| Four World Trade Center | |
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Computer rendering of Four World Trade Center. |
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| Alternative names | 150 Greenwich Street 4 WTC |
| General information | |
| Status | Under construction |
| Type | Office |
| Architectural style | Modern |
| Location | 150 Greenwich Street New York City, New York |
| Coordinates | |
| Estimated completion | April 2013 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 297.13 m (974.8 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 72 |
| Floor area | 1,800,000 sq ft (170,000 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Fumihiko Maki |
| Developer | Silverstein Properties |
| Structural engineer | Leslie E. Robertson Associates |
| References | |
| [1][2][3] | |
| Planned rebuilding of the World Trade Center |
| Towers |
| One World Trade Center (Tower 1) |
| Two World Trade Center (Tower 2) |
| Three World Trade Center (Tower 3) |
| Four World Trade Center (Tower 4) |
| Five World Trade Center (Tower 5) |
| Seven World Trade Center (Tower 7) |
| Memorial and museum |
| National September 11 Memorial & Museum |
| Transit |
| Transportation Hub |
Four World Trade Center is a skyscraper under construction as part of the new World Trade Center in New York City at 150 Greenwich Street on the east side of Greenwich Street, across from the original location of the Twin Towers that were destroyed during the September 11 attacks. Pritzker Prize-winning architect Fumihiko Maki was awarded the contract to design the building, which will be 974 feet (288 m) tall,[4] making it the fourth tallest skyscraper planned on the World Trade Center site.[5] The total floor space of the building is anticipated to include 1.8 million square feet (167,000 square meter) of office and retail space.[6] The building's groundbreaking took place in January 2008, and it is scheduled to be completed by 2013. The structural engineer for the building is Leslie E. Robertson Associates, New York City.[7]
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The original 4 World Trade Center was a 9-story low-rise office building that was 118 ft (36 m) tall and in the southeast corner of the site, in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It was damaged beyond repair as a result of the September 11 attacks and was later demolished to make way for the construction of the new skyscrapers, Four World Trade Center and Three World Trade Center.
The building's major tenants were Deutsche Bank (Floor 4, 5, and 6) and the New York Board of Trade (Floors 7, 8, and 9).
4 World Trade Center was the location of the Orange Juice Exchange scene at the end of the film Trading Places. 4 World Trade Center was home to five commodities exchanges on what was at the time one of the world's largest trading floors. Among these was the New York Cotton Exchange where the actual Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice contract was traded. The movie was filmed on the Nymex floor with Nymex people as extras.[8]
The new Four World Trade Center and Three World Trade Center will stand where 4 World Trade Center formerly stood.
After completion, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) plans to lease approximately 600,766 square feet (55,700 square meters) in 150 Greenwich for its new headquarters.[5][9] PANYNJ was formerly headquartered in 1 World Trade Center before it was destroyed. The Port Authority signed a 30 year lease. The building will dedicate the space on the lower levels for use by retail businesses and also provide access to an underground "retail and transportation concourse" which will be connected to the PATH terminal at the site.[5] The city of New York also plans to lease 581,642 square feet (54,036.3 m2) in the completed building.[9]
The above-ground portion of the building dedicated for retail use (which consists of the ground floor, the three floors immediately above the ground floor as well as the two floors below ground), the building will accommodate offices using two distinct floor shapes. From floors 7 through 46, the typical floor space will be 36,350 square feet (3,376 square meter) in the shape of a parallelogram (which is designed to echo the configuration of the site).[5] From floors 48 through 63 the floor space will be 28,000 sq ft (2,600 square meter) in the shape of a trapezoid, shaped so that it opens toward the tip of Manhattan Island and also triangulated to face One World Trade Center. The tower will include five levels of mechanical floors.[5]
Groundbreaking took place in 2008. The building reached street level in November 2009. The safety cocoon was installed December 2010. The first glass was installed May 2011. As of December 31, 2011, the building is at the 58th floor, concrete is at the 52nd floor, and glass is at the 48th floor. 4 WTC is expected to top out in April 2012.
Since the Port Authority's proposal on May 11, 2009, the building has been the only other one on the site to have its construction continue as planned. New plans agreed upon on March 25, 2010, dictate that the Port Authority will take control of the sites for One World Trade Center and 5 World Trade Center, while Silverstein Properties will be in charge of 2, 3, and 4 World Trade Center. The plan calls for the construction of 4 World Trade Center to move forward as planned and 200 Greenwich Street is already built to street level.[10] However, international and American companies have expressed interest in office space at the World Trade Center (the publishing giant Conde Nast has signed a lease to move its headquarters into One World Trade Center), it is likely that Tower 2 will be finished sooner. Construction of the retail and transportation portions of Tower 3 will proceed immediately, while construction of the actual office tower will start while Silverstein is obtaining $300 million in private financing and securing leases on one-fifth of the tower.[11]
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