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Thymant · #**1421** Posted **Feb 10, 2011, 6:03 AM**

great news!!!

Zensteeldude · #**1422** Posted **Feb 10, 2011, 9:55 PM**

Mr. Silverstein is a very intelligent man (not to mention an all around nice guy). He knows that time is money and the sooner he can start collecting rent the better.

I wouldn't be a bit surprised if T2 and 3 reached grade ahead of schedule. And when, not if, the towers start filling up with leases, more incentive to "Get'er done !"

CoolCzech · #**1423** Posted **Feb 10, 2011, 10:02 PM**

“Tower 2 is meant to be at grade in the beginning of 2012,” said Lieber. “Tower 3 we’re fully expecting to complete that as a tower,
and that will be end of 2014 or right at the beginning 2015, [but the goal is for] continuous construction.”

I don't like the way he didn't say they fully expecting to complete Tower 2 as a tower...

Zensteeldude · #**1424** Posted **Feb 10, 2011, 10:07 PM**

I wouldn't read too much into that.

I'm willing to bet money that a year from now they won't be able to build the towers fast enough.

(Indirectly I already have bet money with some of my investments. I also own a chunk of Liberty Bonds.)

Lecom · #**1425** Posted **Feb 10, 2011, 11:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by CoolCzech

“Tower 2 is meant to be at grade in the beginning of 2012,” said Lieber. “Tower 3 we’re fully expecting to complete that as a tower,
and that will be end of 2014 or right at the beginning 2015, [but the goal is for] continuous construction.”

I don't like the way he didn't say they fully expecting to complete Tower 2 as tower...

This just means that they haven't fully confirmed its construction to the architectural top/haven't secured the funding, but of all buildings in the country, this is the one that I expect to be fully completed with great certainty. The WTC site is the focal point of city, national and even NATO politics and symbolism, and with all the embarrassment they've been through during all these years of delay, I highly doubt that the developer, the city and the federal government would not find a way to scrape the necessary funds together.

detroitmetro101 · #**1426** Posted **Feb 11, 2011, 6:28 AM**

i simply dont understand why public money for the memorial, transportation center and museum has not been allocated for ground zero. these arnt just some other office buildings here or there, they are symbolic, nationally speaking, and so, i think the federal govt. should have been more involved in developing the site for the ten year anniversary. i am sorry, but this is an embarrassment.

NYguy · #**1427** Posted **Feb 11, 2011, 7:36 AM**

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Originally Posted by CoolCzech

I don't like the way he didn't say they fully expecting to complete Tower 2 as tower...

They don't have the money for it right now...

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but the goal is for continuous construction.

But the goal is for continuous construction. That won't happen without a tenant and financing. Silverstein has said before that he expects to have all the towers completed in five years. Presumably, that would allow for a possible gap in tower 2's construction, but we watch and wait. No sense worrying about it now as it's under construction.

ny1

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thelanetrain17 · #**1428** Posted **Feb 11, 2011, 2:59 PM**

can someone get an up to date picture of the bathtub to how much progress is going on wtc 2??

NYguy · #**1429** Posted **Feb 11, 2011, 5:29 PM**

The latest update:

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Originally Posted by Patapsco

Taken February 9, 2011

thelanetrain17 · #**1430** Posted **Feb 11, 2011, 8:14 PM**

sweet sassy malassy thats awesome thanks man

Zapatan · #**1431** Posted **Feb 14, 2011, 4:29 AM**

Oh wow that's awesome!

PS. No offense to whoever did the new drawing of Tower 2, it is a good drawing but doesn't look anything like the tower, the porportions are way off.

Don098 · #**1432** Posted **Feb 14, 2011, 5:58 AM**

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Originally Posted by Zapatan

Oh wow that's awesome!

PS. No offense to whoever did the new drawing of Tower 2, it is a good drawing but doesn't look anything like the tower, the porportions are way off.

He's just a kid, —!

SkyscrapersOfNewYork · #**1433** Posted **Feb 14, 2011, 6:24 AM**

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Originally Posted by Don098

He's just a kid, —!

i think hes referring to the one in the diagrams

antoine-c · #**1434** Posted **Feb 16, 2011, 8:08 AM**

Is anyone know if the 4 diamond-shaped crown will get some photovoltaic boards ?
Thanks for your replies

antoine-c · #**1435** Posted **Feb 16, 2011, 8:11 AM**

February, wtc.com :

STR · #**1436** Posted **Feb 16, 2011, 12:08 PM**

They've removed and capped over the tie-backs in the slurry wall. This is progress, the tie backs were temporary. The walls will be permanently be held up by the sublevels of the Trade Center.

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Originally Posted by antoine-c

Is anyone know if the 4 diamond-shaped crown will get some photovoltaic boards ?
Thanks for your replies

No.