^^ Thank you very much for the article Chapelo, it's very interesting :cheers:

ok thank you very much :)

24492485

ps: sorry guys, I didn't know where to post that...

Great video, thanks :)

those pictures really brightened up my day:)

Good update by Otie. :)

I'm sorry to report that theres been an unexpected problem with the construction of 1WTC.

http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lc7jr2eJV61qz7hmlo1_400.gif

Catzilla??!!

I'm sorry to report that theres been an unexpected problem with the construction of 1WTC.

http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lc7jr2eJV61qz7hmlo1_400.gif

That's the Tokyo Sky Tree, right? :dunno:

lol it is :P And cats don't even remotely grow that big...

lol it is :P And cats don't even remotely grow that big...

You don't say?

lol it is :P And cats don't even remotely grow that big...

You don't say?

Idk the gif seems legit...

why was that posted in this thread rather than the sky tree thread?

lol it is :P And cats don't even remotely grow that big...

Longcat will have your head for speaking such blasphemy! :ohno:

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Longcat will have your head for speaking such blasphemy! :ohno:

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:lol: :lol:

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/realestate/commercial/conde_nast_taking_more_space_at_jlfiRAl0uQLnAXCe2EXO1H

Conde Nast taking more space at One World Trade Center
By STEVE CUOZZO
Last Updated: 3:10 PM, January 17, 2012
Posted: 3:09 PM, January 17, 2012

"Conde Nast is expanding at One World Trade Center even before the iconic tower is finished. The Newhouse family's glam-magazine house plans to take 133,000 square feet more on top of the 1.05 million feet it signed for last year, sources told The Post.

The publisher of Vanity Fair and Vogue, among other titles, is expected to soon finalize a deal for floors 42-44 in the 104-story skyscraper. The original commitment for lower floors has been hailed as one of the most momentous leases ever signed in New York, heralding the birth of a new World Trade Center and symbolizing downtown's post-9/11 rebirth.

"Conde Nast had an option to expand and they told the Port Authority and the Durst Organization they were going ahead with it, a source said. The PA and Durst are partners in 1 WTC, which is is scheduled ed to open for tenants in mid-late 2014 tower. There was no immediate word on terms of the Conde Nast expansion.."

lol it is :P And cats don't even remotely grow that big...

Damn, kid. I remember my first joint.

It's funny how not accurate some skyscraper diagrams are.

Beautiful buildings!

It's funny how not accurate some skyscraper diagrams are.

What are you talking about? The cat was spot on. :ohno:

What are you talking about? The cat was spot on. :ohno:

I was referring to ESB and Chrysler,

But yes, the 900 meter tall cat was accurate I suppose, give or take a few meters :)

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/realestate/commercial/conde_nast_taking_more_space_at_jlfiRAl0uQLnAXCe2EXO1H

Conde Nast taking more space at One World Trade Center
By STEVE CUOZZO
Last Updated: 3:10 PM, January 17, 2012
Posted: 3:09 PM, January 17, 2012


Finally some good news!! :banana:

Damn, kid. I remember my first joint.

:lol:

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/realestate/commercial/conde_nast_taking_more_space_at_jlfiRAl0uQLnAXCe2EXO1H

Conde Nast taking more space at One World Trade Center
By STEVE CUOZZO
Last Updated: 3:10 PM, January 17, 2012
Posted: 3:09 PM, January 17, 2012

"Conde Nast is expanding at One World Trade Center even before the iconic tower is finished. The Newhouse family's glam-magazine house plans to take 133,000 square feet more on top of the 1.05 million feet it signed for last year, sources told The Post.

The publisher of Vanity Fair and Vogue, among other titles, is expected to soon finalize a deal for floors 42-44 in the 104-story skyscraper. The original commitment for lower floors has been hailed as one of the most momentous leases ever signed in New York, heralding the birth of a new World Trade Center and symbolizing downtown's post-9/11 rebirth.

"Conde Nast had an option to expand and they told the Port Authority and the Durst Organization they were going ahead with it, a source said. The PA and Durst are partners in 1 WTC, which is is scheduled ed to open for tenants in mid-late 2014 tower. There was no immediate word on terms of the Conde Nast expansion.."

Wow, this is awesome news. The more space is leased in towers 1 and 4 the higher the chance for us seeing rise towers 2 and 3 soon :banana2:

Wow, this is awesome news. The more space is leased in towers 1 and 4 the higher the chance for us seeing rise towers 2 and 3 soon :banana2:

Yeah, and 2+2 is 4 :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

^^ I think I deserve that you give me a rock :hilarious

http://www.forumsextreme.com/images/Funny_Pictures_General_Captain_Obvious.jpg

Kanto, the greatest captain obvious of all times in action. And I'm gonna prove it once again by proudly announcing that I have new pics :cheer:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7030/6717373833_59cc9df129_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/trichix/6717373833/)
South Pool and Freedom Tower (http://www.flickr.com/photos/trichix/6717373833/) by Wave5 Productions (http://www.flickr.com/people/trichix/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6717365441_a4d675061d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/trichix/6717365441/)
freedom tower (http://www.flickr.com/photos/trichix/6717365441/) by Wave5 Productions (http://www.flickr.com/people/trichix/), on Flickr

And (obviously, LOL) the PA cam at the end :cheer:

http://oxblue.com/archive/487d07189e5fd2b7edce94fc0bcf4b68/800x600.jpg

looking great, this should top out soon ?

^^ That is, if they finaly regain the speed they used to have :dunno:

Steel Firm's Woes Snag WTC
By ELIOT BROWN
Long beset by delays and cost overruns, construction at the World Trade Center site faces another potential snag: the financial struggles of the company responsible for erecting the massive steel skeletons of two towers and a $3.4 billion transportation hub.

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Mark Lennihan/Associated Press
Some of DCM's problems appear to have stemmed from costs for the transportation hub, pictured.
For months, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has been quietly advancing money to the contractor responsible for fabricating and putting up steel for the projects, which include One World Trade Center, according to people familiar with the matter.
The company, DCM Erectors, has more than $700 million worth of steel contracts at the site. The firm has told the Port Authority that it is facing cash-flow problems in part because of the project's complexity, and also because of the amount of time it takes for the agency to approve extra costs.
Fearing holdups, the Port Authority also has been paying some of DCM's subcontractors directly, the people said.
The company's role is crucial: Its workers erect the steel for each floor of the towers at a rate of about one floor a week before other crews can follow. DCM also owns a plant in New Jersey where steel is fabricated.
A spokesman for the Port Authority, Steve Coleman, declined to say how much money the public bi-state agency has advanced DCM.
"The Port Authority has and will continue to work closely with DCM in order to maintain its construction effort," he said in a statement, adding that DCM is still delivering steel.
Larry Davis, DCM's president, said he is working with the Port Authority and doesn't expect construction to stop. "I'm sure we're all going to work out the issues down the road," he said.
The New York-based DCM is one of the city's largest steel companies and has worked on many skyline-shifting projects, including the Time Warner Center and Bloomberg LP's Lexington Avenue headquarters.
It has been involved in the World Trade Center site for years.
The company was a contractor involved with the demolition of the site after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. And it was on hand at the early stages of rebuilding, as it won a contract to put up steel for the site's signature tower, One World Trade Center, in 2006.
In addition to holding the steel contract at One World Trade Center, DCM is putting up steel for 4 World Trade Center, a 72-story tower. And in 2009, Phoenix Constructors, the now-defunct construction management company for the Santiago Calatrava-designed PATH station and transportation hub, awarded DCM its biggest contract, a $339 million job for the station.
The company's troubles speak to some of the larger problems with the site's redevelopment, which is running billions of dollars over original budget projections. The transportation hub alone has a price tag of $3.4 billion, up from an expected $2 billion in 2007.
DCM's woes stem largely from the station, which features giant steel arches that soar over a large train hall, and the 1,776-foot-tall One World Trade Center. Officials aren't as concerned about 4 World Trade Center.
In part, DCM appears to have underestimated costs: For instance, the company has told the Port Authority it believes it may lose money on One World Trade Center, people familiar with the matter said.
Another factor is that it can take months for DCM to negotiate additional costs with the Port Authority. DCM has numerous claims for added payment—known as "change orders"—pending with the Port Authority, the people said.
Amid the cash-flow problems, DCM's main lender, Canada-based Maple Trade Finance, has taken control of some of the company's assets, said Carole-Ann Miller, Maple Trade's president. Ms. Miller declined to specify the assets but said the company is working "closely" with DCM: "We are confident that we are going to have a resolution in the short term."
John Gallagher, a spokesman for Tishman Construction, the general contractor overseeing construction of the towers and hub, said DCM hasn't caused any delays and the contractor is working overtime on its projects.
Write to Eliot Brown at eliot.brown@wsj.com

^^ Hasn't caused any delays? That's good, so this slow progress lately might be just a normal phase of the construction, who knows? :dunno:

why was that posted in this thread rather than the sky tree thread?

its called 'a joke.'

