NEW YORK | One World Trade Center | 1,776' Pinnacle / 1,373' Roof | 108 FLOORS - Page 1065

NewYorker2009 · #**21281** Posted **Mar 12, 2012, 4:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by Roadcruiser1

It's 1,248 feet. Sorry, but no dice. Floor 101 is 1,263 feet and that floor will pass the Empire State Building in height.

The 100th floor is 1,240' 0" & the 101st floor is 1,254' 2" above elevation 311' 2" so give or take floor 101 is the floor that will top the ESB. I assume you are counting it from the North Entrance plus the splices.

jsr · #**21282** Posted **Mar 12, 2012, 5:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by NYguy

m.touhey

I love the strong lighting contrast between the sides of this tower and the featureless appearance of the facade in this photo. It reminds me so much of the original WTC.

NewYorkSkyline117 · #**21283** Posted **Mar 12, 2012, 5:33 PM**

I bet the view of the tower is amazing from the shores of Connecticut

vandelay · #**21284** Posted **Mar 12, 2012, 5:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by Zapatan

I was just wondering the same thing ^ It's nice to see another highrise between mid town and down town

It just hit me that that's probably Walker Tower:

Jeez, I didn't know that the conversion to condos was so radical. I hope they don't ruin that building.

CarlosV · #**21285** Posted **Mar 12, 2012, 5:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by Zapatan

I was just wondering the same thing ^ It's nice to see another highrise between mid town and down town

It's not a new highrise..it is an art deco tower for the telephone company..built in the 1930's ..they are adding floors on top!

its the big tall building on the background!

http://www.cityrealty.com/nyc/chelsea/200-west-18th-street/772

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Modulair · #**21286** Posted **Mar 12, 2012, 5:52 PM**

i'd like you to see this picture:

http://images.usatoday.com/news/_pho...om-tower-1.jpg

You will notice that, at a height of around 350 meters, there are lines on the facade of the tower... these lines are around 30 meters high...

Do you know if the milestone of these "line-floors" has been reached? i mean, have they already built some of these line-floors ? or are they still under the beginning of the lines ????

NOTE: it is an old picture, freedom tower had not yet its definitive design, but many details, like these lines, are kept for the current building..

marshall · #**21287** Posted **Mar 12, 2012, 6:02 PM**

Can someone give a rundown of the current tenants who are committed to 1WTC when it's finished and what floors? Just curious

CarlosV · #**21288** Posted **Mar 12, 2012, 6:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by Modulair

i'd like you to see this picture:

http://images.usatoday.com/news/_pho...om-tower-1.jpg

You will notice that, at a height of around 350 meters, there are lines on the facade of the tower... these lines are around 30 meters high...

Do you know if the milestone of these "line-floors" has been reached? i mean, have they already built some of these line-floors ? or are they still under the beginning of the lines ????

NOTE: it is an old picture, freedom tower had not yet its definitive design, but many details, like these lines, are kept for the current building..

yes they are working on those "lined floors" right now....they are the mechanical floors...

marshall · #**21289** Posted **Mar 12, 2012, 6:11 PM**

Yep, as someone on here told me last week, the "lines" near the top of 1WTC are for ventilation on the mechanical floors, similar to the two "bands" seen on the old Twin Towers.

Domamania · #**21290** Posted **Mar 12, 2012, 6:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by CarlosV

yes they are working on those "lined floors" right now....they are the mechanical floors...

Where on that render pic of Tower 1 WTC is the lined floors you are talking about? Also can you draw a line to where they are currently at on the pic render that you put up? Thank You so much.

Modulair · #**21291** Posted **Mar 12, 2012, 6:38 PM**

on each one of the twin towers they were two "gray floors" that divided the tower in three parts...

these floors had a purpose ? or were they just in order to be esthetic ???

The funny thing is that, in some pictures, these two bands are clearly noticeable, like the image just up..

But in some pictures, these two bands seem to have disappeared !!

Was it the purpose of the architect? or was it a random effect ????

