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Old Posted Mar 21, 2011, 7:55 PM
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^That would be my guess as well. They're double counting the double height floors. Since there's 9 extra tall mechanical floors out of the 79, double counting them would bring you to 88. The building has NOT changed in 3 years. It's been fixed. Blueprints printed and finalized (and look spectacular, if I may say so). No new stories. No dramatic height increase.

After re-reading the page, it's clear to me what they mean. The quote is "2 WTC will rise to 1,349 feet and be topped by an 80-foot antenna". That is a quick alteration of the previous version, which read 1270+80. They're not saying 1,349+80, they're saying the 1349 includes the spire. It's akward, but that's what happens when you only change one word.
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