Work was on the ground level in early February

Barring inclement weather, officials expect that by the end of this month, the 130 Liberty Street building will be completely dismantled. Once 40 stories tall, all that remains of the former Deutsche Bank tower today is basement steel and concrete, including the truck dock in the north plaza area. A berm also is in place along the eastern wall to serve as lateral bracing for the 1-train subway box that runs under Greenwich Street.

Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC) project manager Josh Rosenbloom shared the update with Community Board 1 on Monday. He said that basement deconstruction is on track for completion in the next two weeks, when the site will be turned over to the Port Authority. As long as original building material remains on site, air monitoring will continue.

At the Port Authority’s request, contractor Bovis will not deconstruct the north plaza of the building. He said instead, the agency will use the area for access to the southern portions of the World Trade Center site and South Bathtub where they are building the new Vehicular Security Center entrypoint.

With the superstructure removed, a construction fence will soon replace the sidewalk shed on the Greenwich, Albany, and Washington sidewalks.

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