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[vandelay]

Those last images were seriously gorgeous. A lot of people slagged the design, but in my opinion, quality doesn't have to shout.

[Innsertnamehere]

when will the setback happen? soon i am presuming, if it hasnt happened already and i missed it.

[sterlippo1]

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the glass is simply mesmerizing :worship:

[steveve]

the glass is simply mesmerizing :worship:

i agree.. that that is such a unique angle! reminds me of the old WTC's insane height right up to the street,

[CHAPINM1]

I LOVE that last picture! Look at 4WTC just dominating everything around it!!!

[Zapatan]

i agree.. that that is such a unique angle! reminds me of the old WTC's insane height right up to the street,

That's why I hate it when there are setbacks anywhere near the street.

[CarlosV]

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[Alliance]

My opinion of tower 4 continues to improve. Its cladding has some significant details that give it a clear edge over 1 WTC. The cladding is nice and dynamic, and the massing is a really excellent choice for its location. The glass also has a nice degree of transparency despite its reflective that gives characters to its many corners. Its main ailment is the poor visual context amongst the other future and current towers. 4 and 7 do a great job bookending the site but tower 4 is a statement in simplicity, one fairly well executed, but in the context of towers 1, 2, and 3 the simplicity gets lost in homogeneity and becomes blandness. I also will never forgive them for covering up those inverted V braces with spandrel.

Please, forgive my tripod-less night photos.

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[steveve]

yes i agree, tower 4 is looking better and better. and one might even argue, it's more interesting than tower 1 at the moment. it's got razor sharp edges, little setbacks (with a big one around the corner).. and it's finally looking less fat because the height is coming in to play now.

this tower looks best from the memorial park... way awesome for some reason, towering above at an angle.

[Alliance]

^^^ Its because its the acute angle side. Its the same side that facing southeast along trinity. Like 7, I looks best from the thinner perspectives.

[CarlosV]

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[NYguy]

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Very nice. I've always liked this building, and I believe if it were being built anywhere else in Manhattan besides the WTC, more people would come to appreciate it as I do.



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[NYguy]

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[CarlosV]

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[colemonkee]

There's our transfer floor. Thanks, Carlos! Next floors above that should be the setback.

[CarlosV]

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[chris123678]

I love Tower 4. It's desing and now, I'm really excited that it's about to setback. Yet, this tower can somewhat be a disappointment to me. Comparing it to the other trade center towers, it's bland. The Comcast Building In Philadelphia, is a better design, In my opinion

[steveve]

Yet, this tower can somewhat be a disappointment to me. Comparing it to the other trade center towers, it's bland. The Comcast Building In Philadelphia, is a better design, In my opinion

it's hard to compare the two, really. the Comcast is designed to be a standalone tower, not a "tower 4" of a complex, it has to look good with the bigger picture. i'd say, if anything, comcast would fit better as tower3, though i'll stick with tower 3.

comcast is a sexy building though. i saw it this summer. it was sick.

[kickser]

^^ Tower 4 was designed simple by purpose, to act as a bridge between the fancier WTC towers and the rest of Lower manhattan. This will harmonize the skyline, and give it a balanced appeal when all towers are done.

[Alliance]

Comparing it to the other trade center towers, it's bland.

I like that it doesn't try to add random elements like diamonds or external cross bracing to try to hide its blandness.

[sw5710]

I think the roof will be just above the top of the cranes.

[CarlosV]

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[NYguy]

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[Guiltyspark]

I love Tower 4. It's desing and now, I'm really excited that it's about to setback. Yet, this tower can somewhat be a disappointment to me. Comparing it to the other trade center towers, it's bland. The Comcast Building In Philadelphia, is a better design, In my opinion

"I love this tower, but it is disappointing and bland." That is a nice coherent thought you've got going there... :tup:

But anyway, I am very excited for the setback.

[cityenthusiast]

The next jump of steel is where the setback happens right? I cant wait any longer Im so anxious to see the setback. This building keeps on getting better and better as it rises this might become my favorite tower at least from that last angle of the last picture!!

[Big Rooster]

The next jump of steel is where the setback happens right? I cant wait any longer Im so anxious to see the setback. This building keeps on getting better and better as it rises this might become my favorite tower at least from that last angle of the last picture!!

Agreed - this tower is definitely my favourite as it oozes class. While other towers and cities have to be audacious to make a statement, all the WTC towers, and in particular 4 WTC don't have to try to get noticed, they just get noticed. Loving this building!

[Roadcruiser1]

Sure Four World Trade Center might look bland, but so did the Twin Towers. What was wrong with that? The Twin Towers still had a presence so would Four World Trade Center. It would fit right in with the history of the site.

[THE BIG APPLE]

But the twin towers were noticed and beloved for their immense size. This is the shortest building in the WTC. Although it is and will turn out to be beautiful, it is so damn close to 3WTC that they look like siamese twins. The only building in the WTC complex that truly has its free space is 1WTC.

[Roadcruiser1]

Actually although off topic One World Trade Center doesn't have free space. From vantage points One World Trade Center would be blocked by Two World Trade Center at some locations. This blockage would prevent One World Trade Center from being visible except for the mast.

[Servo]

But the twin towers were noticed and beloved for their immense size. This is the shortest building in the WTC. Although it is and will turn out to be beautiful, it is so damn close to 3WTC that they look like siamese twins. The only building in the WTC complex that truly has its free space is 1WTC.

Just thought I'd point out that 4 WTC is not the shortest in the WTC (of the skyscrapers): 7 WTC is.

:tup:

[Big Rooster]

Just thought I'd point out that 4 WTC is not the shortest in the WTC (of the skyscrapers): 7 WTC is.

:tup:

And when completed 4 WTC will be the 5th or 6th tallest building in NYC. So it'll hardly be lost in the grand scheme of things.

In my humble opinion I think the difference between the new WTC complex and the old is that the old looked stunning from the skyline. The general consensus though is that it was quite soulless walking around the twin towers. The new WTC complex is definitely intended to be more inviting close by and around the memorial and the towers are going to look awesome up close - and in particular 4 WTC will look amazing up close.

:notacrook:

[THE BIG APPLE]

Wow can't believe I said 4WTC was the shortest without thinking. Looks like 7WTC has turned out to be an after thought.

[Roadcruiser1]

Actually I don't really thing much about 7 World Trade Center anymore. When I think of the World Trade Center, 7 World Trade Center doesn't come up much. It's the 4 marauding giant towers that I really think about.

[steveve]

Actually I don't really thing much about 7 World Trade Center anymore. When I think of the World Trade Center, 7 World Trade Center doesn't come up much. It's the 4 marauding giant towers that I really think about.

lol! i agree... i think a lot of it is because it was built so many years ago (4), and when the new ones are built, it will be considered old... by the time the whole complex is built, it'll be around 7 years old

also, it's the one with the most simple design, and not actually located on the world trade center site

[Danielson27]

Looks like core scaffolding now going up for the first trapezoid floors :)

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[SkylineFan]

"As of November 16th, 2011, the building's steel has reached the 56th floor, concrete to the 50th floor, and glass to the 33rd floor. Topping out 4 WTC is expected by April 2012." :banana:

[meh_cd]

lol! i agree... i think a lot of it is because it was built so many years ago (4), and when the new ones are built, it will be considered old... by the time the whole complex is built, it'll be around 7 years old

also, it's the one with the most simple design, and not actually located on the world trade center site

I disagree. If anything, Tower 7 will be the hidden gem of the complex. Understated in its simplicity, but the materials used make it a real looker.

And a 7 year old building isn't "old."

Anyway. I love Tower 4 myself. At first I hated it. Then I was saddened by the switch from matte glass to reflective glass. Then I saw it in person, loved it, and realized that if Towers 2 and 3 take a while to get built, Towers 1 and 4 will make a great set of "twins" until 2 and 3 are built.

[Hudson11]

April 2012." :banana:

excellent, 5 months is a lot sooner than i expected.

[Tall guy 31]

"As of November 16th, 2011, the building's steel has reached the 56th floor, concrete to the 50th floor, and glass to the 33rd floor. Topping out 4 WTC is expected by April 2012." :banana:


Nice....so both towers will be topped out ( tower 1 is due to be topped out in the first quarter of 2012) by April.

As my kids use to count about Christmas time.... " how many more wakeups till Christmas?" So, how many more wakeups til April??? ;)

[NYguy]

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[Danielson27]

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[Otie]

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[animatedmartian]

:previous: Love those interior shots of the podium. :D

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[CarlosV]

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[chris123678]

Isn't the set back floor start after the finish building this enormously long mechaincal floor?

[2-TOWERS]

i really don't follow up on this building like i do with 1WTC but lately i have and these beast of a building is really turning out to be awesome...:tup:

[Aleks]

the massing is wonderful and i really loved the basicness of this building. i though it would look amazing if everything went right but alas, the glass is not up to my expectations. could've been so much smoother and seamless :(

still like it, but i taste reclad in the future.

[simms3_redux]

^^^I like the glass on this one better than 1WTC. I am worried that the glass on all four will look basically the same, though.

[MrSlippery519]

Isn't the set back floor start after the finish building this enormously long mechaincal floor?

As far as I know yes the next floor will be the setback floor. You can see how different this current floor is.

[meh_cd]

the massing is wonderful and i really loved the basicness of this building. i though it would look amazing if everything went right but alas, the glass is not up to my expectations. could've been so much smoother and seamless :(

still like it, but i taste reclad in the future.

Reclad? The thing looks absolutely fantastic in person.

[Don098]

the massing is wonderful and i really loved the basicness of this building. i though it would look amazing if everything went right but alas, the glass is not up to my expectations. could've been so much smoother and seamless :(

still like it, but i taste reclad in the future.

The glass isn't up to your expectations??? :sly: The glass is mind-blowing...what could you possibly have been expecting that would look better?!?!

[Guiltyspark]

the massing is wonderful and i really loved the basicness of this building. i though it would look amazing if everything went right but alas, the glass is not up to my expectations. could've been so much smoother and seamless :(

still like it, but i taste reclad in the future.

Uh, the glass is fantastic. What a strange thing to complain about. They will not be doing a reclad of this supurb glass for many decades. Your assumption that they will change the glass shows your lack of understand of how expensive a reclad is. :whip:

[Don098]

I still can't get over that comment...I'm beginning to wonder if Aleks is blind or has some kind of vision impairment. The glass is this building's strength...in fact, I'd say that it's about the only thing is has going for it.

[Roadcruiser1]

Four World Trade Center is actually a monster close up. It isn't a normal building, but a beast. Many people actually have not seen Four World Trade Center and they are criticizing it.

[vandelay]

4WTC is actually an extremely well designed building as a massive box. Its right next to One Liberty, which is a massive box, and from various angles it bookends the WTC site with 7WTC (box), or Goldman Sachs (massive box in silhouette). It adds a hell of a lot of balance to the downtown skyline. Just look at the contrast between black matte One Liberty and ultra glassy 4WTC (which was supposed to be matte silver--that was a well conceived detail), it gives One liberty something to play off of and makes it less of an dull black eyesore. Look at the skyline from the south east, the bloated Goldman Sachs building used to make the WTC skyline lopsided.

[uaarkson]

4WTC would be the largest office tower in 90% of the cities on earth. The cladding is world-class.

[Onn]

Oh yeah, I think the cladding is first class! It's right up there with 1WTC and the London Shard, as far as quality goes.

[QUEENSNYMAN]

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[CarlosV]

4WTC would be the largest office tower in 90% of the cities on earth. The cladding is world-class.

:omg:


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[Big Rooster]

Walked past this one yesterday. Absolutely love it. The photos, (though awesome, great job lads), really don't do the glass justice.

The glass is out of this world, making this easily my favourite of the 4 WTC towers. It looks like it is made out of chrome, but not in a tacky Vegas pimped up kinda way. It looks like a monolith from the future. Cant wait to see this one poke above all the other skyscrapers in FiDi!

[CarlosV]

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[uaarkson]

FiDi!

I would happily castrate myself before seeing this nickname used again.

[CarlosV]

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[pnapp1]

You can see the cranes have jumped in Carlos's latest pic. Time for 4 WTC to start rising again. :tup:

[CarlosV]

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[CarlosV]

nothing in last 2 days.... :(

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[Bond007]

Awesome pics Carlos. :) That glass looks great.

[CarlosV]

thanks :)

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[NYC GUY]

I have to say 4 wtc looks HUGE in person

[CarlosV]

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[Otie]

Fantastic update, mate!


W.T.C. Command Center alterations questioned (http://www.downtownexpress.com/?p=5177)
BY ALINE REYNOLDS
December 7, 2011

| The World Trade Center Command Center is moving its headquarters to W.T.C. Four, according to a recent announcement made by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and confirmed by the New York Police Department.

The decision, which Bloomberg announced at the annual World Trade Center press conference on Sept. 7, came as a surprise to Community Board 1 Chairperson Julie Menin during an interview this week.

“I don’t know why we weren’t notified — we asked to be notified,” said Menin.

Relocating the command center, now situated in Tribeca, to the W.T.C. site is a “questionable” move, she said. “I’d absolutely want to hear more from the Commissioner about this as to why it should be on the site itself. It has to be near the site, because it has to be proximate, but not [directly] on the site.”

Specifically, Menin fears that the command center could become a potential terrorist target if it is located at the redeveloped W.T.C. rather than in its vicinity — citing former Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s widely criticized move to place the then-police command center at 7 W.T.C.

“When 9/11 happened, so many of the top commanders and officers at the site were out of communication with the rest of the field — that was a major issue,” said Menin.

Meanwhile, the command center, which has temporarily replaced the 1st Precinct horse stable on Ericsson Place, is now being scrutinized for what is considered to be potentially unlawful alterations to the building.

“We don’t think the [city Landmarks Preservation Commission] approved it,” said C.B. 1 Landmarks Committee Chair Roger Byrom. “So we sent an e-mail to the [Department of Buildings] and the L.P.C. saying, ‘Can you tell us what went wrong here.’”

L.P.C. Spokesperson Lisi de Bourbon said the commissioners are investigating the matter per the community’s request. “It’s a landmarked building,” she said. “We’re looking into whether a permit would be needed [to make renovations],” she said. “It’s not clear whether you needed one to begin with.”

C.B. 1 member Michael Connolly, president of the condominium at 27 North Moore Street, also raised the issue of noise and lights emanating from the newly constructed stairwell, which has purportedly been a disturbance to nearby residents.

“At the end of the day, I want the horses to come back,” said Connolly. “In the meantime, we need to address quality of life issues created by building a new staircase in the alley adjacent to the windows of a residential building.”

The nearby residents are outraged about it, said Connolly.

“They said, ‘how could this happen?’” noted Connolly.

The residents who complained weren’t available for comment as of press time.

Meanwhile, construction of W.T.C. 4 is well underway, according to Malcolm Williams, construction manager for Developer Silverstein Properties, who recently gave a tour of the tower to the Downtown Express.

Once fully built out, W.T.C. 4 will have a larger floor plate than does W.T.C. 7 but will share other features with its predecessor, such as a study, concrete core; massive, column-free floors; and floor-to-ceiling windows offering panoramic views of the metropolitan area.

So far, the bottom half the building has been leased out: a quarter of it to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and the other quarter to the city, which in addition to the first precinct will house the NYC Human Resources Administration. While office workers will enter the completed building on Greenwich Street, shoppers will access the building via Church Street, according to Williams.

As of late November, steel construction reached 56 stories, while construction of the tower’s outer curtain wall is 32 stories high. Workers are just beginning to install the building’s mechanical systems and elevators.

However the tower’s construction isn’t all that rosy. Williams and a team of engineers met with Liberty Street resident Howard and other local residents who recently expressed angst about pedestrian congestion caused by a sidewalk shed Silverstein erected last summer on the southern side of Liberty Street between Church and Greenwich Streets.

