From what I saw the entire area around the Freedom Tower from West Street, to the memorial, to the temporary transit hub are up to street level. The Freedom Tower site is crawling with workers. Forms are starting to rise to encase the steel columns with concrete. The north core is severely lagging and I was told the south core is up to 300 feet, although that can't be accurate (maybe with the crane?).
I don't think 300 ft is accurate, maybe they were counting from the foundation?
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Also of note I was told that construction is progressing at 2 and 3 although right now only the bases will be built as financing in the current market cannot be obtained for the towers as well. The bases are being built to support towers and Silverstein is hoping to get financing based on projections of a rosier market when these towers are completed but as of right now its just not there and this'll become a major issue once 2 and 3 reach street level.
Also good news. I didn't know work had begun on T2's foundation. I don't think either 2 or 3 will reach ground level before next year (could be wrong though), so we'll worry about financing when it's a clear problem.
BTW, did you get any photos?
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Great to see that wall of concrete for the N. Core jump. Three more jumps required to match the S. Core, which by the way took 159 days to do. That would be August 2. Maybe faster due to experience with the S. Core?
^ Also as mentioned, starting this summer, the Port Authority will cancel weekend service on the WTC PATH trains for 3 years.
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Here's a couple photos I took. There was too much glare to the south to get photos of the construction of the Freedom Tower and the WTC.
The workers in 7 WTC will have some of the best views.
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Sorry if I'm still unclear on this, but the trains will obviously run AROUND this cores and not underneath them right?
Yeah, that was clarified.
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Question for anyone: I'm looking at the above shots of 7WTC... the floors that appear to have no shades drawn, are those all unoccupied? I had thought the building was almost fully leased... dunno where I read that, though.
Question for anyone: I'm looking at the above shots of 7WTC... the floors that appear to have no shades drawn, are those all unoccupied? I had thought the building was almost fully leased... dunno where I read that, though.
Yeah I think that is the case, the 3 or so floors around the middle and the top of the building seem to be empty, maybe they are leased but not occupied yet, I dunno.
“Office buildings are our factories – whether for tech, creative or traditional industries we must continue to grow our modern factories to create new jobs,” said United States Senator Chuck Schumer.
Add one more ear-popping superlative to the structural distinctions at 1 World Trade Center. On its opening in 2013, it will have the five fastest elevators in the western hemisphere, according to the company that is building them. The express cars serving the restaurant and observatory will be capable of traveling at up to 2,000 feet a minute, meaning passengers can get to the top of the city’s tallest building in less than a minute.
look at the web cam you can start to notice the south tower memorial , progress is really on a roll, you can also see how deep the site is with the steel floors being built on the empty space....also the core ot WTC # 1 is looking great...
I see the "embed studs" on the top and bottom of the beams but none on the sides - is this just the lighting or are the embeds only on the top ?
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