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

[sw5710]

Oh I love how you guys mess up with things, steel is still at 104M.

Otie that is what i think also. The top row of beams behind the blue cocoon are for floor 104 at 1,313' and the beams at the core just above them were for 104M at 1,323' In the last picture from Carlos it looks like the beams at the core and the ones that went in on Monday have mounts on them that stick up above the beam to install future vertical steel. I do want to see the corner node installed so we can see the roof line elevation. Could someone put arrows on a picture of the top and put the floor#s with them.104-104M

[bigreach]

According to my buddy who is a construction worker at WTC he says it is topped! :rolleyes:

may not be officially topped out but it is.... :yes:

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What??? Why No news coverage??

[TechTalkGuy]

If it's really topped out, then perhaps they don't want anyone to know because of the antenna spire. :shrug:

[Puzzlecraft]

The ceremony at 4 WTC was when the very last piece of steel went in, not the first piece of steel at the top.

[599GTO]

It's topped out!!!!!!! Yay!!

Now bring on the crappy antenna so we can move on with our lives.

[chris123678]

It's topped out!!!!!!! Yay!!

Now bring on the crappy antenna so we can move on with our lives.

It's not topped, 105 or the parapet haven't even been put up yet.

[Fishman92]

It's topped out!!!!!!! Yay!!

Now bring on the crappy antenna so we can move on with our lives.

Still need the parapet.

[ThatOneGuy]

All of this started when some troll said the tower was topped out. He posted the exact same comment on 432 park.

[Dallas Snob]

Come on guys, we all know that topping out is when the last piece of steel is put into place on the superstructure and a tree is placed on it. That hasnt happened yet.

[chris123678]

Again you guys, the 105th floor and the parapet need to be completed.

[sw5710]

Is it just me or does anyone see splices or mounting points on the top beams for vertical steel?

[PZelda]

It's pretty damn tall! :D

I love this answer! :D (and yes it's pretty damn tall! Neck-achingly tall! :D)

[uaarkson]

Come on guys, we all know that topping out is when the last piece of steel is put into place on the superstructure and a tree is placed on it. That hasnt happened yet.

Official topping out per the parameters we use on this website will occur when cladding reaches the top of the parapet.

[gothamite]

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[sterlippo1]

1 wtc cant be topped it would have made the news if it did.

this. If the media reported on 4WTC being topped out I think a bigger deal will be made when this hulk tops out


^^^ great pics BTW

[CarlosV]

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[PiJay]

WTC Progress on Twitter (http://twitter.com/WTCProgress):

Construction work on 103rd floor

https://p.twimg.com/AxX_sZsCMAAk3g0.jpg:large


If that picture is up to date, the steel should be the decking of 104th. Does the 105th get a decking? Or is it only the floor the parapet starts on? If first, it shouldnt be topped out yet. But if not,.. it might has reached it structural height...

Since this is my first post after years of reading only I'ld like to use it to appreciate the effort you put into this site! Thank you for amazing updates, amazin views of beautiful citiscapes, developments and everything around it and last but not least for sharing your opinion!

[-Filipe-]

this. If the media reported on 4WTC being topped out I think a bigger deal will be made when this hulk tops out


^^^ great pics BTW

yea i thought that to

[chris123678]

Correct me If I'm wrong, but 105 is the roof, so it will be decked. It has to be decked,to support the antenna.

[NewYorker2009]

105 will be decked and poured with concrete. Then the mast will be installed from there but if you look at how slowly things have been moving lately who knows when the Tower will reach it's structural height.

[alan88]

The ceremony at 4 WTC was when the very last piece of steel went in, not the first piece of steel at the top.

No it was not, it was scheduled around when it was convenient for Silverstein. If it was the last piece, how do you explain them lifting steel 2 days later on 4 WTC that hit the 46th floor curtain wall and closed down the streets and memorial for hours.DCM is still erecting steel between 64 & roof level.

[1Boston]

It would be kind of funny if the media just brushed off the topping out of 1wtc but made a huge deal of it passing the height of the esb. So should we expect it to t/o sometime next week?

[NewYorkDominates]

105 will be decked and poured with concrete. Then the mast will be installed from there but if you look at how slowly things have been moving lately who knows when the Tower will reach it's structural height.

I wouldn't be surprised if they said they were waiting for the invention of the time-machine to top it off on 4th of July,1776 to make it even more "symbolic".:haha:
Jokes aside,steel should go up by next week.Temps are now in the mid 80's.

[NYC GUY]

I'd say parapet complete by early to mid August.

[ThatOneGuy]

They're waiting for another American holiday to come so they can then top it off and make it "more symbolic."