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6172/6161176204_b200e9dd22_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/joevare/6161176204/)
WTC 57 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/joevare/6161176204/) by joevare (http://www.flickr.com/people/joevare/), on Flickr

^^ Both buildings have awesome cladding but I like 1WTC's more than 7WTC's. 1WTC's looks more like one huge glass pannel :master::cheers:

Great progress, thx for update.

Good news about DCM, that should clear things up for a few more days.

Really hope they dont pass this stupid SOPA act. On topic: any new steel yet?

any new steel yet?

Yeah! Is there some?

^^ Both buildings have awesome cladding but I like 1WTC's more than 7WTC's. 1WTC's looks more like one huge glass pannel :master::cheers:

yeah exactly also it doesn't have spaces between them

Time for another daily Earthcam update :cheer:

http://i42.tinypic.com/r1hnw1.png

There is no visible progress since yesterday on the building :cry:

Time for another daily Earthcam update :cheer:

There is no visible progress since yesterday on the building :cry:

So why do you post it then? :nuts:

I think most of the people know the webcam links and can look at them if they like to, no need to post the snapshots so often. (but keep on posting other pics and diagrams please :) )

btw, some cladding has been added in the SE part..

^^ I just thought that when it'll be here people don't need to bother clicking their way to Earthcam :dunno: But I agree with you, there's nothing worth posting atm :cry:

I don't think that Earthcam is updating. The sky always looks the same. Even when tower 4 cam is cloudy...

WISHFUL THINKING!

^^ I just thought that when it'll be here people don't need to bother clicking their way to Earthcam :dunno: But I agree with you, there's nothing worth posting atm :cry:

Too windy today. Winds were hitting 70-80mph up here where I live... up in the mountains they hit roughly 130mph earlier in the morning.

http://manhattan.ny1.com/content/top_stories/153380/noose-found-at-one-world-trade-center

Port Authority Advances Money To Steel Contractors At WTC Site (http://therealdeal.com/blog/2012/01/18/port-authority-advances-money-to-steel-contractors-at-wtc-site/)


The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey has been advancing money to DCM Erectors, the company that’s erecting the steel skeletons of two towers at the World Trade Center site and the agency’s $3.4 billion transportation hub, the Wall Street Journal reported, in an effort to keep the construction on track.

The agency has even been paying some of DCM’s subcontractors directly, the Journal said, since DCM, which has $700 million worth of steel contracts at the site, began to struggle financially as a result of the project’s complexity and unexpected extra costs.

A spokesperson for the Port Authority declined to comment on how much DCM had received in advanced payment.

“The Port Authority has and will continue to work closely with DCM in order to maintain its construction effort,” he said in a statement to the Journal.

DCM President Larry Davis added: “I’m sure we’re all going to work out the issues down the road.


Maybe there will be a happy ending after all! :okay:

Nice sunset screen grab from the KPI Camera

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l123/oberonwatchman/kpiscreengrab.jpg

^^ Thats a great picture and also a great preview of how nice One Liberty Plaza and 4 WTC's facades will look together. :cheers:

Port Authority Advances Money To Steel Contractors At WTC Site (http://therealdeal.com/blog/2012/01/18/port-authority-advances-money-to-steel-contractors-at-wtc-site/)



Maybe there will be a happy ending after all! :okay:

Yep, a happy ending indeed. 1 WTC is going to spurt concrete from its spire when it's topped out.

http://www.audi-tt.ru/forum/phpBB2/images/smiles/facepalm.gif

Anyways...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7011/6714103733_b9a4e75589_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/glynlowe/6714103733/)
World Trade Center - New York (http://www.flickr.com/photos/glynlowe/6714103733/) by Glyn Lowe Photos (http://www.flickr.com/people/glynlowe/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7018/6711559753_8ca2238b7a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/joelrnyc/6711559753/)
8 Spruce - 1WTC (http://www.flickr.com/photos/joelrnyc/6711559753/) by Joel Raskin (http://www.flickr.com/people/joelrnyc/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7030/6710973895_76e0164390_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tosthekid/6710973895/)
Ground Zero, WTC Site at dusk - New York City, NY, USA (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tosthekid/6710973895/) by Juan_Carlos_Cruz (http://www.flickr.com/people/tosthekid/), on Flickr

I love this tower :drool:

WOW, picture 3 is really great!! :)

Please let's not be mean to Kanto, with whom has been contributing outstanding Photo's for us. Whatever our differences and opinions on the Building let's put that aside, at least it's being built there, and will be as tall and most likely as impacting as the original Tower. :yes:

I'm sure the Tower will be refreshing and new, and impact of design, technology and efficiency. It may be taking a while, but hey?, There's no turning back now, so the Tower will be built. :lol: :okay:

come on new york. u gotta be on top again :)

This morning from Dobbs Ferry, NY:

http://oi39.tinypic.com/5flrw5.jpg

^^Wow, great shot!

thanks Gerard (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/member.php?u=7883) i like your website it is very helpful for me!
keep sharing!

stunning image!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7011/6723193161_6a39bc82b8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/52836039@N02/6723193161/)
Brooklyn Bridge Park View (P1040745) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/52836039@N02/6723193161/) by michael.2999.pics (http://www.flickr.com/people/52836039@N02/), on Flickr

I love NY sooooo much!! Even though I've never been there before *cry*

So do I:)

I love NY sooooo much!! Even though I've never been there before *cry*

NY loves ya back! You should definitely come out for a visit...the city won't disappoint :)

Not sure if I'm seeing things, but from my office in midtown, it looks as if the cranes on top of 1WTC were moving. Does that mean that new steel is rising???

Not sure if I'm seeing things, but from my office in midtown, it looks as if the cranes on top of 1WTC were moving. Does that mean that new steel is rising???

Let's hope so. :)

^^ So far no new steel visible on Earthcam :cry:

Metal deck has not even started on the 89th & 90th... WAIT! Now that I see closely NOT EVEN floor and filler beams have been put into place!!!

i kept an eye on what the cranes were doing for the better part of the day today.

it seemed that they were organizing equipment/office containers for the most part and moving bundles of deck around.

dont forget people, the past week and a half has been a mess with weather.

we did not work cranes for two days in the last 4 because of wind and another combined 2 days due to rain. and these are cranes on the ground, not 90 floors up. the wind is tremendous at that height.

NYC DOB does not allow crane operation above 30mph, and erection gets difficult at around 20 sustained.

http://www.audi-tt.ru/forum/phpBB2/images/smiles/facepalm.gif

Anyways...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7011/6714103733_b9a4e75589_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/glynlowe/6714103733/)
World Trade Center - New York (http://www.flickr.com/photos/glynlowe/6714103733/) by Glyn Lowe Photos (http://www.flickr.com/people/glynlowe/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7018/6711559753_8ca2238b7a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/joelrnyc/6711559753/)
8 Spruce - 1WTC (http://www.flickr.com/photos/joelrnyc/6711559753/) by Joel Raskin (http://www.flickr.com/people/joelrnyc/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7030/6710973895_76e0164390_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tosthekid/6710973895/)
Ground Zero, WTC Site at dusk - New York City, NY, USA (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tosthekid/6710973895/) by Juan_Carlos_Cruz (http://www.flickr.com/people/tosthekid/), on Flickr

What a beauty. Classic and elegant. Will be visiting soon NY. <3

Can somebody tell me what is going on its now been more than a month since we saw some new steel.

How many construction workers are there working on the Wtc site?
And, would you want to work there ?

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7011/6723193161_6a39bc82b8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/52836039@N02/6723193161/)
Brooklyn Bridge Park View (P1040745) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/52836039@N02/6723193161/) by michael.2999.pics (http://www.flickr.com/people/52836039@N02/), on Flickr

:banana:

Can somebody tell me what is going on its now been more than a month since we saw some new steel.
Money, or weather, I'm going with the first.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7028/6715366825_154233860d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/peet/6715366825/)
Queen Elizabeth (http://www.flickr.com/photos/peet/6715366825/) by PeetThePhotographer (http://www.flickr.com/people/peet/), on Flickr

What do you guys think about this cladding? It reminds some of the cladding of the former WTC Twin Towers:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=341455&page=21

^^ It looks similar but there's a huge difference. It is cladding while in the case of the old Twins it were perimeter columns :cheers:

Btw, I have new pics :cheer: Btw, flickr has again screwed the placing of the pics and maybe their dates as well so I apologize if any of the below pics are old :dunno:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6717365441_a4d675061d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/trichix/6717365441/)
freedom tower (http://www.flickr.com/photos/trichix/6717365441/) by Wave5 Productions (http://www.flickr.com/people/trichix/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7156/6724005707_c342134a34_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32343662@N08/6724005707/)
towering (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32343662@N08/6724005707/) by dicegirlsnapz (http://www.flickr.com/people/32343662@N08/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7144/6727101677_fef59126e5_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jrdawkins/6727101677/)
Freedom Tower take 2. #freedom #newyorkcity #westside #sun #sky #sunset #blue #skyscraper #building #reflection #glass #crane (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jrdawkins/6727101677/) by MetalEye Photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/jrdawkins/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7160/6730384359_0548c9184f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonpiercephotography/6730384359/)
Empty Sky (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonpiercephotography/6730384359/) by Jason Pierce Photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/jasonpiercephotography/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7018/6711559753_8ca2238b7a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/joelrnyc/6711559753/)
8 Spruce - 1WTC (http://www.flickr.com/photos/joelrnyc/6711559753/) by Joel Raskin (http://www.flickr.com/people/joelrnyc/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7018/6712241233_0e69a021c0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zensixties/6712241233/)
New Freedom Tower view from plane (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zensixties/6712241233/) by zensixties (http://www.flickr.com/people/zensixties/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7151/6726727921_3d7b21001d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/97705796@N00/6726727921/)
Drawing the lines in New York City (http://www.flickr.com/photos/97705796@N00/6726727921/) by Sheree (Martha's Mirror on Amazon.com!) (http://www.flickr.com/people/97705796@N00/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7164/6728948279_a3be8317ca_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelateit/6728948279/)
Manhattan (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelateit/6728948279/) by Tom Starkweather (http://www.flickr.com/people/pixelateit/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7016/6730391579_35eef8caf0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/piggyfork/6730391579/)
Freedom Rising (http://www.flickr.com/photos/piggyfork/6730391579/) by piggyfork (http://www.flickr.com/people/piggyfork/), on Flickr

And the PA cam at the end :cheer:

http://oxblue.com/archive/487d07189e5fd2b7edce94fc0bcf4b68/800x600.jpg

i kept an eye on what the cranes were doing for the better part of the day today.

it seemed that they were organizing equipment/office containers for the most part and moving bundles of deck around.

dont forget people, the past week and a half has been a mess with weather.

we did not work cranes for two days in the last 4 because of wind and another combined 2 days due to rain. and these are cranes on the ground, not 90 floors up. the wind is tremendous at that height.

NYC DOB does not allow crane operation above 30mph, and erection gets difficult at around 20 sustained.



Well a year ago at this time, there was all that snow and cold, so now it's not nearly as messy with the weather, unless the wind causes an equal amount of trouble.

Indeed, it's the wind badly.

Damn I can´t wait for my first trip to New York this summer :eat: I`m already excited. Love the new design of the WTC.

Greetings from Austria :hi:

Amazing tower !!!!! :cheers:

^^ It looks similar but there's a huge difference. It is cladding while in the case of the old Twins it were perimeter columns :cheers:


Yes, but the material and the effect & amount of glass make it look a bit similar as the old WTC cladding:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=341455&page=21

Yes, but the material and the effect & amount of glass make it look a bit similar as the old WTC cladding:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=341455&page=21

If only they had used that cladding on 1 WTC.. it would have truly looked like a child of the twin towers.

It remains a beautiful type of cladding isn't it? Especially the pictures of Marin show the quality of it! Can't wait until it's finished (it's one of Koolhaas creations).

It's a bit like we give you our Europoint towers (don't remember the name of that tower in NYC that's going to be constructed but looks very much like our europoint towers on top of each other) and we get the WTC old design back in return in peaces put beside and on top of each other.

^^ It looks similar but there's a huge difference. It is cladding while in the case of the old Twins it were perimeter columns :cheers:


Ummn...The old towers were clad in an aluminum alloy sheathing that covered the closely-spaced exterior steel columns, enhancing their soaring appearance. Just sayin'...:)

Supposed to receive our first real snow accumulation tonight / Saturday morning. Guess Saturday's going to be a no construction day too.

WTCProgress (http://yfrog.com/user/WTCProgress/profile) on Twitter

http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg644/scaled.php?tn=0&server=644&filename=a55sg.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640
Marble is being installed in the lobby of One World Trade Center

Pictures from today by me.

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/9472/1327102652668.jpg

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/7789/1327102709552.jpg

Up above 1000 ft the winds are much greater than ground level, almsot 2 1/2 times since you are above the friction of the buildings and ground. We were winded out all day again today just like most of the days this week. There are about ten days of removing the "hotels" from the cells inside the tower that served as lockers, offcies, the subway shop, etc as cell size changes. They are part wau thriough that and have to install steel in cells and frame them out, then the steel to 90 will be finshed and next tier to 42 will start. The weather between rain and winds has been worse this year, now we are getting snow tonight.

Thanks for the inside information!! Really thanks, Alan!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7154/6733576663_780c394f86_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/man-on-the-moon/6733576663/)
WTC Tower 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/man-on-the-moon/6733576663/) by Pooya B (http://www.flickr.com/people/man-on-the-moon/), on Flickr

That last picture is brilliant! :D

nice pic otie!

Great pic, even more when it's finished.

Is building top part covered with clouds ?

^^ Yes.

Right now in NY: Snow + gusty winds = standstill at 1WTC.

Not to sound like a smart-ass, but when will the wind at a higher altitude not be an excuse for the markedly slower progress (or no progress) anymore? Is it windier up at the top of the building in the winter than it is in the spring?

^^ They claim everything is progressing as planned so they either are doing some important work on the concrete core which is not visible from the outside or the officials are lying, which would be nor the first time nor the last time officials were lying, LOL :hahano:

The winds haven't stopped 4WTC's work. In just the last week they've removed one crane and added another. Clearly there's a problem with the steel erection for T1. But they are still working. The cladding continues to go up. But it is a shame they haven't started new floors in over 6 weeks.

To lighten the mood a bit I have new pics :cheer:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7149/6723880873_699816fa9e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/naparish/6723880873/)
1 World Trade Center under construction (http://www.flickr.com/photos/naparish/6723880873/) by NAParish (http://www.flickr.com/people/naparish/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7024/6735814301_a80e5b5874_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/safesurfer/6735814301/)
New York City (http://www.flickr.com/photos/safesurfer/6735814301/) by safesurfer (http://www.flickr.com/people/safesurfer/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6735812365_ecc8a012d9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/safesurfer/6735812365/)
New York City (http://www.flickr.com/photos/safesurfer/6735812365/) by safesurfer (http://www.flickr.com/people/safesurfer/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7003/6735819101_ef9c761924_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/safesurfer/6735819101/)
New York City (http://www.flickr.com/photos/safesurfer/6735819101/) by safesurfer (http://www.flickr.com/people/safesurfer/), on Flickr

And the PA cam at the end :cheer:

http://oxblue.com/archive/487d07189e5fd2b7edce94fc0bcf4b68/800x600.jpg

If there wasn't a month and a half delay just now the building would almost be topped out.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7149/6723880873_699816fa9e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/naparish/6723880873/)
1 World Trade Center under construction (http://www.flickr.com/photos/naparish/6723880873/) by NAParish (http://www.flickr.com/people/naparish/), on Flickr

WOW, the glass looks phenomenal!! :eek:

Bigger and bigger; taken by me on Thursday. Cold outside, but you wouldn't know it from the picture.

Full update: http://newyorkyimby.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-wtc-construction-update.html

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/2426/wtc28.jpg

The winds haven't stopped 4WTC's work. In just the last week they've removed one crane and added another. Clearly there's a problem with the steel erection for T1. But they are still working. The cladding continues to go up. But it is a shame they haven't started new floors in over 6 weeks.

1WTC is a lot higher then 4WTC so the wind difference would be a bit different ;) :)

:cheers:

Totally awesome!
Congrats!

It will be the best "model" in NY

If there wasn't a month and a half delay just now the building would almost be topped out.

I don't think so, from now it are all mechanical and observation floors which take much longer than normal office floors.

http://www.ilpost.it/files/2012/01/137480538.jpg

Damn... that magic feeling when seeing the snow flakes fall :)

Thought i would post a video of mty stay in new york city. Went febuary 2010; brilliant place- would like to go back and see the freedom towers whem complete. They were only about 20 floors up when i when i was there!

Please let me know what you think.

Heres the link:

http://youtu.be/KDiO302-wH0

FROM: NYBOY75

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mvBgO236Hs

Damn... that magic feeling when seeing the snow flakes fall :)

*That magic feeling when seeing the snow flakes fall in New York :)

Sorry, but there's no better feeling than being in Central Park, on the Hudson, or anywhere in NY for that matter and seeing the snow build up!

Hey folks, I have new pics :cheer:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7167/6732955545_f54cb7946a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bchang/6732955545/)
911 memorial 3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bchang/6732955545/) by Bryan Chang (http://www.flickr.com/people/bchang/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7016/6734189215_efccd1b5bd_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ballardstudio/6734189215/)
Rebuilding Freedom (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ballardstudio/6734189215/) by BallardStudio (http://www.flickr.com/people/ballardstudio/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7022/6737819873_008f6f9a26_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6737819873/)
2012-01-21 at 12-22-21 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6737819873/) by tarashnat (http://www.flickr.com/people/tarashnat/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7018/6737819331_466e4f13b4_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6737819331/)
2012-01-21 at 12-21-45 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6737819331/) by tarashnat (http://www.flickr.com/people/tarashnat/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7009/6738203527_0bff22e089_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryballard/6738203527/)
January 20, corner of West Broadway and Worth (http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryballard/6738203527/) by terryballard (http://www.flickr.com/people/terryballard/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7173/6739751581_0ba4d7ee97_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sajorphoto/6739751581/)
Freedom Tower (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sajorphoto/6739751581/) by SAJOR|PHOTO (http://www.flickr.com/people/sajorphoto/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6739826989_bc4aae9c30_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/melissayoungern/6739826989/)
Downtown (http://www.flickr.com/photos/melissayoungern/6739826989/) by Melissa Youngern (http://www.flickr.com/people/melissayoungern/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7026/6740331927_d836dd96a6_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nylurk/6740331927/)
Freedom tower (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nylurk/6740331927/) by NYlurk (http://www.flickr.com/people/nylurk/), on Flickr

I don't think so, from now it are all mechanical and observation floors which take much longer than normal office floors.

