Super tower at WTC site?

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS ^ | December 10, 2002 | MAGGIE HABERMAN and GREG GITTRICH

[ewing]

Bigger and better bump!

[swarthyguy]

EXCELLENT. Much better than those puny plans being thrown around before.

[Bob J]

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Let's Roll!

[Republic of Texas]

I'm with you. In America, we come back bigger and better every time.

[DCBryan1]

Yes! Build it bigger, better, taller, stronger!"

And dont forget to put the 20mm CIWS (Close in Weapons system) that are on navy ships on the top floor.

[ChadGore]

Build it, and they will come.

Who will move in ? The top 20 floors should be our very own USA homeland security team on the top 20 floors.

[Alberta's Child]

This proposal is meaningless unless there is a strong market for office space in lower Manhattan over the next few decades.

Also, a building of this size is such a costly venture that it can only be supported with a massive outlay of government dollars. I'm betting that some kind of government program will be used to subsidize part of the construction costs, and at least a third of the space in this building would be leased to various government and semi-public agencies.

[FreedomCalls]

What if they build it and no one rents the top half?

One of the little secrets of the WTC was that the Port Authority occupied so many floors because it was so difficult to rent out.

It will never happen, no matter how much we may want it.

[Gary Boldwater]

Excellent! Build it really tall, fill it with bureaucrats and paint a target on the side. Who could ask for more?

[swarthyguy]

Ask all Saudi reps in this country to rent some.

[FreedomCalls]

Hey, wait a minute. Maybe you are on to something. The UN has been asking the US for a few billion to renovate its headquarters. They say it is wearing out. They want to build a multi-million dollar "temporary" office building beside the current building while the main complex is renovated. We could rent this thing out to them (only the top 50 floors of course). And then after that, what happens happens.

[Frohickey]

Build it TALLER and BIGGER than the original. Forget saving groundspace for the memorial. Put the memorial at the top floor instead.

Oh, and put Phalanx systems on the top floor, and every 100 floors or so.

[Bubba_Leroy]

While they are at it, why not hang a big bullseye on the side of the building?

I wish it wasn't the case, but 9-11 ended the era of skyscrappers. You would have to post permanent anti-aircraft guns on the roof and few tenants would want to rent space. Plus, with the internet and broadband communications, there is really no reason for any company to put all of its employees in one high rent building, when they can spread them around the country.

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

Give them a little extra incentive to do their work?

[MattinNJ]

Well Said. Bravo.

[Revolting cat!]

I'm all for it and who among us here wouldn't be?! But I'm not too optimistic. This project is becoming or has already become a major political football game, and as such it'll lead to that favourite, unavoidable American outcome called "compromise", with an ugly dwarf of a building that'll be hated by everyone involved, except the organizers and negotiators who'll, regardless of the final result, declare a victory for all! Just you watch!

[Cobra64]

To the "Casper Miquetoast" folks who believe we should hide in the basement; the question to you is as follows:

"Have you ever physically been in one of the World Trade Center Towers prior to September 11, 2001?

Yes or No?"