[TechTalkGuy]

:previous: They are waiting for September 11th, 2012 -- because it will be a symbolic 11 years since the attack.

[hunser]

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[NewYorkDominates]

:previous: They are waiting for September 11th, 2012 -- because it will be a symbolic 11 years since the attack.

From what I heard,concrete pouring should end on 9/5/12 and the mast should begin installation on September 11,2012.Quite "symbolic"

[599GTO]

From what I heard,concrete pouring should end on 9/5/12 and the mast should begin installation on September 11,2012.Quite "symbolic"

Ugh, enough of this symbolic bullshit. Just complete the damn tower as quickly as possible.

[-Filipe-]

Ugh, enough of this symbolic bullshit. Just complete the damn tower as quickly as possible.

ikr..why would they wait until september 11th? to top it out or whatever..doesnt that mean they spend more money..we all know they dont want to do that... -_-

[NewYorkDominates]

Ugh, enough of this symbolic bullshit. Just complete the damn tower as quickly as possible.

It was satire.I'm sorry their isn't a button or layout to show satire,and if you read before the post you would of known they weren't literal dates for the timeline of 1WTC.It's going to to top-out when it tops-out.

[TechTalkGuy]

:previous: Why do some people get so stressed over the time of completion?

It's just another skyscraper (with many more to come) !! :P

[-Filipe-]

:previous: Why do some people get so stressed over the time of completion?

It's just another skyscraper (with many more to come) !! :P

idk maybe because its takig forever :cool:

[NYguy]

People, it will get done when it gets done. Just keep watching it get built. When it's done, you'll have nothing to do with yourselves or argue over,
so just enjoy the show while it lasts. It's not much longer.


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[NewYorkDominates]

^Very true NYGuy

From what I see,glass panels should start rising once again now that the blue-scaffolded ladders have risen.

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[gardensoul]

This evening shot from the Hudson is one of the best I've seen for really showing the impact of 1 WTC. Wow. Love this image. Love the tower.

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[CarlosV]

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[kpdrummer82]

How about this, maybe, just maybe, they're putting enough floors to make it actually 1776 feet, which would be the equivalent of about 35-40 floors. Maybe. lol.

[Puzzlecraft]

"No it was not, it was scheduled around when it was convenient for Silverstein."

I had read somewhere that it was, but clearly you have evidence to prove otherwise. It did look as if the perimeter top level steel was in place, maybe not.

[PhillyToNYC]

How about this, maybe, just maybe, they're putting enough floors to make it actually 1776 feet, which would be the equivalent of about 35-40 floors. Maybe. lol.

If only. I love that shot with the Empire State Building, it makes it look like One World Trade Center has a spire already.

[JZeig1]

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Looking at this pic, I'm trying to imagine the skyline once 2 & 3 are built. 1 & 4 already dominate downtown, but could you imagine if the other buildings were up??? Wow. NJ will never look at NYC the same.

Very interesting angle. Haven't seen too many pic's from that POV.

Nice pic...

[chris123678]

How about this, maybe, just maybe, they're putting enough floors to make it actually 1776 feet, which would be the equivalent of about 35-40 floors. Maybe. lol.

No chance. Firstly, the building tapers as it rises, if you look closely, the steel almost touches at the top now.Secondly, the foundations and building were designed to support the amount of floors it has, no more. Look at Modern Marvels, Engineering Diasasters, they did a episode on what happens when you add more floors.

[PhillyToNYC]

I made a video from some footage I had from April 25th. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJzQs488M-4&feature=youtu.be

[CarlosV]

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[NYguy]

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[pnapp1]

From WTC Progress Facebook:

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The amazing view of One WTC from inside the World Trade Center Transit Hub.

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http://www.facebook.com/wtcprogress

[steveve]

One World Trade Center is a little bit, distracting, in the background of this Dark Knight Rises clip :haha:

first 30 seconds of this vid, keep your eye on the bright lights in the background

C9_vy_6GSfw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=C9_vy_6GSfw

[NewYorkDominates]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ClodxzVB1Vk


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[Shepard]

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Hey NYguy I just loved the second pic you posted. Very interesting point of view.

[rack776]

People, it will get done when it gets done. Just keep watching it get built. When it's done, you'll have nothing to do with yourselves or argue over,
so just enjoy the show while it lasts. It's not much longer.


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What is the tower on the hill in the background of this photo?
It is to the right of 1WTC
Kind of looks like a Light House, if so which one is it?

When I first started following this thread it was always on the top of the forum list, now you can see that member interest has dropped off since all the design changes and cancelations took place. Zen would be sad to see his baby getting dissed like this.

Love the photos, keep them coming!