Yes true, however what he is saying is that the building would have been much further along without the steel erection delay. Since November the steel has been going slow because since they hit floors 87 & 88 they took almost a month on those before the steel columns for floors 89 & 90 were raised in early December. It's more than obvious that the opening of Tower 1 will be pushed back a bit despite any official reports because even those have been proven to be false. The construction workers are the only people who know for certain when the Tower will top out or have an estimation when things will get done not the Port Authority.

Beautifull pictures of a beautifull city and project!

*That magic feeling when seeing the snow flakes fall in New York :)

Sorry, but there's no better feeling than being in Central Park, on the Hudson, or anywhere in NY for that matter and seeing the snow build up!

Haha I guess so, I've been in central park and is indeed magical, unfortunately I have seen the falling snow only once in my life and it wasn't in NY.

From Rahway , New Jersey - 30 miles southwest...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7020/6737060767_6cf842e0da_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/6737060767/)
DSCN1172 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/6737060767/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

From Jersey City...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7026/6737083685_e312cd9f98_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/6737083685/)
DSCN1203 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/6737083685/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7014/6737229905_35d6b9ff32_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/6737229905/)
DSCN1275 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/6737229905/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7158/6737239607_6a3507b1a4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/6737239607/)
DSCN1287 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/6737239607/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

From Hoboken Terminal

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7028/6737260303_e6809b34df_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/6737260303/)
DSCN1309 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/6737260303/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7022/6737261065_d23a26c388_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/6737261065/)
DSCN1310 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/6737261065/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

From Sunnyside , Queens

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7164/6737120847_cb06895c7b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/6737120847/)
DSCN1235 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/6737120847/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7018/6737120229_f25e328404_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/6737120229/)
DSCN1234 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/6737120229/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

Are they working on the ventilation area now?

I am shocked that this seems so delayed yet we don't hear any news as to why. There must be a reason.

Very strange.

^^ Strange and frustrating :cry:

But I have new pics :cheer:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/6744585907_3e41446a31_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/14727294@N00/6744585907/)
20120116 Freedom Tower Can733 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/14727294@N00/6744585907/) by J4NE (http://www.flickr.com/people/14727294@N00/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7032/6747518383_030125a2b8_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747518383/)
2012-01-22 at 16-09-50 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747518383/) by tarashnat (http://www.flickr.com/people/tarashnat/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6747517279_43e523e911_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747517279/)
2012-01-22 at 16-07-44 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747517279/) by tarashnat (http://www.flickr.com/people/tarashnat/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7149/6747517047_b5054c194a_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747517047/)
2012-01-22 at 16-07-29 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747517047/) by tarashnat (http://www.flickr.com/people/tarashnat/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7149/6747534299_16ac8a8e28_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747534299/)
2012-01-22 at 16-36-12 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747534299/) by tarashnat (http://www.flickr.com/people/tarashnat/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6747550869_af5d61b392_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747550869/)
2012-01-22 at 17-08-31 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747550869/) by tarashnat (http://www.flickr.com/people/tarashnat/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7012/6747531257_5c8a5808c2_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747531257/)
2012-01-22 at 16-30-43 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747531257/) by tarashnat (http://www.flickr.com/people/tarashnat/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7010/6747550543_e4dc2dd5d7_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747550543/)
2012-01-22 at 17-07-56 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747550543/) by tarashnat (http://www.flickr.com/people/tarashnat/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7028/6747532073_5f222fe14b_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747532073/)
2012-01-22 at 16-31-56 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747532073/) by tarashnat (http://www.flickr.com/people/tarashnat/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7025/6747535045_b17978987e_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747535045/)
2012-01-22 at 16-36-55 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747535045/) by tarashnat (http://www.flickr.com/people/tarashnat/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7032/6747549533_9095f5e79a_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747549533/)
2012-01-22 at 17-03-41 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747549533/) by tarashnat (http://www.flickr.com/people/tarashnat/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6747542669_06cf9d7c88_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747542669/)
2012-01-22 at 16-48-42 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747542669/) by tarashnat (http://www.flickr.com/people/tarashnat/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6747551179_0a611c46b0_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747551179/)
2012-01-22 at 17-09-24 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747551179/) by tarashnat (http://www.flickr.com/people/tarashnat/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7021/6747535473_1520a21835_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747535473/)
2012-01-22 at 16-36-59 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747535473/) by tarashnat (http://www.flickr.com/people/tarashnat/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7003/6747542085_d1a64e83fa_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747542085/)
2012-01-22 at 16-46-43 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747542085/) by tarashnat (http://www.flickr.com/people/tarashnat/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7003/6747530947_89b6f6bdcb_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747530947/)
2012-01-22 at 16-30-21 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747530947/) by tarashnat (http://www.flickr.com/people/tarashnat/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7149/6747542331_d123dbb131_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747542331/)
2012-01-22 at 16-46-52 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747542331/) by tarashnat (http://www.flickr.com/people/tarashnat/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7171/6747550141_54b1e2be99_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747550141/)
2012-01-22 at 17-07-27 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747550141/) by tarashnat (http://www.flickr.com/people/tarashnat/), on Flickr

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2012-01-22 at 17-30-06 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747553109/) by tarashnat (http://www.flickr.com/people/tarashnat/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7016/6747544127_d9d01d8e94_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747544127/)
2012-01-22 at 16-50-38 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747544127/) by tarashnat (http://www.flickr.com/people/tarashnat/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7160/6747533065_75538208d3_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747533065/)
2012-01-22 at 16-33-49 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747533065/) by tarashnat (http://www.flickr.com/people/tarashnat/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7023/6747531601_e203d28505_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747531601/)
2012-01-22 at 16-31-09 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747531601/) by tarashnat (http://www.flickr.com/people/tarashnat/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7021/6747546193_ac163f52ee_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747546193/)
2012-01-22 at 16-55-57 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747546193/) by tarashnat (http://www.flickr.com/people/tarashnat/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7154/6751879143_8857bed75b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lamaglietta/6751879143/)
Freedom Tower (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lamaglietta/6751879143/) by Giorgia Monti (http://www.flickr.com/people/lamaglietta/), on Flickr

I am shocked that this seems so delayed yet we don't hear any news as to why. There must be a reason.

Very strange.

There's been some reporting. But very little. The plaza is open and that's what most people seemed to care about. This tower is still about two years away from being open anyway.

Steel Firm's Woes Snag WTC (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204555904577167323343069432.html?mod=googlenews_wsj)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7033/6745420821_d5cedee271_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/onesevenone/6745420821/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/onesevenone/6745420821/) by onesevenone (http://www.flickr.com/people/onesevenone/), on Flickr

Isnt it strange, they use billions for the army but can`t get enough money to rebuild `Ground Zero` A place so important. What is exactly the problem with tower 1? I follow this building a few years but I get a little sick of all the delay`s.

They are now busy in the core reconfiguration hé? They go from a large core to a smaller core now they are in the top levels where only maintenance and ob-deck are.

Therefore it takes longer to see it rising... as the office floors were the only standard thing on the tower...

Isnt it strange, they use billions for the army but can`t get enough money to rebuild `Ground Zero` A place so important. What is exactly the problem with tower 1? I follow this building a few years but I get a little sick of all the delay`s.

The army is far more important than skyscrapers :guns1:

Isnt it strange, they use billions for the army but can`t get enough money to rebuild `Ground Zero` A place so important. What is exactly the problem with tower 1? I follow this building a few years but I get a little sick of all the delay`s.

This is not property of the Federal Government, there is no reason why there should even be a budget comparison.

As for the delays, I'm sure they are doing exactly what they have to do, I doubt anybody just decided to go on vacation and interrupt the construction process. But the lack of information for the general public is annoying.

I bet Obama is behind all these delays. :|

FROM: 1010WINS

Port Authority To Seek Ideas For WTC Observation Deck

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/01/24/port-authority-to-seek-ideas-for-wtc-observation-deck/

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7033/6745420821_d5cedee271_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/onesevenone/6745420821/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/onesevenone/6745420821/) by onesevenone (http://www.flickr.com/people/onesevenone/), on Flickr

This image just reminds me that whilst One World Trade is indeed a tasty building, my love for it will never be anywhere near that of the ESB.

