World Trade Center (2001–present)

This article is about the new World Trade Center complex. For its main building, see One World Trade Center. For the original complex, see World Trade Center (1973–2001).
World Trade Center
The current brandmark of the World Trade Center
The complex seen in September 2020
General information
StatusMostly complete; 2 WTC missing
LocationNew York City, New York, U.S.
Coordinates40°42′42″N 74°00′45″W / 40.71167°N 74.01250°W / 40.71167; -74.01250
Groundbreaking2002
Construction started
  • 1 WTC: April 27, 2006[1]
  • 2 WTC: 2008
  • 3 WTC: March 8, 2010
  • 4 WTC: January 2008
  • 5 WTC: 2011 site preparation starts.
  • 7 WTC: May 7, 2002[2]
Completed
  • 1 WTC: November 3, 2014[3][4]
  • 2 WTC: Planned; On hold
  • 3 WTC: June 11, 2018[5]
  • 4 WTC: November 13, 2013[6]
  • 5 WTC: Site prepared; Construction will begin soon.
  • 7 WTC: May 23, 2006[7]
Opening
  • 1 WTC: November 3, 2014
  • 2 WTC: Not Constructed.
  • 3 WTC: June 11, 2018
  • 4 WTC: November 13, 2013
  • 5 WTC: Not Constructed.
  • 7 WTC: May 23, 2006
  • Transportation Hub: March 3, 2016[14]
OwnerPort Authority of New York and New Jersey, Durst Organization
Other information
Height
Antenna spire1 WTC: 1,792 feet (546 m)
Roof
  • 1 WTC: 1,368 ft (417 m)[8][9]
  • 3 WTC: 1,079 ft (329 m)[10]
  • 4 WTC: 978 ft (298 m)[11]
  • 7 WTC: 741 ft (226 m)[12]
Top floor
  • 1 WTC: 1,268 ft (386.5 m)[9]
  • 7 WTC: 679 ft (207 m)[12]
Technical details
Floor count
  • 1 WTC: 104 floors[9]
  • 3 WTC: 80 floors[13]
  • 4 WTC: 78 floors[11]
  • 7 WTC: 52 floors[12]
Floor area
  • 1 WTC: 3,501,274 sq ft (325,279 m2)[8][9]
  • 3 WTC: 2,232,984 sq ft (207,451 m2)[10]
  • 4 WTC: 2.5 million sq ft (232,258 m2)[11]
  • 7 WTC: 1,681,118 sq ft (156,181 m2)[12]
Lifts/elevators
Design and construction
Main contractorTishman Realty & Construction Company
Website
officialworldtradecenter.com
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The new World Trade Center (WTC) is a complex of buildings in Lower Manhattan, New York City, replacing the original seven buildings on the same site that were destroyed during the September 11 attacks of 2001. The area is currently being redeveloped with up to six skyscrapers, four of which have been finished as of 2025; A memorial and museum is at the new plaza; which is the elevated Liberty Park adjacent to the site, containing the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and the Vehicular Security Center; the Perelman Performing Arts Center; and a transportation hub.[note 1] The 104-story One World Trade Center, being the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, is the lead building for the new complex.

The buildings are among many created by the World Trade Centers Association. The original World Trade Center including the Twin Towers, were opened in 1973 and were the tallest buildings in the world at the time of their completion. They were destroyed on the morning of September 11, 2001, when al-Qaeda members hijacked two Boeing 767 jets and flew them into the towers in a coordinated act of terrorism, killing 2,753 people.[16] The resulting collapse of the World Trade Center caused structural failure in the surrounding buildings as well. The process of cleaning up and recovery at the World Trade Center site took eight months, after which site redevelopment commenced.

After years of delay and controversy, reconstruction at the World Trade Center site started in 2004. The new complex includes One World Trade Center (until 2009, nicknamed the Freedom Tower), 3 World Trade Center, 4 World Trade Center, 7 World Trade Center, and one other high-rise office building being planned at 2 World Trade Center. The new World Trade Center complex also includes a museum and memorial, and a transportation hub building that is similar in size to Grand Central Terminal. 7 World Trade Center, which was not included in the site's master plan, opened on May 23, 2006, making it the first of the skyscrapers to have been completed in the World Trade Center complex. 4 World Trade Center, the first building completed as part of the site's master plan, opened on November 12, 2013. The National September 11 Memorial opened on September 11, 2011, while the Museum opened on May 21, 2014. One World Trade Center was opened on November 3, 2014. The World Trade Center Transportation Hub opened to the public on March 4, 2016, and 3 World Trade Center opened on June 11, 2018. 2 World Trade Center's full construction was placed on hold in 2012.

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