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Four World Trade Center was topped out on June 25, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=http://m.citybizlist.com/city/details/18/215317}}</ref>
Four World Trade Center was topped out on June 25, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=http://m.citybizlist.com/city/details/18/215317}}</ref>

===Future===
Since the Port Authority's proposal on May 11, 2009, the building has been, along with 1 World Trade Center, the only towers on the site to have their construction continue as planned. New plans agreed upon on March 25, 2010, dictate that the Port Authority will take control of the sites for [[One World Trade Center]] and [[Five World Trade Center|5 World Trade Center]], while Silverstein Properties will be in charge of the 2, 3, and 4 World Trade Center sites. The plan calls for the construction of 4 World Trade Center to move forward as planned, and [[Two World Trade Center]] to be built to street level, only, so as to cover the excavation site and bring the entire World Trade Center site to street level. However, international and American companies have expressed interest in office space at the World Trade Center (the publishing giant [[Condé Nast Publications|Conde Nast]] has signed a lease to move its headquarters into [[One World Trade Center]]). Construction of the retail and transportation portions of Tower 3 will proceed to, and be capped at, the 7th floor; the office tower portion also postponed indefinitely.


==Construction Gallery==
==Construction Gallery==

Revision as of 08:10, 28 June 2012

Four World Trade Center
File:4wtcrendering.png
Computer rendering of Four World Trade Center.
Map
Alternative names4 WTC
150 Greenwich Street
General information
StatusTopped-out
TypeOffice
Architectural styleModern
Location150 Greenwich Street
New York City, New York
Estimated completionFall 2013 Topping Out: June 25, 2012
Height
Roof298 m (978 ft)
Technical details
Floor count72
Floor area2,500,000 sq ft (230,000 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Fumihiko Maki
DeveloperSilverstein Properties
Structural engineerLeslie E. Robertson Associates
References
[1][2][3]
World Trade Center
Towers
Other elements
Artwork
History

Four World Trade Center (also known by its street address, 150 Greenwich Street) is a skyscraper under construction as part of the new World Trade Center complex in New York City. It is located on the southeast corner of the 16-acre World Trade Center site, where the original nine-story 4 World Trade Center stood. Pritzker Prize-winning architect Fumihiko Maki was awarded the contract to design the building, which will be 974 feet (288 m) tall.[4] As of right now it is the second tallest skyscraper on the rebuilt World Trade Center site behind One World Trade Center, although Two World Trade Center and Three World Trade Center are planned to surpass the building's height upon completion (if built).[5] The total floor space of the building is anticipated to include 1.8 million square feet (167,000 square meter) of office and retail space.[6] The building's groundbreaking took place in January 2008, and it is scheduled to be completed by 2013. The structural engineer for the building is Leslie E. Robertson Associates, New York City.[7]


Original building (1975-2001)

The original 4 World Trade Center was a 9-story low-rise office building completed in 1975 that was 118 ft (36 m) tall and in the southeast corner of the site, in Lower Manhattan, New York City. The building's major tenants were Deutsche Bank (Floor 4, 5, and 6) and the New York Board of Trade (Floors 7, 8, and 9). The building's side facing Liberty Street housed the entrance to The Mall at the World Trade Center on the Concourse level of the WTC. It was damaged beyond repair as a result of the September 11 attacks and was later demolished to make way for the construction of the new skyscrapers, Four World Trade Center and Three World Trade Center. 4 World Trade Center was home to five commodities exchanges on what was at the time one of the world's largest trading floors (featured in the Eddie Murphy movie Trading Places). The new Four World Trade Center and Three World Trade Center will stand where 4 World Trade Center formerly stood.

