Too bad. This one is pretty nice.
A question for architects and engineers. I am curious, when a building like this sits exposed to the elements, how long before the building becomes unfeasible to resume construction? It has now been 5 years since it went above street level and over 3 years since it toped out.
It all really depends on the composition of the concrete mixture used and the placement of rebar within the concrete and the climate the building is in, otherwise (while it would still be better to cap exposed rebar or unfinished sections of concrete like at 2 WTC and 3 WTC before it resumed construction) it could sit for years and construction could be resumed easily. Concrete is of course permeable, so water can enter cracks and crevices and find it’s way to the rebar, which unless a coated rebar used, can rust and expand, weakening the general strength of the concrete.
Another such example of this in NYC would be One Seaport. But for buildings that are known to be definitely on hold or cancelled already well into construction, the superstructure is normally always fully covered and capped, which is something you don’t really see done in NYC, atleast for these 2 examples.
Doesn’t a developer also have to pay property taxes? even if the project is currently on hold?
Sure. Somebody has to pay the taxes.
And the crane is still up (!), which must have hefty rental fees for all this time. I can only assume that they keep thinking that restarting the project is right around the corner, and things keep falling through. Clearly they expected a much shorter pause.
Nice view
CEO of U.S. Crane reporting on LinkedIn that this project is starting back up!
Awesome! This and 125 Greenwich are back under construction, just what I was waiting for! Only time will tell what happens with One Seaport
It’s about freaking time, hasn’t this one been stalled longer than 125 Greenwich was? It’ll be good to have the crane removed from the skyline, thought this one doesnt have that decorative of a crown, hopefully it atleast lights up or something.
I think the probability of One Seaport being demolished is mid to high chance, I dont think the building can be shored and the leaning can’t really be corrected even if it is shored, which in itself is a dangerous process. They shouldve just built a proper foundation instead of trying to save money.
hopefully it atleast lights up or something.
I hope so as well, especially since Downtown is sorely lacking in towers that light up in comparison to Midtown.
Let’s hope 45 Broad Street is the next to commence construction.
Various night renders don’t depict any sort of lighting scheme unfortunately, so we can expect to probably not see any lighting.
The new design for 45 Broad however does have parapet/crown lighting, though that can always be taken away in the end as it frequently is. We’ve just have to wait and see for both towers, but I’m not very hopeful for this one.
Can’t wait for this one to finish. This and One Seaport.
Can sort of see the glass creeping upwards. Once finished, will complement its surroundings IMO.
Credit: World Trade Center - 4 WTC Page
No progress?