[Crawford]

What is the tower on the hill in the background of this photo?
It is to the right of 1WTC
Kind of looks like a Light House, if so which one is it?


That's Todt Hill, on Staten Island.

I think it's one of the highest points in NYC. It's the wealthiest neighborhood in Staten Island, and there's some tower at the top of the hill.

[hunser]

When I first started following this thread it was always on the top of the forum list, now you can see that member interest has dropped off since all the design changes and cancelations took place. Zen would be sad to see his baby getting dissed like this.


Nothing has been canceled. Some design changes are bad (spire), some are good (base).

[NewYorkDominates]

When I first started following this thread it was always on the top of the forum list, now you can see that member interest has dropped off since all the design changes and cancelations took place. Zen would be sad to see his baby getting dissed like this.

With 25,000 replies it has at least 21,000 more than the next highest reply thread.1WTC is consistently at the top of the forum.

[hunser]

Views ordered by the three major skyscraper forums:

SSP: 5,677,285
SSC: 7,344,055
WNY: 3,298,968
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Total hits: 16, 320, 308.

So yeah, 1WTC is pretty popular. :yes:

[NewYorkDominates]

^wny?

[Chapelo]

^wny?

Wired New York forum.

[Tru Bert]

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Nice pic1 And Happy Birthday Carlos! Hope to see a top out ceremony soon!

[brian.odonnell20]

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[dchan]

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I like this picture. It makes the Lower Manhattan skyline look very Hong Kong-esque, with the dark clouds resembling the hills in the backdrop of the city on Hong Kong Island.

[eseninobrandon]

I like this picture. It makes the Lower Manhattan skyline look very Hong Kong-esque, with the dark clouds resembling the hills in the backdrop of the city on Hong Kong Island.

I demand this picture to be taken again at this spot when the entire site is complete. I bookmarked it. I won't forget:yes:

[Gabedamien]

How about this, maybe, just maybe, they're putting enough floors to make it actually 1776 feet, which would be the equivalent of about 35-40 floors. Maybe. lol.

No.

A) Engineering, physics, and business don’t work that way. You don’t get to tack on more floors at the last minute without telling anyone and making substantial redesigns of the internal structure.

B) This isn’t like the burj Khalifa or the original Twins where the external design and geometry of the tower could be easily modified to increase its height and still look correct. The facets and edges of 1WTC are straight, continuous, and terminate at definite end-points / intersections. If you added more floors at this point, it would be like sticking a whole new design (what design? a box?) on top of a tower that is otherwise quite obvious in where it is “supposed” to end. If you wanted 1WTC to be taller but with the same design, you’d have had to design it that way before steel ever got above the lobby.

C) This tower is fine as it is. It would be better with the radome enclosure, but the height is fine and that topic has been done to death with nothing good ever coming from it.

[NYguy]

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[chris123678]

It looks more and more like the rendering

[QUEENSNYMAN]

It looks more and more like the rendering

Agreed:)

[jd3189]

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Agreed. This is what it's all about. :tup:

[The Grand Architect]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YLxhgLe-do

A recent video I made featuring a lookback at 1WTC's "childhood" in 2006-2010 using 3D models of 1WTC's steel base and underground supercolumns.

It's been a long time since we've seen the big red steel beams being lifted and installed, but yet it felt just like yesterday.

[jsr]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YLxhgLe-do

A recent video I made featuring a lookback at 1WTC's "childhood" in 2006-2010 using 3D models of 1WTC's steel base and underground supercolumns.

It's been a long time since we've seen the big red steel beams being lifted and installed, but yet it felt just like yesterday.

Awesome! :tup: It does feel like just yesterday.

[NYguy]

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[CarlosV]

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[chris123678]

Carlos, I've noticed for the past few pics that the cranes are holding that steel in the same place, what's going on?

[Squashmarks]

What's the reason for the glass not being completed on floor at a time?

[NYC GUY]

What have the cranes been doing for the past few days it looks like they've been moving but no visible progress. Is there something about 104 that's different from the other floors making it take more time or is it just a delay?

[chris123678]

Was the site down today? I couldn't get on for most of the day/

[CarlosV]

i have a feeling that extra work has to be done at this level because it will support the antenna? maybe.....


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I love how you can see right thru the building... :)


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[Modulair]

But, what the hell are they waiting for to top out the tower ???!!

only ten little meters are missing !!

is it so hard to build a 106th floor ??

almost one month since the last jump !

Seriously I don't understand:koko:

in Europe it could be explained by one of these regular strikes (ok, i joke), but here I don't get it ....

Someone to explain me why the tower is unmoved since the end of may ?

[NewYorkDominates]

^Try 20 "little meters"

[chris123678]

Can someone please tell me why that crane looks as if it's holding that steel up for the last few days?

