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Originally Posted by NYguy
That's not right either. The WTC will be a target regardless of the height. The FT is the height that it is (1,776 ft) because it marks the beginning of America's independence (also why it was given the name of Freedom Tower). It was conceived as a 70-story office tower with a spire beside it that reached 1,776 ft. The office space would have topped out around 950-975 ft. That gradually got higher due to the demands put on the Freedom Tower. The base was heightened for security reasons eventually putting the tower on par with the original Twins. But the main reason the tower isn't much higher than it is is because it's an office tower. No hotel or condos at the top. Even if it made sense to put office space higher, there is a limited amount of space given to each tower. So, where before there were 2 supertalls, there will now be 3 supertalls and a near supertall.
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I think a height of 2,750 feet would have been a bit better seeing as that represents another significant number and would have raised the height to something truly massive. It also seems like there is less total square footage than the previous WTC site.