{"id":147530,"date":"2016-04-22T14:42:40","date_gmt":"2016-04-22T18:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.designerchildren.com\/freedom-tower-1-world-trade-center-the-new-york-times\/"},"modified":"2016-04-22T14:42:40","modified_gmt":"2016-04-22T18:42:40","slug":"freedom-tower-1-world-trade-center-the-new-york-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/freedom\/freedom-tower-1-world-trade-center-the-new-york-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Freedom Tower (1 World Trade Center) &#8211; The New York Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>Latest Articles              <\/p>\n<p>              Cond Nast is to lease one million square feet in the              lead tower at ground zero in a deal worth an              estimated $2 billion over 25 years.            <\/p>\n<p>              The Port Authority has struggled to create an elegant              and secure skyscraper while also containing costs.            <\/p>\n<p>              Larry A. Silverstein, the developer of 4 World Trade              Center, is taking up New York City on its commitment              to lease one-third of the building.            <\/p>\n<p>              In 2010, so much progress was made at the World Trade              Center that officials saw no need to cook up              fabricated milestones, as they had in the past. But              in December, the Port Authority of New York and New              Jersey showed that old habits die hard. It announced              in a press release (accompanied by this picture) that              1 World Trade Center - the building formerly known as              Freedom Tower - had reached \"halfway to the top.\"              Meaning what? That the structural steel had reached              the level of the 52nd floor in what will be a              104-story building.            <\/p>\n<p>              Few people seem willing to question whether building              1 World Trade Center makes any sense.            <\/p>\n<p>              The Timess David W. Dunlap describes how the new              World Trade Center complex is taking shape.            <\/p>\n<p>              Despite setbacks and public cynicism, the puzzle that              is the new World Trade Center complex is being pieced              together  rapidly.            <\/p>\n<p>              Photographs from the Timess Fred R. Conrad provide              an intimate view of construction at the site of the              World Trade Center.            <\/p>\n<p>              The publishing giant has signed a tentative deal to              anchor the skyscraper now under construction.            <\/p>\n<p>              The Durst real estate family won a hotly contested              bidding contest for a stake in 1 World Trade Center              and is expected to invest at least $100 million in              the tower.            <\/p>\n<p>              A family that owns 10 Midtown Manhattan office towers              is favored by some Port Authority officials, but a              deal is not assured.            <\/p>\n<p>              A Subway restaurant franchise is housed in cargo              containers and raised by cranes that rise as the              building goes up.            <\/p>\n<p>              Having the publishing giant as a tenant would bring a              particular cachet to 1 World Trade Center.            <\/p>\n<p>              Mr. Libeskind is best known for his work as the              master plan architect for the reconstruction of the              World Trade Center.            <\/p>\n<p>              Panoramic views of 1 World Trade Center show the              progress of building.            <\/p>\n<p>              The days when 1 World Trade Center was regarded as an              unnecessary exercise in waste appear to be over.            <\/p>\n<p>              The Port Authority, the city and Larry A. Silverstein              have worked out a formula to finance the project.            <\/p>\n<p>              The Port Authority hopes to raise money for 1 World              Trade Center, still under construction, and hand off              the job of marketing the space and negotiating              leases.            <\/p>\n<p>              Fresh bread will soon be baking high above ground              zero.            <\/p>\n<p>              The Port Authority says that 1 World Trade Center,              the address of the fallen north tower, is the most              practical way to market the building. It had been              called the Freedom Tower.            <\/p>\n<p>                Cond Nast is to lease one million square feet in                the lead tower at ground zero in a deal worth an                estimated $2 billion over 25 years.              <\/p>\n<p>                The Port Authority has struggled to create an                elegant and secure skyscraper while also containing                costs.              <\/p>\n<p>                Larry A. Silverstein, the developer of 4 World                Trade Center, is taking up New York City on its                commitment to lease one-third of the building.              <\/p>\n<p>                In 2010, so much progress was made at the World                Trade Center that officials saw no need to cook up                fabricated milestones, as they had in the past. But                in December, the Port Authority of New York and New                Jersey showed that old habits die hard. It                announced in a press release (accompanied by this                picture) that 1 World Trade Center - the building                formerly known as Freedom Tower - had reached                \"halfway to the top.\" Meaning what? That the                structural steel had reached the level of the 52nd                floor in what will be a 104-story building.              <\/p>\n<p>                Few people seem willing to question whether                building 1 World Trade Center makes any sense.              <\/p>\n<p>                The Timess David W. Dunlap describes how the new                World Trade Center complex is taking shape.              <\/p>\n<p>                Despite setbacks and public cynicism, the puzzle                that is the new World Trade Center complex is being                pieced together  rapidly.              <\/p>\n<p>                Photographs from the Timess Fred R. Conrad provide                an intimate view of construction at the site of the                World Trade Center.              <\/p>\n<p>                The publishing giant has signed a tentative deal to                anchor the skyscraper now under construction.              <\/p>\n<p>                The Durst real estate family won a hotly contested                bidding contest for a stake in 1 World Trade Center                and is expected to invest at least $100 million in                the tower.              <\/p>\n<p>                A family that owns 10 Midtown Manhattan office                towers is favored by some Port Authority officials,                but a deal is not assured.              <\/p>\n<p>                A Subway restaurant franchise is housed in cargo                containers and raised by cranes that rise as the                building goes up.              <\/p>\n<p>                Having the publishing giant as a tenant would bring                a particular cachet to 1 World Trade Center.              <\/p>\n<p>                Mr. Libeskind is best known for his work as the                master plan architect for the reconstruction of the                World Trade Center.              <\/p>\n<p>                Panoramic views of 1 World Trade Center show the                progress of building.              <\/p>\n<p>                The days when 1 World Trade Center was regarded as                an unnecessary exercise in waste appear to be over.              <\/p>\n<p>                The Port Authority, the city and Larry A.                Silverstein have worked out a formula to finance                the project.              <\/p>\n<p>                The Port Authority hopes to raise money for 1 World                Trade Center, still under construction, and hand                off the job of marketing the space and negotiating                leases.              <\/p>\n<p>                Fresh bread will soon be baking high above ground                zero.              <\/p>\n<p>                The Port Authority says that 1 World Trade Center,                the address of the fallen north tower, is the most                practical way to market the building. 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