Current building (2008-present)

Planned occupancy

After completion, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) plans to lease approximately 600,766 square feet (55,700 square meters) in 150 Greenwich for its new headquarters.[5][8] PANYNJ was formerly headquartered in 1 World Trade Center before it was destroyed. The Port Authority signed a 30 year lease. The building will dedicate the space on the lower levels for use by retail businesses and also provide access to an underground "retail and transportation concourse" which will be connected to the PATH terminal at the site.[5] The city of New York also plans to lease 581,642 square feet (54,036.3 m2) in the completed building.[8]

Planned layout

The above-ground portion of the building dedicated for retail use (which consists of the ground floor, the three floors immediately above the ground floor as well as the two floors below ground), the building will accommodate offices using two distinct floor shapes. From floors 7 through 46, the typical floor space will be 36,350 square feet (3,376 square meters) in the shape of a parallelogram (which is designed to echo the configuration of the site).[5] From floors 48 through 63 the floor space will be 28,000 sq ft (2,600 square meters) in the shape of a trapezoid, shaped so that it opens toward the tip of Manhattan Island and also triangulated to face One World Trade Center. The tower will include five levels of mechanical floors.[5] The New York Power Authority selected UTC Power to provide 12 PureCell Model 400 fuel cells to will be used to provide electricity, water and heat. Combined, the systems will rank as one of the largest installations of fuel cells in the world, according to the developer.[9]

Construction

1 WTC and 4 WTC under construction, pictured from the Staten Island Ferry on May 26, 2012.

Groundbreaking took place in 2008. The building reached street level in November 2009. The safety cocoon was installed December 2010. The first glass was installed May 2011. In November 2010, three PureCell fuel cells were delivered at the World Trade Center site which together will provide about 30% of the tower’s power.[9]

On February 16, 2012, one of the building's construction crane cables snapped while lifting steel, causing the steel to fall 40 stories from the building, landing on a flat bed truck. No injuries were reported. Construction on the building eventually resumed after the accident.[10] As of June 25, 2012, the building's steel is at the 72M (Mezzanine/Mechanical) floor, concrete at the 67th floor and glass is at the 58th floor.

Four World Trade Center was topped out on June 25, 2012.[11]

Construction Gallery

  • Construction as of March 26, 2011.
    Construction as of March 26, 2011.
  • Construction as of August 7, 2011.
    Construction as of August 7, 2011.
  • Alternate view of the building on early August 2011.
    Alternate view of the building on early August 2011.
  • Construction as of October 4, 2011.
    Construction as of October 4, 2011.
  • Construction as of January 16, 2012.
    Construction as of January 16, 2012.
  • Construction as of March 12, 2012.
    Construction as of March 12, 2012.

Original Building

  • NOAA Aerial image days after the attacks. North is approximately on the upper right corner of the photo.
    NOAA Aerial image days after the attacks. North is approximately on the upper right corner of the photo.
  • 4 WTC, southeast corner.
    4 WTC, southeast corner.
  • 4 WTC, southeast corner. WTC building remains and neighboring buildings (Note the original footprints of the Twin Towers and 7 WTC).
    4 WTC, southeast corner. WTC building remains and neighboring buildings (Note the original footprints of the Twin Towers and 7 WTC).

See also

References

  1. ^ 4 World Trade Center at Emporis
  2. ^ "4 World Trade Center". SkyscraperPage.
  3. ^ 4 World Trade Center at Structurae
  4. ^ "Designs for the Three World Trade Center Towers Unveiled" (Press release). Lower Manhattan Development Corporation. September 7, 2006. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
  5. ^ a b c d e 150 Greenwich St., Maki and Associates, Architectural Fact Sheet - September 2006. Retrieved 2007-02-09
  6. ^ Pogrebin, Robin (May 3, 2006). "Richard Rogers to Design Tower at Ground Zero". The New York Times. Retrieved 2006-06-22.
  7. ^ Post, Nadine M. (September 18, 2006). "Ground Zero Office Designs Hailed as Hopeful Symbols". Engineering News-Record. p. 12.
  8. ^ a b Dunlap, David W. (July 9, 2008). "Answers About Ground Zero Rebuilding". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
  9. ^ a b Troianovski, Anton (November 1, 2010). "WTC Taps Fuel Cells". The Wall Street Journal.
  10. ^ Rosenberg, Rebecca; Messing, Philip (February 17, 2012). "35-ton WTC plunge". New York Post. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  11. ^ "http://m.citybizlist.com/city/details/18/215317". {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)

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