One World Trade Center Opens

The Conco Companies are proud to be involved in the construction of the Wilshire Grand Tower in Los Angeles and the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco, which when completed will be the tallest and second tallest buildings west of the Mississippi. Meanwhile, on the other side of the country another record breaking “tall building” has just been completed. 

The One World Trade Center has officially opened its doors and the first occupants are now ready for business.  The iconic tower is the primary building in the World Trade Center complex and is located in Lower Manhattan, New York City.  Construction on the project started in April, 2006.  The tower is 1,776 (541m) feet tall at its spire’s peak making it the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere and for now, the fourth-tallest in the world.

 

The skyscraper will open in stages with floors 20 through 44 now occupied as the headquarters of Conde Nast, the high-profile media and publishing company. The tower has 104 floors and the observation deck on the 102^nd floor will open in the spring of 2015.  It is reported that 60% of the building is currently leased and along with tenants, Conde Nast, Vantone China Center and the U.S. General Services have signed leases.    

In line with practices of today, the WTC incorporates sustainable design with the integration of renewable energy, interior daylighting, reuse of rainwater, and recycled construction debris and materials.  The skyscraper also has safety systems that far exceed New York’s building codes.  The tower has a concrete-core shear wall for structural redundancy and dense fireproofing as well as biochemical filters.  There are extra-wide pressurized stairs, multiple backups on emergency lighting, and concrete protection for all the sprinklers.

 

The architectural firm on the project was Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) and the architects credited with the design are Daniel Libeskind and David Childs.  The firm’s press release states that, “The completion of One World Trade Center marks a major milestone in the history of New York City.”   They go on to say that the tower, “recaptures the New York skyline and reasserts downtown Manhattan's preeminence as a global business center, and establishes a new civic icon for the country.”

Source:  som.com/news/skidmore_owings__merrills_one_world_trade_center_opens_today#sthash.nEpzTOMD.dpuf

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