One World Trade Center

Construction Update: One World Trade Center

3:50 pm on July 30, 2012 By Nikolai Fedak

Here’s the latest update of One World Trade Center from this weekend. As you can see, the final steel to the roof is now being added. The parapet will come after the roof, and then…

Jersey City View: Meadows & Skyscrapers!

6:48 pm on July 24, 2012 By Nikolai Fedak

Here’s a photo someone submitted from Liberty State Park in New Jersey, which offers a fantastic view of the Lower Manhattan Skyline. Although the World Trade Center only has two of its four flagship towers…

One World Trade Center: Soaring Above the Clouds

4:54 pm on July 21, 2012 By Nikolai Fedak

Photos are from yesterday, the 20th. The World Trade Center definitely shines in the light, but the clouds were low enough that the top of One WTC was obscured, and it’s always neat to see…

Construction Update: One World Trade Center

5:15 pm on July 16, 2012 By Nikolai Fedak

Here are more photos of One World Trade Center from yesterday, the 15th. The shift in the building’s shape as you approach and pass on the West Side Highway is quite remarkable, and is a…

Construction Update: One World Trade Center

7:48 pm on July 14, 2012 By Nikolai Fedak

One World Trade Center is almost topped out, and more steel was being installed at the very top yesterday afternoon (finally!). Progress at the top of the building has been extremely slow these past few…

One World Trade Center: Dominating the Downtown Skyline

5:03 pm on July 5, 2012 By Nikolai Fedak

Here’s a photo from the West Village of the new World Trade Center, which is almost at its final roof height. The most interesting aspect is that Four World Trade Center is clearly visible next…

Construction Update: World Trade Center at Night

5:16 pm on May 23, 2012 By Nikolai Fedak

Spectacular by day, the World Trade Center complex is almost ghoulish at night, particularly Four World Trade. The buildings are unoccupied and unfinished so the lighting isn’t final, but the color of both buildings has…

Two Towers, One Zoning Code: A Major Injustice

5:32 pm on May 21, 2012 By Nikolai Fedak

New York’s zoning code is relatively uncomplicated. Structures are either built as-of-right, which does not involve the Department of City Planning, or they must go through ULURP, the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure. Unfortunately, the…

Construction Update: One World Trade Center From Above, Completed 8 Spruce Street

1:33 pm on May 19, 2012 By Nikolai Fedak

These photos, taken from 50 floors up, give a better perspective on the scale of the new World Trade Center complex. While One World Trade clearly dominates Lower Manhattan, Four World Trade is also starting…

Construction Update: One World Trade Center Nears Completion

8:24 pm on May 17, 2012 By Nikolai Fedak

Since passing the Empire State Building in height, new levels of steel have been added to One World Trade. It’s roughly four floors from reaching its final roof height, so the saga is finally almost…

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