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

[Plokoon11]

New steel already? Holy cow!

[SkyscrapersOfNewYork]

that last tower pic wasnt from today was it?

[Pbellamy]

Originally Posted by SkyscrapersOfNewYork

that last tower pic wasnt from today was it?

No that's a day or two old

This is more recent.

[SkyscrapersOfNewYork]

alright i thought so,thnx

[Zensteeldude]

Great pics Pbellamy, they really show that Ironworkers really earn there money !

Originally Posted by StoOgE

Are they going to reopen Greenwhich street? and is there going to be a LIRR running to the WTC from JFK?

First question, yes. They are going to spent about $346 million to restore Greenwich Street, in fact towers 2, 3 and 4 will have Greenwich Street addresses. A direct WTC to JFK rail conection is not in the works at this time.

Originally Posted by Plokoon11

New steel already? Holy cow!

If not for the concrete and OSHA rules they could throw up ten floors a month. (OSHA rules state that the steel erection can not be more than three floors above the nearest decked out floor.)

http://www.panynj.gov/wtcprogress/pdf/2Q2010_Report.pdf

Page 3 is very interesting.

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by Ghost

morrongiello

I hope you all enjoyed the view of the Barclay Vesey this past decade. It will now fade back into the backgroun.

[Domamania]

well in about 2 months it will

[NYguy]

^ It's already lost in many views of the FT as it continues to rise.


http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery...egori=MULTIMEDIA02&Lopenr=8310804&Ref=PH








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[colemonkee]

Ha! Speaking of Barclay-Vesey, it looks like those first two shots were taken from the top floors.

[CoolCzech]

I realize that pedestrian footbridge is strictly temporary... but it's actually pretty cool.

[SkyscrapersOfNewYork]

what are they going to replace the bridge with? i wish they would just build something like the Tribeca bridge a few blocks away...


http://www.atsny.us/photo_l/DSCN5545.jpg

[BStyles]

They're replacing it with the underpass, the East-West Connector.

[NYguy]

http://therealdeal.com/newyork/articles/rivalries-rev-up

One World Trade Center vs. 11 Times Square

SJP Properties' new office building in Midtown, 11 Times Square, is currently "the only significant block of brand-new Class A office space available," according to Real Capital Analytics' Fasulo. Law firm Proskauer Rose recently signed a 406,000-square-foot lease there, but the 1 million-square-foot building has some 500,000 square feet of space still up for grabs.

While leasing a new building in the current market has its challenges, it's also "a pretty enviable position to be in," to have no other identical product currently on the market, Fasulo said.

But One World Trade Center -- the centerpiece tower under construction at Ground Zero -- is starting to rain on 11 Times Square's parade. When it's completed in 2013, One World Trade Center will contain about 2.6 million square feet of office space. Publishing giant Condé Nast recently signed a letter of intent to occupy 1 million square feet there.

Meanwhile, the two buildings, the biggest new development office towers in Manhattan right now, are competing for tenants like Bank of America, which is reportedly looking for 1 million feet of space, UBS, and Bank of New York Mellon. "All these major corporations really desire 21st-century office space," Fasulo said. He noted that 11 Times Square is now move-in-ready, which may give it an edge over One World Trade Center for tenants ready to move now.

An advantage for One World Trade Center is that while both towers are asking about $70 per foot, the downtown skyscraper can get net effective rents down to the high $50s because of government incentives, sources explained.

Another competitor for One World Trade Center is Vornado's recently approved 15 Penn Plaza. Vornado has said it will not begin construction on the building until it finds an anchor tenant.

[SkyscrapersOfNewYork]

im sure the banks just might want the WTC over a times square setting.

[Bucktown718]

©Bucktown718

[37TimPPG]

Originally Posted by SkyscrapersOfNewYork

im sure the banks just might want the WTC over a times square setting.

With its proximity to Wall Street, 1WTC will have quite an advantage over Times Square. What Bank in its right mind would want to be in the Zoo-like setting that is Times Square compared with the Financial Center of Lower Manhattan? (At least that is my opinion)

This is just an exciting time to be following this project. It seems like every day/every other day there is a positive development and a positive story in the media about the World Trace Center site. A welcome development, indeed...

[uakoops]

What's with those exit stairs (wrapped in blue) that end 100 feet above the ground? Are you supposed to jump when you get to the bottom?

[37TimPPG]

Apologies if this information is already out there, but I am curious and have a question to ask: At what Wind speed is all Construction/Tower Crane operations at 1WTC/WTC Site halted? With Hurricane Earl scheduled to zip up the East Coast in a couple days I was just curious as to the wind speed has to be reached to bring operations to a screeching halt?

Hope it isn't as bad as some forecasters are predicting. Last thing needed is any wind damage or structural damage to the site. Thanks again!

[patriotizzy]

I have a suggestion to make. Can someone upload a picture with a side by side comparison of the 1WTC in construction and its rendering? I really want to see how it compares. Thanks

[philvia]

Originally Posted by patriotizzy

I have a suggestion to make. Can someone upload a picture with a side by side comparison of the 1WTC in construction and its rendering? I really want to see how it compares. Thanks

less than 10 pages ago two examples were shown comparing the render with construction.

Originally Posted by CalibratedZeus

Originally Posted by philvia