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NEW YORK — A final steel beam was lifted Monday atop a new World Trade Center skyscraper -- the first expected to open at the site next year since the twin towers were decimated on 9-11.
With BeBe Winans singing "God Bless America," workers raised their hardhats in tribute as the mammoth beam rose slowly into the Manhattan sky, swaying from a steel rope hoisted by a crane.
A U.S. flag attached to the bottom of the beam fluttered above several hundred spectators at the topping-off ceremony.
"Ten years later, it's pretty remarkable," said a teary-eyed Sally Rexach, a nurse who aids workers constructing 4 World Trade Center.
She was at the site just after Sept. 11, 2001, supporting workers who combed through the smoking debris in search of human remains.
"This is a very proud moment; it's full circle," she said, glancing across the 16-acre (6.5-hectare) site where the uncompleted One World Trade Center in the northwest corner is already New York's tallest structure.
In the southeast corner facing the 9-11 memorial, the 72-story tower that was topped off Monday is to open for business in the fall of 2013 -- the first occupied high-rise at the new trade centre site since the Sept. 11 attacks.
The 1.8-million-square-foot (167,000-square-meter) skyscraper, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Fumihiko Maki, will primarily house commercial offices. A third of the office space will be set aside for the headquarters of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns the site.
An atrium will house shops and restaurants.
At the moment, it is the second tallest skyscraper on the rebuilt World Trade Center site after One World Trade Center, although two others towers eventually will surpass the height of 4 World Trade Center.
On Monday, more than 100 construction workers signed their names to the white-painted steel, with elected officials and developer Larry Silverstein looking on.
"Everybody's put their blood, sweat and tears into this," said John Rzeznik, a project manager at the site.
Minutes earlier, in the half-completed, marble-graced entrance, Winans opened the ceremony by singing the national anthem. Listening to it, some construction workers were moved to hold their hardhats over their hearts.
Silverstein told those assembled that his goal as a developer was "to give New Yorkers back the city terrorists tried to take away."
After years of funding and planning disagreements that at times threatened progress at the site, Silverstein acknowledged, "It's been a very tough time." But, he added, "I've always believed in downtown New York."
In his remarks, New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver remembered that certain naysayers had warned lower Manhattan "was dead" after the terror attack.
"But Larry, you were right," Silver said. "Never bet against New York."
Some workers wore yellow T-shirts bearing the words, "Yes we can."
Okay so the re-build of world trade centre #4 is now complete. Nice to see them get back on track after the 9/11 disaster. So if there was a job to be had, would you work there? Do you think the terrorists will attack again at some point in the future? World trade center #1 is scheduled to be completed next year, and 40% of the building is already leased out. Would you feel comfortable working in any world trade center building after what happened on 9/11? Would you work on the top floor?
(lets keep this non-political, no racist, non-religious, and non-governmental, so it won't get locked)
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Jun 25th, 2012 06:36 PM #1
Final steel beam lifted at 4 World Trade Center
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Jun 25th, 2012 06:55 PM #2
Why not? Those were some top-paying jobs at the old WTC, and will be the same at the new one as well. You'd probably have a higher chance of getting hit by lightning than killed by terrorist attack.
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Jun 25th, 2012 06:55 PM #3
what's with 4 world trader centers? aren't there suppose to be only 2 towers? or is it 2 trade center per tower?
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Jun 25th, 2012 06:57 PM #4Each building at the World Trade Centre site is numbered - I forget what numbers the original Twin Towers were - I think the original World Trade Centre consisted of nine buildings 1-9
Originally Posted by divx
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Jun 25th, 2012 07:00 PM #5
I would still work on a high floor, but would keep a parachute in my desk, and maybe a fire extinguisher
Last edited by oranr; Jun 27th, 2012 at 10:20 AM. Reason: removed inappropriate comment
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Jun 25th, 2012 07:35 PM #6I'd stock 3 and sell the other 2 to the highest bidder. Originally Posted by mbg
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Jun 25th, 2012 08:25 PM #7The parachute idea is actually not as crazy as it sounds. You only need about 500ft of clearance for a base jump and obviously you'd want to launch yourself as far from the building as possible, but with the right 'chute a lot of people in the top floors could have survived 9/11. Some would have died due to lack of training, entanglements, malfunction, collisions with other buildings, etc. but the survival rate would have been much, much higher. Originally Posted by mbg
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Jun 25th, 2012 09:18 PM #8
There was a multi part documentary on these new buildings in Sept of last year, they have some serious structural security built into them.
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Jun 25th, 2012 09:57 PM #9Yea a parachute would have been ideal. They say about 200 peeps jumped to their deaths on 9/11. The videos are on youtube. The videos are quite disturbing to watch. Originally Posted by mbg
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Jun 26th, 2012 01:05 PM #10Wouldn't it be better to have a hang glider or a flying squirrel suit? If you jumped of a burning building, and pulled your parachute, wouldn't there be a good chance of the parachute catching fire as you passed through the lower, fiery levels? Originally Posted by cheapmeister
I might keep a private helicopter company on speed dial too....
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Jun 26th, 2012 07:08 PM #11
Larry Silverstein is one happy landlord....
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Jun 26th, 2012 07:34 PM #12He finally has paying tenants after 10+ years of no rental income. He should be happy. Originally Posted by gizmo8
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Jun 26th, 2012 08:49 PM #13Pre 2001 Arrangement: Originally Posted by divx
Post 2001 Preliminary Arrangement
Last edited by _Allan_; Jun 26th, 2012 at 08:51 PM.
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Jun 27th, 2012 09:59 AM #14flying squirrel suits don't make you fly... Originally Posted by pablonutribar
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Jun 27th, 2012 10:38 AM #15ah he made $4.5 billion on the insurance claim plus he got some brand new spiffy buildings.... Originally Posted by king_george
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