Was thinking exactly the same when I saw that pic. Esb is so much better than 1wtc. It feel so obvious on that photo..

http://media.thyssenkrupp.com/images/press/thyssenkrupp_p_1268.jpg

http://www.thyssenkrupp.com/de/presse/bilder.html&photo_id=1268

by thyssenkrupp who constructed the stainless steel panels for the corners of the Tower,also the elevators were done by them

http://i1.treklens.com/photos/26602/dsc_014947.jpg

http://www.treklens.com/gallery/North_America/United_States/photo633534.htm

^^ Wow, imagine NY with that density! And the Chrysler Building got a height increase too lol...

This image just reminds me that whilst One World Trade is indeed a tasty building, my love for it will never be anywhere near that of the ESB.

Funny, I find the WTC far more impressive. The majority of the ESB is rather drab in comparison. The only thing that saves it for me is the spire.

^^ Wow, imagine NY with that density! And the Chrysler Building got a height increase too lol...

It looks like HK on steroids. I doubt it would improve the quality of life in NYC.

http://thechronicleherald.ca/business/54893-halifax-company-calls-23-million-loan

Isnt it strange, they use billions for the army but can`t get enough money to rebuild `Ground Zero` A place so important. What is exactly the problem with tower 1? I follow this building a few years but I get a little sick of all the delay`s.

Yeah! It is kind of strange that they're paying billions to destroy the organization that destroyed the twin towers, when we could just be building new targets without worrying about our national security.

Let's not make this a political discussion, but you're comparing apples and oranges. The federal government will never directly fund a project like this. It's up to the PNYNJ, and currently office space is abundant so they focus on things like public transportation, infrastructure, etc. You have to realize, ethics aren't always top priority in business.

It looks like HK on steroids. I doubt it would improve the quality of life in NYC.

I don't think Hong Kong as much, I think more Vancouver on really strong steroids.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7033/6745420821_d5cedee271_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/onesevenone/6745420821/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/onesevenone/6745420821/) by onesevenone (http://www.flickr.com/people/onesevenone/), on Flickr

Anyone else notice that you can see through 2 of the floors on the ESB in this pic? I find that fascinating!

I don't think Hong Kong as much, I think more Vancouver on really strong steroids.

Yes. The sea of high rises reminded me of HK or Shanghai's sea of concrete block apartments. Or Tokyo.

Anyway, thank god NYC does NOT look like that. I'd rather clusters of talls surrounded by low rise areas.

If I went and hibernated in a cave for the rest of winter... and woke up in spring... would there be new steel by then?

check this link out:

http://m.knoxnews.com/news/2012/jan/23/ground-zero-building-struggles-to-find-02/

Hey folks, I have new pics :cheer:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7032/6755310105_8648c12bf2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_alpi/6755310105/)
Not so big, after all. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_alpi/6755310105/) by Mr. AlPi (http://www.flickr.com/people/mr_alpi/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7011/6755302375_f0d9c322a7_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_alpi/6755302375/)
Freedom Tower (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_alpi/6755302375/) by Mr. AlPi (http://www.flickr.com/people/mr_alpi/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/6755311297_61934f9f19_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_alpi/6755311297/)
Bird's view (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_alpi/6755311297/) by Mr. AlPi (http://www.flickr.com/people/mr_alpi/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6756320291_f37cb58273_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaliharry/6756320291/)
NY Jogger near Freedom Tower (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaliharry/6756320291/) by kaliharry (http://www.flickr.com/people/kaliharry/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7143/6757109765_62c9492c78_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/31415846@N02/6757109765/)
Freedom Tower (http://www.flickr.com/photos/31415846@N02/6757109765/) by aknepley (http://www.flickr.com/people/31415846@N02/), on Flickr

http://media.thyssenkrupp.com/images/press/thyssenkrupp_p_1268.jpg

http://www.thyssenkrupp.com/de/presse/bilder.html&photo_id=1268

by thyssenkrupp who constructed the stainless steel panels for the corners of the Tower,also the elevators were done by them

http://i1.treklens.com/photos/26602/dsc_014947.jpg

http://www.treklens.com/gallery/North_America/United_States/photo633534.htm



Sweet Christ that sheer density of buildings is frightening, and I don't even consider myself to be claustrophobic!

The winds finally allowed the cranes to work part of the day today and DCM was busy removing steel trusses in the cells that supported the "hotels". The winds on top of 1 WTC are different once you are so far above ground and surrounding buildings. The cranes were shut down for 1 1/2 hours due to wind today.

DCM is still supplying steel to the projects at the site as required, whether HUB, 1 WTC or 4 WTC. There is really no lay-down yard on site, so steel arrives when it is needed and can be raised on 1 WTC.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7021/6758606811_fc651a8137_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vinschiano/6758606811/)
Cat 321DLCR &amp; 1WTC (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vinschiano/6758606811/) by Vin Schiano (http://www.flickr.com/people/vinschiano/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7159/6758602371_807aa6b882_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vinschiano/6758602371/)
One World Trade Center (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vinschiano/6758602371/) by Vin Schiano (http://www.flickr.com/people/vinschiano/), on Flickr

Sweet Christ that sheer density of buildings is frightening, and I don't even consider myself to be claustrophobic!

Don't worry.......that render may be good for the WTC the rest nothing like reality. Even the ESB can't figure out if it's trying to be the Chrysler Bld ?:nuts:

^^ yeah, and I don't think Jersey has that many buildings either. :nuts:

Indeed, density is nice, but this is exaggerated. Try to make a unique design in that city.:)

January 24th, 2012

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http://thechronicleherald.ca/business/54893-halifax-company-calls-23-million-loan

wow.


good find.

FROM: NYBOY75

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMmSYxyw-ns

Hey folks, I have new pics :cheer:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7023/6760072823_c4d85041da_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6760072823/)
2012-01-24 at 19-50-50 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6760072823/) by tarashnat (http://www.flickr.com/people/tarashnat/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7148/6760071099_01c01d8701_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6760071099/)
2012-01-24 at 19-39-46 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6760071099/) by tarashnat (http://www.flickr.com/people/tarashnat/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7004/6760070135_ca6243b128_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6760070135/)
2012-01-24 at 19-39-26 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6760070135/) by tarashnat (http://www.flickr.com/people/tarashnat/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6760073743_e1fde8b660_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6760073743/)
2012-01-24 at 19-53-35 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6760073743/) by tarashnat (http://www.flickr.com/people/tarashnat/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6760068379_b0796ea796_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6760068379/)
2012-01-24 at 19-33-48 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6760068379/) by tarashnat (http://www.flickr.com/people/tarashnat/), on Flickr

New steel on site this morning!! Finally!!! Don't know how to post pics so here's the link to the webcam I saw it on lol,

http://archives.earthcam.com/archives5/ecnetwork/us/ny/nyc/gzmpr/gzrobotic1.jpg

Funny, I find the WTC far more impressive. The majority of the ESB is rather drab in comparison. The only thing that saves it for me is the spire.

Well as with everything, to each their own. I do like One World Trade very much, just not as much. I have no idea what all the guys saying it sucks are on about. I honestly don't think any of the other proposals were anywhere near as nice, and rebuilding the twins would just be living in the past. You don't need to resurrect those hulking monstrosities in order to remember those lost.

New steel on site this morning!! Finally!!! Don't know how to post pics so here's the link to the webcam I saw it on lol,

http://archives.earthcam.com/archives5/ecnetwork/us/ny/nyc/gzmpr/gzrobotic1.jpg

In the posting menu where you have things like color, size or fonts of writing or the bold, italic or underlined icon you'll find an icon with a small mountain in it. Click it and then put the link into the window that'll open. I hope this helps :cheers:

From my office window, I just saw a steel beam moving from the top!! :banana:That will probably be the most exciting part of my day. :lol:

Well as with everything, to each their own. I do like One World Trade very much, just not as much. I have no idea what all the guys saying it sucks are on about. I honestly don't think any of the other proposals were anywhere near as nice, and rebuilding the twins would just be living in the past. You don't need to resurrect those hulking monstrosities in order to remember those lost.



Most of the other proposals were horrible, especially the ones that Liebeskind came up with. This one is looking better with the passage of time, and when finished, will looke even better yet. As for the twins, it has nothing to do with living in the past, it has to do with, the fact that they would not be fininancially feasible and structually outdated with the materials used, based on energy consumption, and the overall physical practicality of todays needs and demand. A set of twins can be built anytime, and anywhere, with todays materials, and standards. Since what was there was destroyed, it deserves, something equal to it, in its grandeur, and size regardless of style. As for the ESB, what makes that so spectacular is its standing throughout time, and its overall function of purpose, as well its grandeur.

^^I agree with the reasons for not building the twins again and I was gonna say them, but I thought I best keep the reason simple so as not to open myself up to those who seem to jump on anything they perceive to be a slight against the old towers.

