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BStyles · #**6601** Posted **Nov 27, 2009, 7:50 PM**

Ohh, I see. They're using a tower crane to demolish the rest of the the old PATH roof and assemble the new one. And I guess the Manitowoc will lend a hand when they're putting Calatrava's arches in.

westmc9th · #**6602** Posted **Nov 27, 2009, 11:50 PM**

New red crane is going up behind tower 2 site in place of the yellow crane either 16000 or 18000

uaarkson · #**6603** Posted **Nov 28, 2009, 4:29 PM**

The cranes appear to be the exact same height as they were.

Puzzlecraft · #**6604** Posted **Nov 28, 2009, 5:13 PM**

The base around the S. crane did go up a few feet yesterday evening and then went back down. Perhaps something to do with the core forms?

Cat 328D LCR · #**6605** Posted **Nov 29, 2009, 12:37 AM**

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Originally Posted by westmc9th

New red crane is going up behind tower 2 site in place of the yellow crane either 16000 or 18000

It's a Manitowoc 14000 with a capacity of 220 tons, smaller then the 16000

NYguy · #**6606** Posted **Nov 29, 2009, 11:24 PM**

Been away for a week, but it's great to be home! Can't wait to get over to the site myself...

BostonCityWalk

2-TOWERS · #**6607** Posted **Nov 30, 2009, 2:49 AM**

Amazing Shots!!!!!! A Beautiful Day In The Big Apple....

J_M_Tungsten · #**6608** Posted **Nov 30, 2009, 2:52 AM**

this is really fun to watch now

westmc9th · #**6609** Posted **Nov 30, 2009, 11:01 AM**

so far there is about 2 trucks delievering red steel this morning maybe a third behind the tower cant see it so well but another good steel day if they can put it up before nooon!

NYguy · #**6610** Posted **Nov 30, 2009, 2:06 PM**

http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/...m-tower-still-stack-up-to-1776-feet.html

The height of hairsplitting: Does the Freedom Tower still stack up to 1776 feet?

By Blair Kamin
November 23, 2009

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But when the Chicago-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat announced last week that it was changing its standard for measuring the height of skyscrapers, new questions arose about the height of Freedom Tower. The council's previous criterion was that height was measured from the sidewalk outside the main entrance to the spire or structural top. The new criterion is that "height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance" to the top.

There is apparently some slope at Freedom Tower's site. That could mean that a secondary, lower entrance to the skyscraper--not previously accounted for in its height measurement--will come into play, bringing the building's official height a few feet above 1776. I've asked Child's firm, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill of New York, to clarify this issue and will share what they pass along. Meanwhile, the council's executive director, Antony Woood, says that the group will need to see architectural drawings from SOM before it makes a ruling.

Zensteeldude · #**6611** Posted **Nov 30, 2009, 3:05 PM**

Hummmm, 1,781' 2" just doesn't have the same flare. I can just picture Ironworkers torching 5 feet off the top of the spire.

WB NYGuy. Great pics.

Oh bummer, looks like it's going to start raining soon.

meh_cd · #**6612** Posted **Nov 30, 2009, 7:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by NYguy

http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/...m-tower-still-stack-up-to-1776-feet.html

The height of hairsplitting: Does the Freedom Tower still stack up to 1776 feet?

By Blair Kamin
November 23, 2009

Alternatively, they could just ignore the CTBUH and their silly rules. At least the article gets it: talk about splitting some ridiculous hairs.

NYC4Life · #**6613** Posted **Nov 30, 2009, 7:45 PM**

Amazing, each new day we are seeing more and more progress.

Tom In Chicago · #**6614** Posted **Nov 30, 2009, 7:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by meh_cd

Alternatively, they could just ignore the CTBUH and their silly rules. At least the article gets it: talk about splitting some ridiculous hairs.

Who cares. . . that number is for tourists anyways. . .

. . .

NYguy · #**6615** Posted **Nov 30, 2009, 8:22 PM**

^ Not really, that height figure is the one constant of the tower since it's conception. If not for that specific height, we could have seen any variation of designs for the tower.

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Originally Posted by Zensteeldude

Hummmm, 1,781' 2" just doesn't have the same flare. I can just picture Ironworkers torching 5 feet off the top of the spire.

It would really only be an issue if the spire was completed, like the Trump Chicago. We're looking at a few years before this spire is built, more than enough time to get the height where it's supposed to be.

NYguy · #**6616** Posted **Nov 30, 2009, 8:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by NYguy

BostonCityWalk

Comparing to renders...

NYC4Life · #**6617** Posted **Nov 30, 2009, 9:07 PM**

That is going to be one high base.

Nomadd22 · #**6618** Posted **Nov 30, 2009, 9:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by Zensteeldude

Hummmm, 1,781' 2" just doesn't have the same flare. I can just picture Ironworkers torching 5 feet off the top of the spire.

They'll just have 1 office floor with a 5' ceiling. It will be rented by Ross Perot.

CoolCzech · #**6619** Posted **Dec 1, 2009, 1:09 AM**

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Originally Posted by meh_cd

Alternatively, they could just ignore the CTBUH and their silly rules. At least the article gets it: talk about splitting some ridiculous hairs.

Nevertheless, some people are actually going to lose sleep over this.

STrek777 · #**6620** Posted **Dec 1, 2009, 2:15 AM**

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Originally Posted by NYguy

http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/...m-tower-still-stack-up-to-1776-feet.html

The height of hairsplitting: Does the Freedom Tower still stack up to 1776 feet?

By Blair Kamin
November 23, 2009

So it's officially going to be taller. Ok. It'd be pretty funny if it went from 1776 feet tall to 1787 feet tall (the year the United States Constitution was signed). Or 1814, the year the British burned Washington.