Former skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
2 World Trade Center The World Trade Center's South Tower (WTC2), pictured in summer of 2001
Alternative names 2 WTC South Tower WTC 2 Building B Building 2 Tower 2 Status Destroyed Location Liberty Street, New York, NY 10048, United States Construction started January 1969 Topped-out July 19, 1971[ 1] Completed 1973 Opened September 1971[ 1] Inaugurated April 4, 1973 Destroyed September 11, 2001, 9:59 a.m. Eastern Time Zone [ a] Owner Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Management Silverstein Properties Roof 1,362 ft (415 m) Observatory 1,377 ft (420 m)[ 2] Floor count 110 Floor area 4,759,040 sq ft (442,129 m2 ) Lifts/elevators 99 Architect(s) Structural engineer Leslie E. Robertson (Worthington, Skilling, Helle, and Jackson)
The original Two World Trade Center (also known as the South Tower , Tower 2 , Building Two , or 2 WTC ) was one of the Twin Towers in the original World Trade Center Complex in New York City . The Tower was completed and opened in 1973 at a height of 1,362 feet (415 m) to the roof, distinguishable from its twin, the North Tower (1 World Trade Center), by its outdoor observation deck and the absence of a television antenna. Both the South Tower and the North Tower had mechanical floors, and the same type of walls. On the 107th floor of this building was a popular tourist attraction called "Top of the World Trade Center Observatories ," and on the roof was an observation deck accessible to the public and a disused helipad at the center. The address of this building was 2 World Trade Center with the WTC complex having its own ZIP code of 10048 .
The South Tower was destroyed along with the North Tower in the September 11 attacks . At 9:03 a.m,[ b] seventeen minutes after its twin was hit, the South Tower was struck by United Airlines Flight 175 . Although it was the second of the two skyscrapers to be hit by a hijacked airliner, it was the first to collapse , at 9:59 a.m.,[ c] after burning for 56 minutes. Of the 2,977 victims killed in the attacks, around 1,000 were in the South Tower or on the ground.
The new 2 World Trade Center , which is currently on hold, is planned to have a diagonally-pointed roof, with no observation deck, and no mechanical floors. At the National September 11 Memorial & Museum , the southern pool marks the spot where the South Tower stood.
Tenants
Note: Floor numbers in red are part of United Airlines Flight 175 's impact area during the September 11 attacks, with floors above this zone marked in dark gray .
Floor #
Companies
Business
110
Outdoor Observatory
Tourism
109
Mechanical floor
108
Mechanical floor
107
Showtime Pictures , Top of the World Trade Center Observatories (Indoor Observatory), