The Freedom Tower

As the fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks approaches, The Freedom Tower remains at center stage of the World Trade Center redevelopment. Construction of the tower got underway in the spring after numerous delays and was marred by furious infighting, court battles and threats by insurance companies who are still withholding funds developers need to finish redevelpment. Nevertheless design revisions were submitted and resubmitted with developers, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey finally settling upon the work of architect David Childs.
Designs for towers two, three and four are expected to be presented in early September, all new targets for the many critics and families of WTC victims.
A performing arts center is also in the early stages of planning but that project has been put on the back burner until after the WTC Memorial Foundation finishes raising funds. The Lower Manhattan Development Center estimated an arts center might cost $200 million. Expect these new projects to undergo the same rigors, starts and stops that the Freedom Tower was subjected to and lots of wrangling over finances, designs and tributes.
Its just the way business is done downtown these days.