[-Filipe-]

Can someone please tell me why that crane looks as if it's holding that steel up for the last few days?

on the other skyscraper page they siad thats the platform for the antenna.. idk if its true but looks like it

[pnapp1]

Can someone please tell me why that crane looks as if it's holding that steel up for the last few days?

The crane/s are simply tied down the core beams. It's not holding anything.

Also guys, chill out with the what's taking so long banter! We lost some time because of the heat. Would you want to be working 1300 + feet in the air walking on a beam, moving tons of steel and get heat stroke, faint and fall? I didn't think so.

Look, this is a very complex part of the tower. Just use some common sense and think about it. It's not just a roof they are building out here. There will be some major tonnage on top of the roof with the mechanical, H-VAC, communication ring and mast all needing to be supported. It's going to take some time to build out.

Enjoy it while it lasts. It will be over before you know it. :tup:

[chris123678]

The crane/s are simply tied down the core beams. It's not holding anything.

Also guys, chill out with the what's taking so long banter! We lost some time because of the heat. Would you want to be working 1300 + feet in the air walking on a beam, moving tons of steel and get heat stroke, faint and fall? I didn't think so.

Look, this is a very complex part of the tower. Just use some common sense and think about it. It's not just a roof they are building out here. There will be some major tonnage on top of the roof with the mechanical, H-VAC, communication ring and mast all needing to be supported. It's going to take some time to build out.

Enjoy it while it lasts. It will be over before you know it. :tup:


You can't keep stoping because of the heat. Heatwave number 3 is coming and is starting tommorow.

[Puzzlecraft]

When the early steel for the southern half of the core was built, part of it overhung the north side for quite a while, unconnected, unlike they way shown in your video. FWIW.

[tiarae]

Steel issues... They're waiting on columns. Some came in the other day but not the ones they need.

[NYguy]

I'll say it again - here on the skyscraperpage forum we have NO CONTROL over the pace and timing of the construction. All of these repeated questions over "what's taking so long"
or "why nothing has changed in the past hour" can be sent over to the Port Authority. Just watch the progress like the rest of us. If it hasn't changed enough to your liking for the day,
then tomorrow's another day, and so on. Give it (and us) a rest, please.



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[NYC GUY]

I just remembered that someone said this will have a hat truss. Maybe that is why it's taking longer.

[NewYorkDominates]

Steel issues... They're waiting on columns. Some came in the other day but not the ones they need.

Work at the site,or have inside info of some sort?Just wondering.

[tiarae]

Work at the site,or have inside info of some sort?Just wondering.

My husband's one of the ironworkers.

[PZelda]

Ahhhhh... The Brooklyn Bridge and Lady Liberty pics. :) The wallpaper on my phone is set to a Brooklyn Bridge view of 1 WTC that I took on my visit last month - so when I bring up the screen I see it every time. :) 1 WTC looks damn magnificiant at that angle! Also just imagine how lovely 1 WTC will look when all of the glass is up and you get them both in a picture. It's going to be so odd when it finally does top out and is completely cladded - it's been under construction for quite a while!

[CarlosV]

As of right now!!!!!! :banana:

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[NewYorkDominates]

My husband's one of the ironworkers.

That's pure awesomeness.I wish one of my relatives were ironworkers.

Is that new steel?!:banana::banana::banana:

[chris123678]

So this steel looks really tall. Is this the parapet and roof?

[NewYorkDominates]

^I doubt it's 61' tall.

[PZelda]

Oh snap. How awesome would that be to be there right now to see it in person?! :banana:

[GeorgiaBoy24]

Looks VERY near topping out. My birthday's the 27th so maybe then. :D

[chris123678]

Yeah, your right, it probably isn't 61 feet tall, but it does look taller than the 20 feet columns

[CarlosV]

This time I know it's for real!!!!! Higher and higher baby!!!! :banana::banana::yes:

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[NYGrail]

Hi Carlos! Your awesome photos are always zoomed in on 1WTC. Can you take a photo of how the building looks from your perspective naturally? I'm curious on whether it looks as massive from your viewpoint. Thank you in advance if you do :)

[CarlosV]

Hi Carlos! Your awesome photos are always zoomed in on 1WTC. Can you take a photo of how the building looks from your perspective naturally? I'm curious on whether it looks as massive from your viewpoint. Thank you in advance if you do :)

sure does ...ok


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[NYC GUY]

Awesome!! How tall is it now and what floor are we at?

[chris123678]

If I'm not mistaken, this is the floor the steel touches at.

[NewYorker2009]

Nice shots Carlos as always. Those columns look to be very close to the parapet height because they look pretty tall and the core columns already extend to 104M.