^^ We hardcore Twin Tower lovers aren't that evil to jump on people who prefer this new complex .... at least I am not :hahano:

Btw, I have new pics :cheer:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7007/6763264643_d997b0936c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rasquire/6763264643/)
Freedom Tower at Night (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rasquire/6763264643/) by rasquire (http://www.flickr.com/people/rasquire/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7003/6763253099_8b263d8daf_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rasquire/6763253099/)
Freedom Tower (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rasquire/6763253099/) by rasquire (http://www.flickr.com/people/rasquire/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7003/6763253099_8b263d8daf_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rasquire/6763253099/)
Freedom Tower (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rasquire/6763253099/) by rasquire (http://www.flickr.com/people/rasquire/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7033/6763262427_46ae3a8061_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rasquire/6763262427/)
Freedom Tower (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rasquire/6763262427/) by rasquire (http://www.flickr.com/people/rasquire/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7161/6763259461_2b3d591353_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rasquire/6763259461/)
Freedom Tower (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rasquire/6763259461/) by rasquire (http://www.flickr.com/people/rasquire/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7151/6763275143_626d79afe9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rasquire/6763275143/)
Freedom Tower from downtown (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rasquire/6763275143/) by rasquire (http://www.flickr.com/people/rasquire/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7003/6747542085_d1a64e83fa_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747542085/)
2012-01-22 at 16-46-43 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747542085/) by tarashnat (http://www.flickr.com/people/tarashnat/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7149/6747542331_d123dbb131_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747542331/)
2012-01-22 at 16-46-52 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747542331/) by tarashnat (http://www.flickr.com/people/tarashnat/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7016/6747544127_d9d01d8e94_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747544127/)
2012-01-22 at 16-50-38 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6747544127/) by tarashnat (http://www.flickr.com/people/tarashnat/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7160/6757504235_1d4983567b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/hereandnowphoto/6757504235/)
wtc2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/hereandnowphoto/6757504235/) by Here_and_Now (http://www.flickr.com/people/hereandnowphoto/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7027/6757503593_b89e46d86c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/hereandnowphoto/6757503593/)
tower (http://www.flickr.com/photos/hereandnowphoto/6757503593/) by Here_and_Now (http://www.flickr.com/people/hereandnowphoto/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7143/6759012393_f988035a7c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonpiercephotography/6759012393/)
Iconic building collection (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonpiercephotography/6759012393/) by Jason Pierce Photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/jasonpiercephotography/), on Flickr

From my office window, I just saw a steel beam moving from the top!! :banana:That will probably be the most exciting part of my day. :lol:

+1

I was out for a bit today and they are in fact raising steel today.

^^I agree with the reasons for not building the twins again and I was gonna say them, but I thought I best keep the reason simple so as not to open myself up to those who seem to jump on anything they perceive to be a slight against the old towers.



I liked the twins myself, and would like to think something similar to them could be rebuilt, anywhere, New York or not, now that might piss off alot of New Yorkers, but the point being is, that it is not out of the realm of possibility, with even todays standards and codes, given the right structural materials etc. I believed even in the aftermath, right from the beginning, that this new WTC wouldn't be like the original, because of what I said before about the changed economics, and structural codes, from the '60s and early 70s. Plus a different demand for office space. What pissed me off however, was that idiot governor at the time promised the victims' families they would not be like they were before. I felt bad for the relatives of the victims, as anybody did, but how in the hell, is the architectural style going to change, or make a difference in what happened? All it is, is politics and politicians being politicians. Can't we put politics aside, for once, especially in the most monumental events?

+1

I was out for a bit today and they are in fact raising steel today.



Which is definitely good news.

New Steel yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Finally:)

Best news of the day! Let's hope the steel keeps on coming. Judging by the pics of SSP, should be passing floors 91 and 92. Getting closer to be the tallest in NYC.

Hooah, so happy for this!

Is the base going to be clad like the base of Tower 4?

Is the base of this tower going to be clad like the base of tower 4?

^^ well, no, unless you think it's aesthetically pleasing to put see-through glass on top of a concrete bunker.

^^I agree with the reasons for not building the twins again and I was gonna say them, but I thought I best keep the reason simple so as not to open myself up to those who seem to jump on anything they perceive to be a slight against the old towers.

Generalize much?

^^ We hardcore Twin Tower lovers aren't that evil to jump on people who prefer this new complex .... at least I am not :hahano

That's very good of you sir.

Generalize much?

Um, no. I don't think so. Those who would jump on anything they perceive to be a slight against the old towers would have jumped all over me. As you didn't do that, you're obviously not one of them.

That's very good of you sir.



Um, no. I don't think so. Those who would jump on anything they perceive to be a slight against the old towers would have jumped all over me. As you didn't do that, you're obviously not one of them.

Nah, I'm not one of them. I did want the old towers rebuilt (albeit modernized and with the restored street grid.), but I respect the opinions of others who thought differently. Plus what's being built is a HUGE improvement over the original Libeskind proposal.

Heck, I worked in the North Tower from 1997-2001 and didn't think anything special of the original towers. Impressive? Yes. Iconic? Yes. Beautiful? No!

Nah, I'm not one of them. I did want the old towers rebuilt (albeit modernized and with the restored street grid.), but I respect the opinions of others who thought differently. Plus what's being built is a HUGE improvement over the original Libeskind proposal.












Cheers! I couldn't have said that better myself. I felt that way about the originals myself in the beginning, but I was open to other ideas too. I like this design alot, and I hated those Libeskind plans. As it turned out, I've discovered, that I'm not all that different after all. Alot of people seem to think the same way I do.


Heck, I worked in the North Tower from 1997-2001 and didn't think anything special of the original towers. Impressive? Yes. Iconic? Yes. Beautiful? No!










They were spectacular because of their size, maybe not the most beautiful structures around, but not ugly by any stretch of the imagination either.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7143/6759012393_f988035a7c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonpiercephotography/6759012393/)
Iconic building collection (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonpiercephotography/6759012393/) by Jason Pierce Photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/jasonpiercephotography/), on Flickr

Stunning!

^^ well, no, unless you think it's aesthetically pleasing to put see-through glass on top of a concrete bunker.

I meant something along the lines of reflective glass or something, but whatever.

A good day today as others have noted, 13 trucks worth of steel deleivered and lifted up to deck. This is the core & infill steel for 90th floor and they got 6 core columns up. They need to continue shaking out steel on work deck and probably 6 more working days till next tier for 91/92 starts going up. I say working days because tommorow it is suppossed to rain and then saturday the winds are suppossed to be above 30mph so cranes can't work. Patience folks.

I do hope that all WTC projects get completed especially the 1 WTC. The project just looks so bad ass!

A good day today as others have noted, 13 trucks worth of steel deleivered and lifted up to deck. This is the core & infill steel for 90th floor and they got 6 core columns up. They need to continue shaking out steel on work deck and probably 6 more working days till next tier for 91/92 starts going up. I say working days because tommorow it is suppossed to rain and then saturday the winds are suppossed to be above 30mph so cranes can't work. Patience folks.

On SSP, post 19510 of the 1WTC thread, it looks to me the new steel columns are past the height for the 91st floor already.

The NY law firm Chadbourne is relocating here, and two-thirds of 1 WTC are now leased.

I meant something along the lines of reflective glass or something, but whatever.

Well I don't think the base of 4 WTC is going to be reflective, at least from the renders I've seen.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/27/nyregion/1-world-trade-center-adds-another-prime-tenant-a-law-firm.html

Trade Tower Is Set to Add Prime Tenant, a Law Firm

By CHARLES V. BAGLI
Published: January 26, 2012

Chadbourne & Parke, a 110-year-old law firm, is close to a deal to move to the 1,776-foot skyscraper under construction at ground zero, from its headquarters at Rockefeller Center.

If the deal is completed, it would represent a return to Chadbourne’s roots in Lower Manhattan after a 40-year sojourn in Midtown. It would also assist in the redemption of a tower that was once reviled for its design and dismissed as a “white elephant.”

Chadbourne would be the second blue-chip tenant in the past year to take space in the tower, known as 1 World Trade Center. Two-thirds of its three million square feet of office space will now be accounted for before the building reaches its full height sometime this summer. It will be the first tower to be rebuilt on the 16-acre trade center site after the terrorist attack in 2001.

“It’s a thrill now to come down the West Side Highway and see 1 World Trade Center as a beacon,” said Elizabeth H. Berger, president of the Downtown-Lower Manhattan Association. “The Lower Manhattan skyline is coming back. This is about the concentration of new, green, high-tech commercial space in the middle of what is now an exciting live-work community.”

In light of the pending deal, it is perhaps fitting that Chadbourne’s roster of lawyers includes former Gov. George E. Pataki. Mr. Pataki nicknamed 1 World Trade Center the Freedom Tower and pushed to see it built, despite a whirl of criticism.

Andrew Blum, a spokesman for Chadbourne, declined to comment, as did the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which is erecting the tower with its partner, the Durst Organization. But real estate executives and officials who have been briefed on the deal expect the law firm to sign a lease soon.

After years of delays, missteps and political squabbling, the rebuilding of the trade center is moving forward. Three office buildings are under construction, as well as a $3.2 billion transit hub. The national memorial, which covers half of the site, opened in September.

The Port Authority recently curtailed work on the Sept. 11 museum in a bitter dispute with the memorial foundation over responsibility for tens of millions of dollars in construction costs. At the same time, the Port Authority is involved in another dispute with the Bloomberg administration over the cost of security at the trade center site. City officials, the foundation and Patrick J. Foye, executive director of the Port Authority, are in negotiations to resolve both issues.

