One Liberty Plaza
One Liberty Plaza is a skyscraper in New York City, United States. It is 743 feet (226 m) tall and has 54 floors. It was built in 1973.
| One Liberty Plaza | |
|---|---|
 One Liberty Plaza in 2011 | |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Commercial; office |
| Architectural style | International Style |
| Location | 165 Broadway, New York City, New York, United States 10006 |
| Coordinates | 40°42′35″N 74°00′41″W / 40.70972°N 74.01139°WCoordinates: 40°42′35″N 74°00′41″W / 40.70972°N 74.01139°W |
| Construction started | 1969 |
| Completed | 1972 |
| Cost | $120 million |
| Height | |
| Roof | 743 ft (226 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 54 |
| Floor area | 2,346,000 sq ft (218,000 m2)[1] |
| Elevators | 39 |
| Design and construction | |
| Owner | Brookfield Office Properties (51%) Blackstone (49%) |
| Main contractor | Turner Construction Company |
| Architect | Skidmore, Owings and Merrill |
| Developer | U.S. Steel Corporation |
| Structural engineer | Paul Weidlinger/Weiskopf & Pickworth LLP |
At first it was named the U.S. Steel Building, but later the name was changed to One Liberty Plaza.
The Singer Building, built in 1908 and once the tallest building in the world, was torn down in 1968 to make room for One Liberty Plaza.
One Liberty Plaza Media
Predecessors at the site, demolished to make way for One Liberty Plaza: Singer Building (tallest tower in the center of the image) and City Investing Building (second tallest, with slanted roof)
- Twin Monoliths (WTC) from WTC 4 garden area (1996).jpg
The US Steel Building at One Liberty Plaza (right of image) with the WTC Twin Towers in December 1996
Image of the World Trade Center site, facing One Liberty Plaza, 17 days after the September 11 attacks.
References
Other websites
Media related to One Liberty Plaza at Wikimedia Commons
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