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1 WTC reached the 100th floor in April 2012
1 WTC reached the 100th floor in April 2012
The Port Authority is making progress on the $3.8 billion 1 World Trade (formerly called the "Freedom Tower"). Located at the northwest corner of the WTC site, installation of steel columns and core concrete continues.

The skyscraper is being built according to a revised design released in June 2005. The new design retains essential elements of the original plan-- soaring 1,776 feet into the sky, its illuminated mast evoking the Statue of Liberty's torch -- but features a smaller, cubic base set back further from West Street to protect the building against future attacks.

Rising from its square base -- which will be constructed of impermeable concrete and steel -- the redesigned 1 WTC will taper into eight tall isosceles triangles, forming a perfect octagon at its center. An observation deck will be located 1,362 feet above ground (105 stories) and there will be a square glass parapet at 1,368 feet, the heights of the original Twin Towers. From these, an illuminated spire containing a television antenna will rise to a final height of 1,776 feet.

Other key elements include; 2.6 million square feet of office space, tenant amenity spaces, world-class restaurants, below-grade retail, and access to the PATH, subway, and World Financial Center. According to the Port Authority schedule, the tower is expected to open in late 2013, with some interior fit out continuing into 2014.

To learn more about this project, please click here.

To view a slide show of the latest 1 WTC renderings, click here.

View animations of the Revised Freedom Tower:

For details about the earlier stages of this project, click here.

Locate this project on the Interactive Transportation Map.


Summary

View a 1 WTC slide show from June 2010 here.

Note on 1 WTC construction height:  One World Trade Center now soars more than 100 stories into the sky -- based on creative counting. As of early April 2012, the Port Authority said the skyscraper was about 1,240 feet above the ground, according to the Wall Street Journal and other news reports. It reached 93 stories in late March. But after a story was added, the Port Authority now said the tower was at floor 100. How can that be? In actuality, floors 94 through 99 don't exist. That's because developers often number floors in strange ways based on varying floor heights and usability of the stories themselves. For example, the second actual inhabitable floor of 1 WTC after the ground floor is the 20th. And floors 91 through 93 are for mechanical equipment and thus are each much taller than an office floor. When complete, 1 WTC (or the Freedom Tower, as it was formerly known) will be 104 stories. It will feature observation decks on the 100th, 101st, and 102nd floors.


Daily Activities

*The following information was last updated on May 11, 2012.

  • Tower steel is now above actual floor 98 (1271 feet). It is expected to top out at 1368 feet) in late spring/early summer 2012.
  • Facade installation is now above floor 71
  • Concrete is now being installed above floor 93
  • Installation of the 408-foot-tall telecommunications spire in summer 2012 (bringing total tower height to 1776 feet)
  • Spray-on fireproofing underway
  • Elevator shaft fit-out
  • Multiple cranes on site for steel and concrete installation
  • Both the south and north cores are now being erected as the structure rises
  • "Cocoon" safety system now in place around upper perimeter, to rise with structure
  • Utility installation and tie-ins
  • Crews are coordinating substructure construction while maintaining PATH service

Contact Info

For more information about 1 WTC, contact Thomas Maher at the Port Authority at 212-435-6531 or tmaher@panynj.gov.

More information about the building and entire World Trade Center site can be found at www.wtcprogress.com and www.wtc.com.


Frequently Asked Questions

Q: When will 1 WTC open?
Q: Why did work on the 1 WTC take so long to start?
Q: What are some of Tower 1 safety features?
Q: How is 1 WTC using environmentally conscious systems?
 
Click here for answers to commonly asked construction questions.

Related Links

Entire WTC Site Nearly Up to Street Level
Facade Starts to Wrap 1 WTC
Renewed Collaboration Makes WTC Progress Clear
1 WTC June 2010 photo slide show
Locate this project on the Interactive Transportation Map
Live webcam of 1 WTC construction
"Revised Freedom Tower Reflects Twin Towers' Form," LowerManhattan.info, June 29, 2005
Looking Ahead: Freedom Tower
View a slide show of 1 WTC renderings
Watch a Mini Movie about 1 WTC
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