| One World Trade Center | |
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 One World Trade Center in August of 2019.
This is the current list of tenants who are so far occupying the rebuilt One World Trade Center. The tower officially opened on November 3, 2014. | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Location | West Street, New York, New York, United States |
| Construction started | April 27, 2006 |
| Topped-out | May 10, 2013 |
| Completed | May 10, 2013 |
| Opened | November 3, 2014 |
| Owner | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey |
| Management | The Durst Organization |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 1,776 ft (541 m) |
| Roof | 1,368 ft (417 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 104 |
| Floor area | 3,501,274 sq ft (325,279.0 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | 73 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | |
| Structural engineer | WSP Global |
| References | |
| [1][2] May 29, 2015 (One World Observatory)[3] | |
One World Trade Center (also known as One World Trade, One WTC[note 1] is the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City. One WTC is the tallest building in the United States, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, and the seventh-tallest in the world. The supertall structure has the same name as the North Tower of the original World Trade Center, which was destroyed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The new skyscraper stands on the northwest corner of the 16-acre (6.5 ha) World Trade Center site, on the site of the original 6 World Trade Center. The building is bounded by West Street to the west, Vesey Street to the north, Fulton Street to the south, and Washington Street to the east.
The building's architect is David Childs, whose firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) also designed the Burj Khalifa and the Willis Tower. The construction of below-ground utility relocations, footings, and foundations for the new building began on April 27, 2006. One World Trade Center became the tallest structure in New York City on April 30, 2012, when it surpassed the height of the Empire State Building. The tower's steel structure was topped out on August 30, 2012. On May 10, 2013, the final component of the skyscraper's spire was installed, making the building, including its spire, reach a total height of 1,776 feet (541 m). Its height in feet is a deliberate reference to the year when the United States Declaration of Independence was signed. The building opened on November 3, 2014;[2] the One World Observatory opened on May 29, 2015.[3]
On March 26, 2009, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) confirmed that the building would be officially known by its legal name of "One World Trade Center", rather than its colloquial name of "Freedom Tower".[4][5][6] The building has 94 stories, with the top floor numbered 104.
The new World Trade Center complex will eventually include five high-rise office buildings built along Greenwich Street, as well as the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, located just south of One World Trade Center where the original Twin Towers stood. The construction of the new building is part of an effort to memorialize and rebuild following the destruction of the original World Trade Center complex.
- ^ Moore, Jack (November 3, 2014). "World Trade Center Re-opens as Tallest Building in America". International Business Times. One World Trade Center. Archived from the original on September 4, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
- ^ a b Smith, Aaron (November 3, 2014). "One World Trade Center, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, is open for business". money.cnn.com. CNN Money. Archived from the original on January 18, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ^ a b "One World Trade Center Observatory Opens to Public". usnews.com. U.S. News. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ^ "Port Authority And Vantone Industrial Sign First Lease For One World Trade Center (The Freedom Tower)". PANYNJ.gov (Press release). March 26, 2009. Archived from the original on March 2, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ "Freedom Tower Will Be Called One World Trade Center". FoxNews.com. March 26, 2009. Archived from the original on February 28, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ^ Feiden, Douglas (March 27, 2009). "'Freedom' out at WTC: Port Authority says The Freedom Tower is now 1 World Trade Center". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on March 28, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
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