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Encyclopedia > 200 Greenwich Street
Current event marker This article or section contains information about expected future buildings or structures.
It is likely to contain information of a speculative nature and the content may change as the building approaches completion.
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A rendering of the new World Trade Center as completed. 200 Greenwich Street is the second tall building from the left.
A rendering of the new World Trade Center as completed. 200 Greenwich Street is the second tall building from the left.
World Trade Center Tower 2
200 Greenwich Street
Information
Location New York City, New York, United States
Status Complete
Constructed 2007-2011
Use Office
Height
Antenna/Spire 1,350 ft (411 m)
Roof 1,254 ft (382 m)
Technical Details
Floor count 78
Floor area 2,530,000 sq ft
Companies
Architect Sir Norman Foster
New World Trade Center
Towers
Freedom Tower (Tower 1)
200 Greenwich Street (Tower 2)
175 Greenwich Street (Tower 3)
150 Greenwich Street (Tower 4)
7 World Trade Center
Memorial and Museum
Reflecting Absence (Memorial)
International Freedom Center
Drawing Center
Transit
Transportation Hub

200 Greenwich Street is the address for a new office building to be erected as part of the World Trade Center reconstruction in New York City. The building has also been referred to as World Trade Center Tower 2 and will be on the east side of Greenwich Street, across the street from the original location of the twin towers that were destroyed during the September 11, 2001 attacks. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Image File history File links Applications-development. ... Image File history File linksMetadata New_wtc. ... Image File history File linksMetadata New_wtc. ... The World Trade Center site destruction, 2001 in 2006 The World Trade Center site is the 16-acre (6. ... Nickname: Big Apple Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... The Armadillo, Sir Norman Fosters Clyde Auditorium in Glasgow Norman Robert Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank OM Kt (born June 1, 1935) is a British architect. ... For the identically named building in Florida, see Freedom Tower (Miami). ... A rendering of the new World Trade Center as completed. ... A rendering of the new World Trade Center as completed. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Construction is in progress of a World Trade Center Memorial called Reflecting Absence, by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. ... The International Freedom Center (IFC) was a proposed museum to be located adjacent to the site of Ground Zero at the former Twin Towers in New York City, US. It was selected in 2004 to comprise a cultural space near to the memorial for victims of the September 11, 2001... The Drawing Center is a museum and educational center located in Lower Manhattan in New York City (USA). ... Late-night and weekend service: The World Trade Center PATH station, originally opened on July 19, 1909 as the Hudson Terminal. ... 1 World Trade Center redirects here. ... Nickname: Big Apple Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... The towers burn shortly after United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into the South Tower on the right. ...


Noted architect Sir Norman Foster was awarded the contract to design the building which will have a total floor count of 78 stories. The building will have a height of 1,254 feet (382 m), with a tripod shaped antenna that reaches 1,350 feet (411 m).[1] In comparison, the Empire State Building is 1250 feet (381 m) tall at its top floor, and the original World Trade Center Two building was 1,362 feet (415 m). For other uses, see Architect (disambiguation). ... The Armadillo, Sir Norman Fosters Clyde Auditorium in Glasgow Norman Robert Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank OM Kt (born June 1, 1935) is a British architect. ... The Empire State Building is a 102-story contemporary Art Deco style building in New York City, declared by the American Society of Civil Engineers to be one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. ...


Once built it will be the second tallest building in New York City even without the spire being counted topping the Empire State Building. The sloping roof consisting of four diamonds inclines towards the memorial to provide a visual marker around the skyline of just where the original towers were. The tower is designed to resemble a cross with indentations breaking up the sides. [2] The Empire State Building is a 102-story contemporary Art Deco style building in New York City, declared by the American Society of Civil Engineers to be one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. ...


The total floor space of 200 Greenwich Street is anticipated to include 2.4 million square feet of office space and another 130,000 square feet for retail shops and access areas to the underground PATH railway. Excavation for the new building is expected to commence in 2007 and the building will be completed by 2011.[3] Hoboken- and Newark-bound platform at Exchange Place station in Jersey City. ...

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References

  1. ^ Designs for three World Trade Center Towers Unveiled, Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, URL retrieved September 7, 2006
  2. ^ Skyscrapernews New World Trade Centre Designs Released, URL retrieved September 11, 2006
  3. ^ PR Newswire, Pritzker Prize-Winning Architect Lord Norman Foster Commissioned to Design Third Tower to be Rebuilt at World Trade Center, URL retrieved June 22, 2006


 
 

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