Still, the turnaround for 1 World Trade Center has been remarkable. The building itself will cost more than $3 billion, in part because of a base that will be reinforced with a special steel and concrete. The state and federal governments promised to rent space in the tower, at a time when many companies were wary of moving there.

Vantone, a Chinese real estate firm, rented 200,000 square feet in 2009, and the federal government plans to lease 300,000 square feet. And in a head-turning decision in May, Condé Nast Publications, publisher of Vanity Fair, The New Yorker and Architectural Digest, agreed to move its headquarters to 1 World Trade Center from Times Square. The company, which plans to move in 2014, has since taken additional space, bringing the total to 1.185 million square feet on 25 floors.

Rents at 1 World Trade Center are substantially lower than in comparable Midtown spaces. Officials have also provided tax breaks and other incentives to lure tenants.

At the time of the Condé Nast announcement, Chadbourne had been looking for a new home in both Midtown and downtown. The law firm initially considered moving to a proposed office tower in Midtown. Many of the partners at Chadbourne, who live on the Upper East Side or commute to Midtown from Connecticut or Westchester County, were reluctant to make the longer trek downtown, according to a lawyer at the firm. But other partners asserted that the firm would benefit from the lower rents and the move to the high-profile tower.

“The guys at Chadbourne are used to walking to Rockefeller Center from the Upper East Side and Grand Central,” said one member of the firm, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the matter. “I said we could get black cars for all these guys and still come out ahead.”

^^ Pure awesomeness :banana2: From that articles it sounds like 1WTC would be the perfect office space, prestigeous, modern yet cheaper than space in midtown. I expect to see the decision to continue tower 3 soon :master:

In relevance to the construction going on right now, does anyone know if it is windier when they pass the height of the surrounding buildings? I know it seems like common wisdom, but I also often hear of the skyscraper "channeling effect" which makes winds faster. Also, if it is less windy with skyscrapers around it, shouldn't we build, say, 10 supertalls in a big cluster! That way we can build each faster than the last! Just saying haha

Living in New York, its been very exciting to see the tower rise.

I didn't live in New York when the previous incarnation of the WTC stood, so I have no expectations of how large 1WTC would be and where in Manhattan it stands. It is a strange site in relation to its surroundings in Manhattan - I always expect it to be further downtown than it actually is. If I start looking for it, my eyes automatically shift to the end of Manhattan and then work their way up until I find it.

But the thing that has really struck me is how massive this building is. Now its almost impossible to miss. Its started poking its head over buildings - even over tall buildings, I can be standing at street level and see the cranes appearing over rooftops.

However, cycling through Soho, turning my head left, you have an almost unobstructed view of the tower, a massive beast at the end of the street. Impossible to miss, awe-inspiring from its sheer size. And its not even finished yet.

In relevance to the construction going on right now, does anyone know if it is windier when they pass the height of the surrounding buildings? I know it seems like common wisdom, but I also often hear of the skyscraper "channeling effect" which makes winds faster. Also, if it is less windy with skyscrapers around it, shouldn't we build, say, 10 supertalls in a big cluster! That way we can build each faster than the last! Just saying haha

This is a very interesting question and I'd love to get an answer on it from somebody with engineering skills. In my amateurish opinion it all depends on the positioning of the buildings arround the building you're talking about. I made a small pic to show what I mean. In the first model the wind load is smaller than normal because the surrounding buildings block the wind from applying a direct load on the building we're speaking about. In the second model the wind load is larger than normal because the wind is able to blow directly on to the building made faster by the channeling effect :cheers:

http://i40.tinypic.com/jk94sx.png

Important note: All of this is only speculation of a non-engineer so anybody who knows more about this stuff please correct me if I'm wrong. :cheers:

Thanks for the article olie! To anyone interested, Chadbourne and Parke occupy about 300,000 square feet at Rockefeller Center, so I'd imagine they take a similar amount of space here at 1 WTC.

I agree Kanto, I expect 3 WTC to get a tenant soon.

Thanks for the article olie! To anyone interested, Chadbourne and Parke occupy about 300,000 square feet at Rockefeller Center, so I'd imagine they take a similar amount of space here at 1 WTC.

I agree Kanto, I expect 3 WTC to get a tenant soon.

Fantastic news! :banana:

What about 2 WTC?

I much rather have 2 WTC build than 3 WTC.

What about 2 WTC?

I much rather have 2 WTC build than 3 WTC.

3WTC is cheaper to build than 2WTC (by about a quarter of a billion dollars). That's the reason their going ahead with that one over the other.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7161/6763259461_2b3d591353_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rasquire/6763259461/)
Freedom Tower (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rasquire/6763259461/) by rasquire (http://www.flickr.com/people/rasquire/), on Flickr

FROM: NYBOY75

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYBDl84AbLo

thanks for this - love the views across jamaica bay!

This is a very interesting question and I'd love to get an answer on it from somebody with engineering skills. In my amateurish opinion it all depends on the positioning of the buildings arround the building you're talking about. I made a small pic to show what I mean. In the first model the wind load is smaller than normal because the surrounding buildings block the wind from applying a direct load on the building we're speaking about. In the second model the wind load is larger than normal because the wind is able to blow directly on to the building made faster by the channeling effect :cheers:

http://i40.tinypic.com/jk94sx.png

Important note: All of this is only speculation of a non-engineer so anybody who knows more about this stuff please correct me if I'm wrong. :cheers:

I was a balloon handler in the Macy's parade twice. The intersections were quite dicey due to the channelling effect Kanto describes here. Late November is quite breezy in NYC. The wind can't go thru the buildings, so it must go around them. I believe it accelerates some as more air is forced thru a narrow space.

Hey folks, I have new pics :cheer:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7003/6770672913_642f095e8c_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6770672913/)
2012-01-26 at 19-18-29 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6770672913/) by tarashnat (http://www.flickr.com/people/tarashnat/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7154/6770671383_d71ce495ef_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6770671383/)
2012-01-26 at 19-17-16 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6770671383/) by tarashnat (http://www.flickr.com/people/tarashnat/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7157/6770672119_3db933b367_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6770672119/)
2012-01-26 at 19-18-07 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6770672119/) by tarashnat (http://www.flickr.com/people/tarashnat/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7169/6770673599_4de9d89c53_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6770673599/)
2012-01-26 at 19-21-19 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6770673599/) by tarashnat (http://www.flickr.com/people/tarashnat/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7002/6770670579_dd75e3a8f8_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6770670579/)
2012-01-26 at 19-13-42 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarashnat/6770670579/) by tarashnat (http://www.flickr.com/people/tarashnat/), on Flickr

And the PA cam at the end :cheer:

http://oxblue.com/archive/487d07189e5fd2b7edce94fc0bcf4b68/800x600.jpg

From Jersey City

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7001/6774458177_0fbbfb38aa_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/6774458177/)
DSCN1497 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/6774458177/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7007/6775933963_fca2b09afe_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/6775933963/)
DSCN1583 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/6775933963/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

As you get above the friction of the earth and other buildings the wind speeds rises. It can very easy be double from ground level. Here is a link I check reguarly that gives an indication of what winds at 1000 ft and 1500 ft are forecast to be at LGA.

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/zny/n90/images/LGA_WINDS.png

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/zny/n90/images/LGA_WINDS.png

Alan

FROM: NYBOY75

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX7wZf-jRr0

Hope you enjoy my video's, take care and have a great weekend everybody.

FROM: NYBOY75

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX7wZf-jRr0

Hope you enjoy my video's, take care and have a great weekend everybody.

Wooww... Very nice. This zoom is unbelievable. :lol:

No need for zoom with this tower:)

FROM: NYBOY75

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnCYj4vDl3M

http://www.observer.com/2012/01/more-green-shoots-at-1-world-trade-center-law-firm-chadbourne-eying-upper-floors/

More Green Shoots at 1 World Trade Center: Law Firm Chadbourne Eying Upper Floors

Daniel Geiger is a reporter for The Commercial Observer

"The law firm Chadbourne & Parke is rumored to be checking out space at 1 World Trade Center. A report in The New York Times today hinted that a deal is close, but brokers familiar with the firm pointed out that a lease was far from done..."

"...The law firm is in the market for between 250,000 and 300,000 square feet and is looking at space in the symbolic 1776-square foot tower’s upper tier or midrise..."

FROM: NYBOY75

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHCEZb8AbTM


FROM: NYBOY75

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHhYDulHW8I

This is a very interesting question and I'd love to get an answer on it from somebody with engineering skills. In my amateurish opinion it all depends on the positioning of the buildings arround the building you're talking about. I made a small pic to show what I mean. In the first model the wind load is smaller than normal because the surrounding buildings block the wind from applying a direct load on the building we're speaking about. In the second model the wind load is larger than normal because the wind is able to blow directly on to the building made faster by the channeling effect :cheers:


Kanto, the wind tends to generally increase in velocity as you get further from the ground because near the ground, the friction with the surface, trees and buildings slows the air flow down. Between buildings, the wind tends to accelerate because when the air gets squeezed into a narrow channel, it tends to speed up. This is often called the 'canyon effect'. In addition to that, tall buildings tend to cause wind vortices. In some cases, such as the Hancock Tower in Boston, it can have very significant effects. This is why wind simulations are an integral part of both the building design and permitting process.

