Excavation kicked off for 175 Greenwich Street in February 2008. Also known as World Trade Center Tower (WTC) Three, the skyscraper was designed by architect Lord Richard Rogers and stands apart from its neighboring towers through its diamond-shaped external bracing pattern and four rooftop antennae.
The tower’s design was unveiled by rebuilding officials in a September 8, 2006 press conference. Like its neighboring WTC towers, Roger’s design features a reinforced steel-and-concrete core that encases its life-safety systems, creating a wholly secure structure that will be home to grand office entryways and retail and transit connections at its base.
If built as planned, 3 WTC will rise 71 stories (1,137 feet) and house 2.1 million square feet of office and 133,000 square feet of retail space. It will feature five trading floors, five retail levels (including two below grade), and mechanical floors at the base and crown of the building. Like all of the new WTC towers, Tower Three is planned to be LEED Gold certified by the U.S. Green Building Council when it opens by 2012.
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For more information about the World Trade Center’s east-side towers, including leasing information, contact Mr. Dara McQuillan, communications director at Silverstein Properties: (212) 551-7352 or dmcquillan@silvprop.com.
More information about the building and entire World Trade Center site can be found at www.wtc.com.
Excavation for Tower Three began in February 2008 and was completed in August 2009. Developer Silverstein Properties and the Port Authority are currently negotiating construction plans for the building's erection.
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