World Trade Center
New York City
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To Tip:
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the highest point of the building, irrespective of material or function of the highest element (i.e., including antennae, flagpoles, signage and other functional-technical equipment).Architectural:
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the architectural top of the building, including spires, but not including antennae, signage, flag poles or other functional-technical equipment. This measurement is the most widely utilized and is employed to define the Council on Vertical Urbanism (CVU) rankings of the "World's Tallest Buildings."Occupied:
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the highest occupied floor within the building.
Above Ground
The number of floors above ground should include the ground floor level and be the number of main floors above ground, including any significant mezzanine floors and major mechanical plant floors. Mechanical mezzanines should not be included if they have a significantly smaller floor area than the major floors below. Similarly, mechanical penthouses or plant rooms protruding above the general roof area should not be counted. Note: CVU floor counts may differ from published accounts, as it is common in some regions of the world for certain floor levels not to be included (e.g., the level 4, 14, 24, etc. in Hong Kong).Below Ground
The number of floors below ground should include all major floors located below the ground floor level.Official Name
World Trade Center
Type
Complex
Status
Completed
Country
City
Function
office / residential
Master Planner
Studio Daniel Libeskind
# of Apartments
1,200
Map of Buildings in Complex
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List of Buildings in Complex
|
RANK
|
Name
|
Completion
|
Height
|
Floors
|
Function
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | One World Trade Center | 2014 |
541 m / 1,776 ft |
94 | Office |
| 2 | 2 World Trade Center | - |
403 m / 1,323 ft |
82 | Office |
| 3 | 3 World Trade Center | 2018 |
329 m / 1,079 ft |
69 | Office |
| 4 | 4 World Trade Center | 2014 |
298 m / 977 ft |
65 | Office |
| 5 | 5 World Trade Center | - |
274 m / 900 ft |
80 | Residential / Office |
| 6 | 7 World Trade Center | 2006 |
227 m / 743 ft |
49 | Office |
CVU Awards & Distinctions
Urban Habitat Award 2018 Winner
2018 CVU Awards
10 Year Award 2024 Winner
2024 CVU Awards
Best Tall Building, by Region, Americas 2015 Winner
2015 CVU Awards
Global News
07 August 2023
5 World Trade Center to Offer Diverse Unit Mix Inclusive of 400 Affordable Units
5 World Trade Center originally housed the Deutsche Bank building, which was designed by Shreve, Lamb, and Harmon and demolished in 2011 due to damage...
Global News
07 August 2023
5 World Trade Center to Offer Diverse Unit Mix Inclusive of 400 Affordable Units
5 World Trade Center originally housed the Deutsche Bank building, which was designed by Shreve, Lamb, and Harmon and demolished in 2011 due to damage...
08 November 2021
Proposed World Trade Center Residential Supertall Caught in Battle Over Affordable Housing
A proposed residential supertall at Site 5 of the World Trade Center in New York City would include 300 below-market value units, as well as...
18 February 2021
Port Authority Taps Developers for Another World Trade Center Building in New York City
One of the final undeveloped World Trade Center parcels will give rise to a residential skyscraper with more than 1,300 apartments.The Port Authority of New...
15 April 2019
New Architects Brought in for Manchester’s St. Michael’s Tower
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has been brought in to deliver Hodder + Partners’ controversial Saint Michael’s tower in Manchester, with the local practice kept...
01 March 2019
As One Chicago Lakefront Project Gets a New Deadline, Another is Announced
The owner of the Chicago Spire site could have another year to begin developing the lakefront site, four months after a downtown alderman rejected a...
12 February 2019
Two World Trade Center in New York City May Rise Without an Anchor Tenant
One of the final pieces of the World Trade Center puzzle may be put into place—albeit in a somewhat risky fashion. Bloomberg reports that Larry...
21 January 2019
“Tower Fifth” Could Become New York City’s Second-Tallest
For decades, the New York City skyline was dominated by one building, the 1,250-foot-tall (381-meter) Empire State Building. But 17 “supertall” skyscrapers — defined as...
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