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7 World Trade Center

7 World Trade Center is a building in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It is part of the new World Trade Center complex and was completed in 2006. The original 7 World Trade Center was in the same place, was completed in 1987 and destroyed on September 11, 2001 along with the other buildings in the World Trade Center.

7 World Trade Center
A new skyscraper in New York's World Trade Center
The new 7 World Trade Center from the southeast (2008)
General information
StatusComplete
TypeOffice
Location250 Greenwich Street
Manhattan, New York 10006, United States
Coordinates40°42′48″N 74°00′43″W / 40.7133°N 74.0120°W / 40.7133; -74.0120Coordinates: 40°42′48″N 74°00′43″W / 40.7133°N 74.0120°W / 40.7133; -74.0120
Construction startedMay 7, 2002[1]
Completed2006
Height
Roof741 ft (226 m)[2]
Top floor679 ft (207 m)[3]
Technical details
Floor count52[2][4]
Floor area1,681,118 sq ft (156,181 m2)[3]
Elevators29[3]
Design and construction
ArchitectDavid Childs (SOM)[3]
DeveloperSilverstein Properties[3][4]
Structural engineerWSP Cantor Seinuk[3]
Website
7 World Trade Center, wtc.com
References
[3]

7 World Trade Center Media

  • Transfer trusses used on the 5–7th floors to redistribute load to the foundation

  • The position of 7 WTC in relation to the other WTC buildings before September 11, 2001

  • 7 World Trade Center on fire after the collapse of the Twin Towers on 9/11

  • Schematic view of collapse progression, with structural failure initiating on lower floors, on the east side of the building and vertical progression up to the east mechanical penthouse

  • BMCC's Fiterman Hall was heavily damaged from the collapse of 7 World Trade Center.

  • Aerial view of WTC remains and neighboring buildings on September 23, 2001, with the original footprints of the Twin Towers and 7 WTC outlined

  • Preliminary site plans for the World Trade Center rebuild

  • The new 7 World Trade Center from the ground

  • 7 World Trade Center construction in October 2004

References

  1. ↑ Bagli, Charles V. (May 8, 2002). "As a Hurdle Is Cleared, Building Begins At Ground Zero". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/08/nyregion/as-a-hurdle-is-cleared-building-begins-at-ground-zero.html. Retrieved August 16, 2009. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 7 World Trade Center Archived December 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named skyscraperCenter.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 * Building Tenants Archived February 5, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, Silverstein Properties * "7 World Trade Center". Silverstain Properties. Archived from the original on February 5, 2017.
 
7 World Trade Center, behind and to the left of the Twin Towers
 
The original 7 World Trade Center from the WTC observation deck, August 14, 1992


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