New artist renderings of new World Trade Center unveiled

The Port Authority released a series of renderings of the completed glass and steel building at West and Vesey streets. These are the first new images released to the public in five years, and revealed a few design tweaks from previous pictures.

This computer generated updated artist rendering, incorporating recent design modifications, released by The Port Authority of NY & NJ and The Durst Organization, in New York, Tuesday Aug. 7, 2012, shows an evening view of One World Trade Center, center, from Pier 40 on the Hudson River. The new images show a spire exposed directly to the elements. Plans still call for the spire to rise to a symbolic 1,776 feet. The images display a new design for the first 20 stories.

New artist renderings of the nearly completed One World Trade Center left New Yorkers itching to see the 104-story tower finally open for business.

“Everybody is waiting so work can start and life can go on,” said Clement Patrice, 50, of Manhattan standing in front of what will be the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere once finished.

The Port Authority released a series of renderings of the completed glass and steel building at West and Vesey streets.

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This computer generated updated artist rendering, incorporating recent design modifications, released by The Port Authority of NY & NJ and The Durst Organization, in New York, on Aug. 7, 2012, shows a daylight view of One World Trade Center, from the W New York Downtown Hotel.

The first new images released to the public in five years, revealed a few design tweaks from previous pictures.

The changes include the elimination of casing around the tower’s 408-foot antenna, which will make the building 1,776 feet.

Also the base of the building will be encased in gleaming steel horizontal and vertical panels.

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This computer generated updated artist rendering, incorporating recent design modifications, released by The Port Authority of NY & NJ and The Durst Organization, on Aug. 7, 2012, shows the lobby of One World Trade Center.

Construction on the building, which began in April 2006, has reached 104 floors. It’s expected to be completed in early 2014.

“It’s taken a long time,” said Mark Coates, 45, a clothing salesman who works across the street from the building, formerly known as the Freedom Tower.

Not all New Yorkers were thrilled with the renderings.

“It’s like a bunch of glass and steel,” said a disapponted Hillary Delios, 51, of Manhattan.

Tourist Asha Desai, 55, of India, said she can’t wait to see the completed structure the next time she returns to the city, but had one quibble.

“It should be taller,” Desai said.

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This computer generated updated artist rendering, incorporating recent design modifications, released by The Port Authority of NY & NJ and The Durst Organization, on Aug. 7, 2012, shows an evening view of One World Trade Center, from the W New York Downtown Hotel. The new images show a spire exposed directly to the elements. Plans still call for the spire to rise to a symbolic 1,776 feet. The images display a new design for the first 20 stories.

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This computer generated updated artist rendering, incorporating recent design modifications, released by The Port Authority of NY & NJ and The Durst Organization, in New York, on Aug. 7, 2012, shows a night view of One World Trader Center from the W New York Downtown Hotel.

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This computer generated updated artist rendering, incorporating recent design modifications, released by The Port Authority of NY & NJ and The Durst Organization, in New York, on Aug. 7, 2012, shows a view of One World Trade Center, center, from Memorial Plaza.

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This computer generated updated artist rendering, incorporating recent design modifications, released by The Port Authority of NY & NJ and The Durst Organization, in New York, on Aug. 7, 2012, shows an evening view of One World Trade Center, right center, from Brooklyn, N.Y.

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This computer generated updated artist rendering, incorporating recent design modifications, released by The Port Authority of NY & NJ and The Durst Organization, in New York, on Aug. 7, 2012, shows a view of One World Trade Center, center, from 8 Spruce Street.

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This computer generated updated artist rendering, incorporating recent design modifications, released by The Port Authority of NY & NJ and The Durst Organization, in New York, on Aug. 7, 2012, shows a night view of One World Trade Center, center, from Brooklyn, N.Y.

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This computer generated updated artist rendering, incorporating recent design modifications, released by The Port Authority of NY & NJ and The Durst Organization, in New York, on Aug. 7, 2012, shows the main entrance of One World Trade Center.

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