As to clusters of tall buildings, it could be either good or bad, because if the project is not well designed, the open spaces in between could feel like wind tunnels!

Taken by me last night:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7016/6778382205_c357504d43_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/8379824@N07/6778382205/)
World Trade Center Progress, January 2012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/8379824@N07/6778382205/) by beanhead4529 (http://www.flickr.com/people/8379824@N07/), on Flickr

WOW great picture of the tower..it has grown allot since i visited this forum the last time !
Its a fact New York is allways exiting:cheers:

that is a nice picture.

Couple of days ago I was in NYC, tower looks great. It started to make its impact on the skyline. Just awesome.

A tiny sliver of 3WTC is visible in that above shot. Fun fact.

Taken by me last night:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7016/6778382205_c357504d43_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/8379824@N07/6778382205/)
World Trade Center Progress, January 2012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/8379824@N07/6778382205/) by beanhead4529 (http://www.flickr.com/people/8379824@N07/), on Flickr

:omg: :applause: What a pic!

WOW in makes wonderful skyline.

Kanto, the wind tends to generally increase in velocity as you get further from the ground because near the ground, the friction with the surface, trees and buildings slows the air flow down. Between buildings, the wind tends to accelerate because when the air gets squeezed into a narrow channel, it tends to speed up. This is often called the 'canyon effect'. In addition to that, tall buildings tend to cause wind vortices. In some cases, such as the Hancock Tower in Boston, it can have very significant effects. This is why wind simulations are an integral part of both the building design and permitting process.

As to clusters of tall buildings, it could be either good or bad, because if the project is not well designed, the open spaces in between could feel like wind tunnels!

Thanks for the info :cheers:

Taken by me last night:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7016/6778382205_c357504d43_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/8379824@N07/6778382205/)
World Trade Center Progress, January 2012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/8379824@N07/6778382205/) by beanhead4529 (http://www.flickr.com/people/8379824@N07/), on Flickr

:cheers: Great shot. :okay:

I guess only a few more stories are left before the tower tops out (excluding the spire).

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6779822643_a1a236a01a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdettling/6779822643/)
IMG_7919 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdettling/6779822643/) by sdettling (http://www.flickr.com/people/sdettling/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7168/6778355147_ec0d58bd98_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29205256@N02/6778355147/)
Towers (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29205256@N02/6778355147/) by BSEinBrooklyn (http://www.flickr.com/people/29205256@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7014/6778670115_6d974498ab_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonmsilver/6778670115/)
World Trade Center - Kiss the Sky (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonmsilver/6778670115/) by jonmsilver (http://www.flickr.com/people/jonmsilver/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7151/6781436261_7d58ed86d8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alba/6781436261/)
Freedom Tower, Steam (alternate) / IMG_5492 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alba/6781436261/) by alba (http://www.flickr.com/people/alba/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7014/6778670115_6d974498ab_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonmsilver/6778670115/)
World Trade Center - Kiss the Sky (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonmsilver/6778670115/) by jonmsilver (http://www.flickr.com/people/jonmsilver/), on Flickr

Makes it appear as if it would be finished :banana2: Scraping the sky :banana2:

I know this is a bit off topic, but what are they doing in the middle of west street? In between the lanes...it looks like for the past few weeks they've been pushing around dirt and such, I know the east-west connected is underneath that but it seems that isn't what they are worki g on in that area...

^^ Great shots! Haven't been visiting this thread for a while, finally new steel!

:cheers: Great shot. :okay:

I guess only a few more stories are left before the tower tops out (excluding the spire).

Still over 200ft to go till roof / parapet ...

FROM: NYMAN2010


http://www.flickr.com/photos/51949497@N08/6781550853/in/photostream

I know this is a bit off topic, but what are they doing in the middle of west street? In between the lanes...it looks like for the past few weeks they've been pushing around dirt and such, I know the east-west connected is underneath that but it seems that isn't what they are worki g on in that area...

Check my answer (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=88027859&postcount=810) in the World Trade Center Transportation Hub (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1119329&page=41) thread.

^^ Great shots! Haven't been visiting this thread for a while, finally new steel!



Still over 200ft to go till roof / parapet ...

New steel is on site but still not erected :cry:

Very nice photo! :D

:cheers: Great shot. :okay:

I guess only a few more stories are left before the tower tops out (excluding the spire).

Actually, there's still quite a bit more to go. If you look back at the picture, the roof still has to climb to roughly where the tips of the cranes are.

Considering how tall it looks already, I'm sure jaws will drop as we see it keep climbing higher and higher.

wow otie..photo 3 is really great !
connection between ground and clouds:)

FROM: NYBOY75

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89gfb3OftFI

New steel is on site but still not erected :cry:

we need to have patience :)

we need to have patience :)

We've been having patience for a long time, we're entitled to a little impatience now.

New steel is on site but still not erected :cry:
New steel has been erected, there just haven't been any good pictures of it on SSC yet. Check out SSP if you want to see for yourself.

FROM: NYBOY75

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqQCkfMNhlg

SHORT CLIP

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6786871123_e12f6876a5_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/62018165@N04/6786871123/)
One WTC | Diagram Update | January 30th, 2011 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/62018165@N04/6786871123/) by Otie O'Daniel (http://www.flickr.com/people/62018165@N04/), on Flickr

Larger version (http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/8913/1wtc300112.jpg)

Some new steel being lifted to the top

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/3280/1wtc12911.jpg

Damn shame this won't be higher than the Sears Tower roof. C'mon America!

Kevin, that's the best close-up I've ever seen of the building in months, MINDBLOWING lens! :D

Damn shame this won't be higher than the Sears Tower roof. C'mon America!

Someday... someday

(hopefully)

Damn shame this won't be higher than the Sears Tower roof. C'mon America!

lol Awkward because the Sears Tower is in America...

Damn shame this won't be higher than the Sears Tower roof. C'mon America!

1 W.T.C. is a beautiful building, but the 1776' roof height would have been better. The U.S. will eventually come up with something taller (some proposals are already out there). Anyway, let's keep this thread about the W.T.C. progress :)

lol Awkward because the Sears Tower is in America...

Thank you, I was going to say the same shit.

Nice progress

Fantastic diagram, Otie! :cheers:

From where do you have the information "Bathroom work completed"? Are there more infos available somewhere on the interior progress?

Does anyone know how much steel sections will be erected yet? I think 6 or 7, (larger sections-10 m hight):banana:

We've been having patience for a long time, we're entitled to a little impatience now.

Entitled? You can huff and puff all you want, but it's not going to go any faster. Sorry.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/01/30/new-world-trade-center-skyscraper-becomes-worlds-most-expensive-new-office/

New World Trade Center skyscraper becomes world's most expensive new office tower

Published January 30, 2012
| The Wall Street Journal

"The price tag for One World Trade Center, the signature skyscraper under construction at Ground Zero in New York, has risen to more than $3.8 billion, making it by far the world's most expensive new office tower, according to people familiar with the matter.
The new figure, up $700 million from the latest public estimate, marks another twist in the rebuilding of the site of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The process has been marked by thorny political challenges and ever-lengthening construction delays..."

"...Driving the latest increase: construction-cost overruns and a decision by the Port Authority to now include leasing expenses in its public estimates. Those leasing costs are higher than the Port Authority had privately anticipated, people familiar with the matter said. The higher number is expected to be released as early as this week in an audit by the agency..."

The world's most expensive new office tower. It's worth it.

The world's most expensive new office tower. It's worth it.

Well if you ask me when complete one world trade will be worth and pay for itself :)

Dose anybody know when 1WTC will have the glass around the base ?? :s

^^ Next winter iirc :dunno:

^^ Next winter iirc :dunno:

Ahh ok Cherz mate. At Least the tower is making good progress :)

I cant wait to see it completed! :D

Damn shame this won't be higher than the Sears Tower roof. C'mon America!

It will be prettier though :)

The world's most expensive new office tower. It's worth it.

People in the New York area who have to pay obscene bridge and tunnel tolls to finance this may think differently.

These cost over runs are unacceptable. Top management of the project should be removed as should some PA officials.

united states have noting to prove by building taller buildings,the u.s. "is still the worlds leading global power as for now" can't wait for 1 wtc to be completed.

They should have cut down the cost so maybe this tower would have risen faster.

united states have noting to prove by building taller buildings,the u.s. "is still the worlds leading global power as for now" can't wait for 1 wtc to be completed.

I think they have to prove their superiority because there is no such think as "been there done that" :ohno:

1WTC:
- World's tallest all office tower
- Tallest tower in the Western heimsphere
- World's most expensive tower
- World's safest tower
- ...

I think they have to prove their superiority because there is no such think as "been there done that" :ohno:

I have to admit their is a part of me that thinks that the U.S has to prove their superiority AKA the china problem here in the U.S .