150 Greenwich Street - WTC Tower #4 - by Fumihiko Maki

**ZippyTheChimp** · September 28th, 2009, 05:37 PM

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Even if possible, I don't see a good end game in that. The PA cancels its lease to occupy tower 4, and moves into tower 1.

**Cat235D** · September 28th, 2009, 05:55 PM

Originally Posted by DKNY617

Don't listen to people saying that the building will not rise above street level. As if they'd know?

I'm sure they are Larry Silverstein or a high member of the Port Authority.

I was on every crane at the world trade center, ive worked for tishman, bovis, pheonix, DCM, Cornell, EECruz,......... The word as it stands right now is that the concrete contractor " Rogers" is not proceeding above street level til further notice.

**Alonzo-ny** · September 28th, 2009, 05:56 PM

Cat, any info to the reason for the stoppage?

**HoveringCheesecake** · September 28th, 2009, 05:58 PM

I hope this is just because of the arbitration and not because Silverstein is flat broke.

**Cat235D** · September 28th, 2009, 06:53 PM

From what i have been hearing its a money issue. They are putting more focus on Perini starting the work under the 1 and 9. So the PATH terminal and the remaining buildings can be brought up to street level.

**HoveringCheesecake** · September 28th, 2009, 07:29 PM

Originally Posted by Cat235D

From what i have been hearing its a money issue. They are putting more focus on Perini starting the work under the 1 and 9. So the PATH terminal and the remaining buildings can be brought up to street level.

So the entire site will be built to grade and then they'll decide what to do? Going to look gorgeous for a year or more, then.

**NYatKNIGHT** · September 29th, 2009, 04:50 PM

I heard the same thing as CAT235D, but to clarify, T4 isn't going higher than street level, temporarily. There is still plenty of work to do beneath street level and in the other Silverstein locations until they get final word on which other tower or towers will go next, and when. On the other hand, it means we're still unsure of what will happen next.

**Cat235D** · September 29th, 2009, 06:35 PM

No matter what they have to get to street level completely around the site to support the slurry wall. The economy will decide when they rise up beyond that.

**NoyokA** · September 29th, 2009, 08:28 PM

Great! I wasnt looking forward to this project anyway. Hopefully it doesn't get built, they'll realize this is one of the most important sites in the world and redesign that big pile of boring.

**Sherpa** · September 29th, 2009, 08:52 PM

A great big park enveloping the Calatrava hub I say!

Channel Olmsted:

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

**HoveringCheesecake** · September 29th, 2009, 09:25 PM

Originally Posted by NoyokA

Great! I wasnt looking forward to this project anyway. Hopefully it doesn't get built, they'll realize this is one of the most important sites in the world and redesign that big pile of boring.

Serious question: how do you feel about towers 2 and 3?

**NoyokA** · September 29th, 2009, 09:29 PM

I like them. Some thought was actually put into their design.

**Tectonic** · September 29th, 2009, 10:44 PM

Originally Posted by Sherpa

A great big park enveloping the Calatrava hub I say!

Channel Olmsted:

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

I agree, instead of giant holes in the ground or incomplete structures.

**NYatKNIGHT** · September 30th, 2009, 08:53 AM

Steel is still scheduled to arrive on site next month for the superstructure above ground, though the pace has definitely slowed, but officially the structure is supposed to keep rising. We'll see.