Roadcruiser1 · #**21292** Posted **Mar 12, 2012, 6:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by NewYorker2009

The 100th floor is 1,240' 0" & the 101st floor is 1,254' 2" above elevation 311' 2" so give or take floor 101 is the floor that will top the ESB. I assume you are counting it from the North Entrance plus the splices.

Yes I was.

marshall · #**21293** Posted **Mar 12, 2012, 6:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by Domamania

Where on that render pic of Tower 1 WTC is the lined floors you are talking about? Also can you draw a line to where they are currently at on the pic render that you put up? Thank You so much.

Look carefully at the top of the tower just beneath the roof on the rendering. You can see vertical lines. Those represent the mechanical floors and are for ventilation near the top. The observation deck floors are just above those lines seen on the rendering. Hope that helps a little.

Roadcruiser1 · #**21294** Posted **Mar 12, 2012, 6:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by marshall

Can someone give a rundown of the current tenants who are committed to 1WTC when it's finished and what floors? Just curious

There are only two tenants for One World Trade Center as of now which will move in when it is done. Conde Nast, and the China Center.

marshall · #**21295** Posted **Mar 12, 2012, 6:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by Modulair

on each one of the twin towers they were two "gray floors" that divided the tower in three parts...

these floors had a purpose ? or were they just in order to be esthetic ???

The funny thing is that, in some pictures, these two bands are clearly noticeable, like the image just up..

But in some pictures, these two bands seem to have disappeared !!

Was it the purpose of the architect? or was it a random effect ????

I had always thought those bands on the Twins depicted the two skylobbies on floors 44 and 78...But someone on here told me they were for mechanical floors. Not sure if they were open to the outside for vents or what though...

Roadcruiser1 · #**21296** Posted **Mar 12, 2012, 6:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by marshall

Yep, as someone on here told me last week, the "lines" near the top of 1WTC are for ventilation on the mechanical floors, similar to the two "bands" seen on the old Twin Towers.

They are mechanical floors.

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Originally Posted by Modulair

on each one of the twin towers they were two "gray floors" that divided the tower in three parts...

these floors had a purpose ? or were they just in order to be esthetic ???

The funny thing is that, in some pictures, these two bands are clearly noticeable, like the image just up..

But in some pictures, these two bands seem to have disappeared !!

Was it the purpose of the architect? or was it a random effect ????

They were vents for the mechanical floors. The mechanical floors contained things like for the air conditioning, heating, and water pipes etc, and those bands would look nonexistent at some locations due to effects and things like that.

Roadcruiser1 · #**21297** Posted **Mar 12, 2012, 6:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by marshall

I had always thought those bands on the Twins depicted the two skylobbies on floors 44 and 78...But someone on here told me they were for mechanical floors. Not sure if they were open to the outside for vents or what though...

The sky lobbies were above the mechanical floors. The mechanical floors were open to the elements since they are vents. The vents were used to release heat, to allow water to be moved to upper floors, and to give the building some extra stability to the winds. Since people are asking about it here is a link on mechanical floors.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_floor

NewYorkDominates · #**21298** Posted **Mar 12, 2012, 7:40 PM**

Carlos,is it possible to draw a red line to distinguish where excatly we're at,red line in that picture posted by USA Today that is?

Also,if you go to SkyscraperCity,they're many comments from people who seem to hate your work.It amazes me how people can be such disrespectful beings towards someone who usually provides pics on a daily basis.Now I can see why you chose to come here,as here you'll get all the praise you deserve and not some somewhere,where the people seem to be mad because you take pics in the "same spot".It just makes me mad and had to put it out there.

On a differnt note,do the mechanical floors have windows,how excatly do they get that color?

NewYorkSkyline117 · #**21299** Posted **Mar 12, 2012, 8:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by Roadcruiser1

Yes I was.

Yea those are the heights I said. What do u mean for
The north entrance?

Roadcruiser1 · #**21300** Posted **Mar 12, 2012, 8:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by NewYorkSkyline117

Yea those are the heights I said. What do u mean for
The north entrance?

It's 1,263 feet including splices.