View From 7 World Trade Center

This is the view of Lower Manhattan from the 40th floor of 7 World Trade Center, which is located at 250 Greenwich Street. The most prominent building in this view is the Woolworth Building, the neo-Gothic structure designed by architect Cass Gilbert and completed in 1913. It is one of the oldest skyscrapers in the United States.

One World Trade Center Officially Becomes the Tallest Building in NYC Today

One World Trade Center (formerly known as Freedom Tower) reached a milestone shortly after 2 PM today. It became the tallest building in New York City, surpassing the Empire State Building which had been the tallest skyscraper since September 11, 2001. During today’s milestone, two, 26-foot steel interior columns were attached to the top of 1 WTC, reaching a height of 1,271 feet above street level, according to the Port Authority. In the coming months, 1 World Trade Center will top out at 1,368 feet, (104 stories) and then get a 408-foot telecommunications spire that will push the tower’s height to 1,776 feet. It will be the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. The building aims to open in 2014. The images above were made earlier this evening.