However, the engineers agreed with officials’ previous claims that nothing could be done to accelerate the speed of constructing W.T.C. 4’s southern façade — which, once finished, will eliminate the need for the sidewalk shed.

W.T.C. 3, also being handled by Silverstein, is now above grade by two levels. W.T.C. 2, whose foundations and basement levels will be built out by next September, is guaranteed only seven floors’ worth of financing by the Port Authority until the developer finds a 400,000-square-foot tenant (or approximately 10 floors) for the tower.

[CarlosV]

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[2-TOWERS]

wow carlos great shots man... I never come to this thread... but seeing this in person and i told you already this is a massive building with bulk.... high def glass will make this the world trade 4 tron sony's way of the jumbo tron lol.. i will pay may ATTENTION to this thread !!!!

[NYguy]

December 6, 2011

http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/140197302/original.jpg



http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/140197303/original.jpg

[hunser]

http://www.lowermanhattan.info/construction/project_updates/world_trade_center_tower_76774.aspx

*The following information was last updated on December 9, 2011.

Steel is now above floor 50
Concrete is being poured above floor 46
Curtain wall installation began in late April 2011 and is now above floor 26
Fireproofing and masonry underway
Below-grade mechanical work underway
Elevator shaft work underway
Two cranes are now active at the site
The tower's substructure reached grade in mid-November 2009

[STR]

http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/140197303/original.jpg

I think I see the beginnings of framing the first floor above the setback.

[animatedmartian]

The lone column.

http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/3137/zscren480.png
http://www.video-monitoring.com/construction/kpitv/silver.htm

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/3581/skylineview201112111626.jpg
http://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/worldtradecenter/?cam=wtc

[patriotizzy]

So, how much longer until the setback??? It's taking way too fracking long.

[Roadcruiser1]

So, how much longer until the setback??? It's taking way too fracking long.

We already got to that point.

[THE BIG APPLE]

I think the building would've looked even more impressive if the portion of the building under the setback would've been higher.

[NYCLuver]

December 11th, 2011

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[MrSlippery519]

Looks like new steel is going up

[QUEENSNYMAN]

At what height is the tower now? Also cant wait to see it pop into the skyline view from Rockaway.

[cityenthusiast]

Ive been waiting for the setback to happen for weeks the anticipation is killing me!!!!!!

[animatedmartian]

Its height seems more impressive than the webcams let on.

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/5474/zscren482.png

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/558/zscren483.png
http://www.video-monitoring.com/construction/kpitv/silver.htm

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/9241/tower4progress201112131.jpg

http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/9241/tower4progress201112131.jpg

Check out the reflection! :D

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/1439/tower420111213130435.jpg
http://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/worldtradecenter/?cam=wtc

[CarlosV]

More steel erected!

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[uaarkson]

I've never been so happy to see an erection.

[animatedmartian]

I've never been so happy to see an erection.

:haha::haha::haha:

[Roadcruiser1]

Ladies and gentlemen 4 World Trade Center has now past it's setback and the top part is the only part that needs completion. Time to celebrate.

[chris123678]

Um, why is there a steel column all by it's self, with about 5 others on the other end of the tower. I thought one end of the tower would not grow anymore?

[JSsocal]

The setback goes from the Southwest corner, to roughly the center of the north side of the tower. That column is one of two that will stick up in that corner, you'll notice it is set back several feet from the current column, and that is because of the setback

[CarlosV]

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[Dac150]

The mass of this building already seems to dwarf OLP, which itself is a massive building. The final product is going to be huge.

[THE BIG APPLE]

Why is everyone celebrating, it's just a setback; something 2 and 3 WTC are facing right now.

[NYC2ATX]

I've never been so happy to see an erection.

homie don't even get me started. :rolleyes:

Why is everyone celebrating, it's just a setback; something 2 and 3 WTC are facing right now.

well someone's a Debbie Downer. :P

[THE BIG APPLE]

^ Actually it's called a sense of humor.:)

[CarlosV]

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