Originally Posted By: SC
The Empire State Building is set to take 2nd Place for the Tallest Building in NYC. At about 2:00 p.m. this afternoon, the new freedom tower will go taller than the Empire State Bldg (by about 20 feet).

The tower will eventually end up about 500 feet higher when it is completed next year.


Did I hear that the Tower, when finsihed, will be the tallest building in the US ? ?

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