Category Archives: World Trade Center Rebuilding

Larry Silverstein of Silverstein Properties Inc., the developer behind World Trade Center 3, 4, and 7, told interviewers that 2 World Trade Center could be built on spec, saying, “For all intents and purposes, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to start on Tower 2 because it won’t be finished until about 2022, 2023.”

According to the Downtown Alliance’s third-quarter Manhattan real estate report, finance’s hold on Lower Manhattan has loosened and the area now hosts a wide variety of companies. Media, tech, and advertising have three times the presence they used to have. Hotels and residences are expanding. There is currently a 12% overall vacancy rate in Lower […]

A detailed feature in Architect Magazine discusses the safety of high-rise buildings, with special emphasis on the new World Trade Center. Author Gideon Fink Shapiro has written an extensive article, including videos, detailing the safety features of the buildings.