NEW YORK | One World Trade Center | 1,776' Pinnacle / 1,373' Roof | 108 FLOORS - Page 392

NYguy · #**7821** Posted **Mar 4, 2010, 12:00 PM**

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/classic_nyc_construction_paint.html

Classic N.Y.C. construction painting is loaned to World Trade Center project

By The Star-Ledger
March 02, 2010

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When the World Trade Center is rebuilt, the family of one of America’s most famous poets will commemorate the city’s resurgence with the indefinite loan of an artwork that once dominated the poet’s New Jersey home: a 1943 painting of New York City under construction by Eyvind Earle, a painter and printmaker who was the nephew of William Carlos Williams.

The 13-foot-tall painting, “View Under the Bridge,” hung on a landing of the main staircase in the Williams home in Rutherford until 1995. The newly restored picture is accessible in an inner foyer of the Port Authority engineering building at 225 Park Ave. South in Manhattan until the Trade Center building is completed, at which point it will be transferred to the lobby of the new building.

MadGnome · #**7822** Posted **Mar 4, 2010, 12:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by PhxPavilion

I understand that they're counting tall floors as multiple levels (don't really agree with that). Even still, I'm not sure how they get 20 floors out of a 186' high base, especially at 14' per normal office floor so they must be skipping numbers for no real reason.

Start from the lowest point, about 70' below ground level at 13'4".

hunser · #**7823** Posted **Mar 4, 2010, 7:37 PM**

this is the view we are going to have once the observation deck is open. of course, beekman tower will also be visible.

SnapShot1951

can't wait!

JBoston · #**7824** Posted **Mar 4, 2010, 8:50 PM**

I can see my house!

Zensteeldude · #**7825** Posted **Mar 4, 2010, 11:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by sw5710

I wonder if the VERTICAL STEEL BEAMS from this point on will be 2 floors at a time 26.8'.

The columns should be 26' 8" all the way up. That hight works well, not to high so they are easy to transport and erect, and not too short. ( too short would cost more in labor)

That hight also works well when buying the material, 30' lengths are standard. If they were to go 3 floors, 41 feet or 4 floors, 54 feet 4 inches they would waste material, 40', 50' and 60' are standard lengths.

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Originally Posted by ESB fanatic

You guys really know your stuff. I love the updates. I'll be going to NYC July 22-26, how high should it be by then?

I'm putting $10 in the pool for Floor 26.

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Originally Posted by car2004

Wait, that is 20 floors?

It's not 20 actual floors, it's the rough hight equivalent.

Zensteeldude · #**7826** Posted **Mar 4, 2010, 11:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by PhxPavilion

I understand that they're counting tall floors as multiple levels (don't really agree with that). Even still, I'm not sure how they get 20 floors out of a 186' high base, especially at 14' per normal office floor so they must be skipping numbers for no real reason.

Again, they have to let the elevator guys know so they can make the buttons !!!!

The building is 1,368 feet high, right, say I call one floor 10 feet. Then the tower has 136.8 floors.

If I take the actual floor hight 13' 4" then I get 102.6 floors.

The floor number is just that, a number. It has no deep mystical meaning it's just a label, a number on an elevator button.

PS: There are 92 actual floors (not counting mechanical mezzanines) and 5 sub-grade levels. Ya can't see the B1 level in that rendering because the B2 level is double hight in that area.

Zensteeldude · #**7827** Posted **Mar 4, 2010, 11:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by JBoston

I can see my house!

All I see is 3 contracts where I was not the lowest bidder.

NYguy · #**7828** Posted **Mar 5, 2010, 12:23 AM**

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Originally Posted by Zensteeldude

I'm putting $10 in the pool for Floor 26.

That's more than four months from now. I hope they've done more than 6 floors by then....

I'm putting in at the low 30's...(optimisticly)

Zensteeldude · #**7829** Posted **Mar 5, 2010, 12:29 AM**

I'm betting that they well get faster as they get higher, smaller floor plate and all that, but they well start out slower.

The North One · #**7830** Posted **Mar 5, 2010, 1:26 AM**

Call me when the facade on this building starts coming up.

Zensteeldude · #**7831** Posted **Mar 5, 2010, 1:54 AM**

We well call you in 6 months, but you well be missing some cool stuff. I dare to say the most interesting stuff. The guts, or soul of the Tower.

The curtain wall is just the prom dress, I wana see the body !!!!!!

CoolCzech · #**7832** Posted **Mar 5, 2010, 2:01 AM**

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Originally Posted by NYguy

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/classic_nyc_construction_paint.html

Classic N.Y.C. construction painting is loaned to World Trade Center project

By The Star-Ledger
March 02, 2010

Is that guy standing in the way of the cart supposed to personify the Port Authority?

evanmack · #**7833** Posted **Mar 5, 2010, 2:40 AM**

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Originally Posted by CoolCzech

Is that guy standing in the way of the cart supposed to personify the Port Authority?

Lmao, yes indeed

Complex01 · #**7834** Posted **Mar 5, 2010, 2:41 AM**

Wow it looks massive and super tough. Kewl...

PhxPavilion · #**7835** Posted **Mar 5, 2010, 8:08 AM**

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Originally Posted by Zensteeldude

Again, they have to let the elevator guys know so they can make the buttons !!!!

The building is 1,368 feet high, right, say I call one floor 10 feet. Then the tower has 136.8 floors.

If I take the actual floor hight 13' 4" then I get 102.6 floors.

The floor number is just that, a number. It has no deep mystical meaning it's just a label, a number on an elevator button.

PS: There are 92 actual floors (not counting mechanical mezzanines) and 5 sub-grade levels. Ya can't see the B1 level in that rendering because the B2 level is double hight in that area.

In other words, padding for marketing purposes. Elevator and floor numbering should follow actual floor count imo.

MadGnome · #**7836** Posted **Mar 5, 2010, 1:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by Zensteeldude

We well call you in 6 months, but you well be missing some cool stuff. I dare to say the most interesting stuff. The guts, or soul of the Tower.

The curtain wall is just the prom dress, I wana see the body !!!!!!

Did that line work when you were 18?

Dr Nevergold · #**7837** Posted **Mar 5, 2010, 1:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by Bucktown718

Hey guy's i know im off the topic im really sorry about that, but just using one of our wonderful senses called imagination can you imagine how could/would Manhattan look in perhaps 50-200 years?

Maybe not, but it looks very interesting.

Domamania · #**7838** Posted **Mar 5, 2010, 3:42 PM**

I see that they are starting to work on the next core jump. and with this next jump the tower will start to visable by the near by skylines.

Zapatan · #**7839** Posted **Mar 5, 2010, 4:08 PM**

Sorry for having missed if it's already been said but why is the tower 1373 feet and not 1368?

I know it's splitting hairs just curious

RockMont · #**7840** Posted **Mar 5, 2010, 6:30 PM**

I'm getting ready for this thing to start shooting up. FAST!