The LMCCC tracks details for WTC towers, private projects and public works

The most recent Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center (LMCCC) logistics report was recently presented to the New York City Council and members of the downtown community. Along with it, the agency also presented a one-page fact sheet that encapsulates noteworthy statistics associated with the rebuilding effort. (Both documents are now posted in the LowerManhattan.info library here.)

There has been more 90 million square feet of commercial, residential, hotel and mixed-use space built south of Canal Street since 9/11. Approximately 60 million total square feet have been added or converted since 2001, and another 30 million square feet of projects are now in design, planning, or under construction. The WTC site, when complete with all of its towers, will account for 12 million square feet -- or approximately 13 percent of new construction or conversion space downtown since 2001.

In the April 2012 Logistics Report, analysis showed that the overall demands for steel and concrete will be dropping sharply by the third quarter 2012. This is due to the suspension of further construction of Towers 2 and 3 at the WTC site. Trucking also will drop, though less dramatically as the need for fit-out trucking at Towers 1 and 4 will continue for the next two years. Skilled-labor availability is seen to be below historic peaks, with trade unions able to adequately fill labor needs.

The Logistics Report is revised and shared with the community each year. It evaluates the supply and demand relationship of material, labor, and equipment for construction projects in Lower Manhattan. Project timelines and other details are based on available historic, industry and published data, as well as available schedules and construction information of the particular projects. As part of the report, the LMCCC has independently scheduled over the next several years projects that have discontinued their construction permits -- in order to estimate private construction activity into the future.

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