2010

By: whirly_nyc (http://www.flickr.com/photos/whirly_nyc/) (Flickr)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3252/4562382581_eea302314a.jpg

Apex

Apr 30, 2010, 9:33 PM

what do all you mean when you say the term '' Steel Porn" mean?

i have been wondering what it means for the past month.

well if you imagine a building as a person, and it's facade as its 'clothes' ... you can infer steel porn might be pictures of buildings while under construction or without facade for any reason. :tup:

Dirty Sandpit

Apr 30, 2010, 9:44 PM

what do all you mean when you say the term '' Steel Porn" mean?

i have been wondering what it means for the past month.

i cant wait for september when tower 1v2 will be the same height as the verizon building, then it would reach the height of a respected sky scrapper.

For many people on this site they love to see construction of skyscrapers. Usually "steel porn" refers to a construction site with a lot of steel being assembled together into something beautiful (in this case 1WTC). The steel in this building is like a naked lady. Because the steel is eventually covered with the facade or curtainwall, it's almost like looking at a "naked" building before it's covered. Hence the simile with actual pornography. The sight of so much steel/iron is a visual stimulation and excites the viewer; because most of us are obsessed with architecture and buildings. Anyway that's my definition others may have a slightly different view.

:banana:

Zensteeldude

Apr 30, 2010, 10:00 PM

I still don't understand why One WTC is close to nearby buildings. Its a safety concern if you all know what I mean. I understand the building was revised many times, especially 80 feet away from the streets of bustling Route 9A. But there is small road right behind the tower that is planned to open up for traffic (if I'm not mistakened) by the time Tower 1 is complete. As an FYI, the Downtown Grid is being reconnected.

Also, is it just me or is WTC 1 using less steel and more concrete? The exterior columns are simply too less than the quantity used on the former towers. And the steel beams are "huge." I don't know if this is as a result of the overall design or cost effectiveness. I thought this building would follow a similar mosquito net concept like the previous Trade Center. :koko:

First of all, welcome to the forum.

As for your first question, hey it's New York, the "Concrete Jungle". Also, the street in question well be limited access ( no trucks).

As for your second question, there is much that can not be seen just by looking at Tower One, for example, the steel is more than twice as strong as that used in the Twin Towers.

The Twins were a tube design, most of there strength was in the perimeter of the building. Tower One is a tube/tree hybrid, the trunk of the tree is the core.

Zensteeldude

Apr 30, 2010, 10:01 PM

well if you imagine a building as a person, and it's facade as its 'clothes' ... you can infer steel porn might be pictures of buildings while under construction or without facade for any reason. :tup:

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, naked buildings !!!!!!!!!:yes:

I'm not gona wait 6 hours, I'm giving NYLuver the "Steel Porn Photographer of the Month" award for May now!

Zensteeldude

Apr 30, 2010, 10:07 PM

It's being demolished, it's not all down yet. There have been numerous safely hazards that have stopped demolition.

Deconstruction has really sped up since Bovis Lend Lease took over. (the original company overseeing the deconstruction was fired)

Just padding my post count.:D

NYguy

Apr 30, 2010, 10:18 PM

I'll let Zen or NYGuy clarify your misconceptions.

Perhaps Zensteel will take up with that. I have other concerns, such as posting these pics...:)

APRIL 30, 2010

1.
http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/124087685/large.jpg

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http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/124087723/large.jpg

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http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/124087838/large.jpg

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http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/124087861/large.jpg

9. Looking at this shot of the lobby reminded me of the lobby renderings...

http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/124087879/large.jpg

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http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/124087884/large.jpg

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http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/124087891/large.jpg

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http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/124087942/original.jpg

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http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/124088040/original.jpg

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http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/124088105/original.jpg

A few video clips to go with the pics...

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Zensteeldude

Apr 30, 2010, 10:35 PM

Oh yea, great shots NYGuy.

The close up of the Barclay Vesey Building (aka New York T&T, Verizon building) is wonderful, it would be a crime against humanity to tear it down!

winlinmac001

May 1, 2010, 11:30 AM

Thank you so much for clarifying. =)
I like the general site plan of the new WTC. Its going to look bigger, better, and bolder (bbb) than its predecessor (as long as no further delay occurs) . :cool:

First of all, welcome to the forum.

As for your first question, hey it's New York, the "Concrete Jungle". Also, the street in question well be limited access ( no trucks).

As for your second question, there is much that can not be seen just by looking at Tower One, for example, the steel is more than twice as strong as that used in the Twin Towers.

The Twins were a tube design, most of there strength was in the perimeter of the building. Tower One is a tube/tree hybrid, the trunk of the tree is the core.

nycdagreatest

May 1, 2010, 1:08 PM

are their still plans for 5 wtc were deutsche bank is?

hunser

May 1, 2010, 1:41 PM

are their still plans for 5 wtc were deutsche bank is?

yes, here's the thread: 5 WTC (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=164003)

Indescribable

May 1, 2010, 10:09 PM

I apologize if its already been posted but anyone know what the blue covering is for?

Plokoon11

May 2, 2010, 1:44 AM

^ So people don't fall off, its protection against that.

SkyscrapersOfNewYork

May 2, 2010, 2:34 AM

took these today

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49788142@N07/4569895172/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49788142@N07/4569265993/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49788142@N07/4569265485/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49788142@N07/4569902474/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49788142@N07/4569902156/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49788142@N07/4569900148/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49788142@N07/4569899780/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49788142@N07/4569899272/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49788142@N07/4569898916/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49788142@N07/4569898326/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49788142@N07/4569889690/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49788142@N07/4569876206/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49788142@N07/4569236071/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49788142@N07/4569871780/

SkyscrapersOfNewYork

May 2, 2010, 2:34 AM

wth? wat happened to my pics?

theWatusi

May 2, 2010, 2:44 AM

You didn't hotlink the right address.

The ones you posted were like this:
http ://www.flickr.com/photos/49788142@N07/4569895172/

They need to end with a .jpg (and no, putting a .jpg on the end of those won't work)

SkyscrapersOfNewYork

May 2, 2010, 2:47 AM

Ghost

May 2, 2010, 5:36 AM

so then how do i get te right address?
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/faq.php?faq=vb_read_and_post#faq_post_images

SkyscrapersOfNewYork

May 2, 2010, 12:59 PM

thnx everyone :D

NYguy

May 2, 2010, 2:42 PM

Bagwells (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bagwells/4570209218/sizes/l/)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4023/4570209218_5a8e82e513_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3493/4570212292_293d20b741_b.jpg

Mr Man

May 2, 2010, 11:38 PM

There was once an entire forum here dedicated to the WTC rebuilding, but that's not necessary now. The WTC site is now broken down into a few towers, the memorial, and the transit station, each with their respective threads. If you want to discuss feelings about the new complex as a whole, there is a thread...
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=166333

Thank you

BiggieSmalls

May 3, 2010, 1:07 AM

i didnt notice the left transit hall tower crane is so much taller than the right one until now.

Onn

May 3, 2010, 2:35 AM

Bagwells (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bagwells/4570209218/sizes/l/)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4023/4570209218_5a8e82e513_b.jpg

Love this picture, so great! :cool:

SkyscrapersOfNewYork

May 3, 2010, 2:57 AM

took these yesterday

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4049/4569265993_32d1aea09a_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3509/4569265485_1564a83580_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4569902474_997d615119_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4569902156_b635fb10a0_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4569263465_01b141575b_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/4569900148_7212188ef5.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/4569899780_b2768bfa1d_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3437/4569899272_ab2db233eb_b.jpg

btw watz this for?
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4037/4569898916_98b47805d8_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4569259687_be80221c8c_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3504/4569895172_86e127d6be_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3522/4569889690_112e8ff22b_b.jpg

NYguy

May 3, 2010, 5:29 PM

Chris Ward speaks to the Post...
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/building_momentum_at_ground_zero_FNwYGceaTOtFEhyk2c9tBK?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME=

Building momentum at Ground Zero

By CHRIS WARD
May 3, 2010

In Lower Manhattan last month, a team of construction workers hoisted a steel girder hundreds of feet into the air, guided it to its final destination and welded it into place. With that, the first 24 floors of One World Trade Center's steel structure were complete.

No speeches were made. No ribbon was cut. The moment went unnoticed by tens of thousands of people who passed the site that day. But quietly, another milestone in the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site was reached.

The rebuilding effort has been long and painful. As the agency responsible for building the public portions of the site since 2006, no one is more realistic about what has (and has not) been accomplished than the Port Authority.

But at last, progress is real. Even better, a complete construction plan is in place to make sure that progress continues.

* At 24 floors above street level, One World Trade Center is beginning to assert itself in the city's skyline.

* The steel for the 9/11 Memorial is 99 percent complete, making the Port Authority's commitment to open the memorial on the 10th anniversary of the attacks more and more realistic (a promise few thought was possible just a year ago).

* Key underground connections for the World Trade Center Transportation Hub -- what will be the third-largest mass-transit center in New York -- are taking shape, giving the public a dramatic glimpse of what the new Santiago Calatrava-designed station will look like.

What happens next is equally promising. During this upcoming year, trees for the memorial plaza will be installed; One World Trade Center will rise past the 50th floor, and the signature arches of the transit hub will begin to be placed.

Onn

May 3, 2010, 8:00 PM

So sad to see the Goldman Sachs building get swallowed up so quickly. It’s only been there for a year and now on its way to being completely gone already. :(

evanmack

May 3, 2010, 8:07 PM

So sad to see the Goldman Sachs building get swallowed up so quickly. It’s only been there for a year and now on its way to being completely gone already. :(

Yeah I really love that building (feel bad for the company being a scapegoat and all) but at least it will get some attention standing tall to the World Trade Center. :cool:

RockMont

May 3, 2010, 9:55 PM

JACKinBeantown

May 3, 2010, 11:18 PM

Probably an old topic, and I'm sorry if I'm repeating, (and I'm happy with the progress) but are they counting four floors underground? ... because I only count 20, assuming the big bottom section is about five floors.

JSsocal

May 3, 2010, 11:51 PM

The Entire Base=20 Floors

JACKinBeantown

May 4, 2010, 12:49 AM

Magic! :)

uaarkson

May 4, 2010, 12:51 AM

BiggieSmalls

May 4, 2010, 12:58 AM

took these yesterday

btw watz this for?
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4037/4569898916_98b47805d8_b.jpg

i thinks that is the Vent for the South PATH line

NYguy

May 4, 2010, 1:36 AM

http://www.tribecatrib.com/news/2010/may/598_site-specifics-tracking-progress-at-the-world-trade-center.html

Site Specifics: Tracking Progress at the World Trade Center

By Matt Dunning and Carl Glassman
May. 03

1 WORLD TRADE CENTER

It took crews more than three years to complete the tower’s complicated underground foundation, which spans the active PATH train lines. It took just six months to build the steel and concrete frame of its 200-foot reinforced podium.

With the podium finished, construction of the upper floors is expected to progress at a rate of about one floor per week.

At the beginning of this month, it stood at 24 stories and about one-third of the concrete for the entire building had been poured.

By year’s end, the Port Authority estimates, the structure will be at 55 stories and its glass-and-steel skin—the first pieces of which will arrive later this year—will have reached the 30th story.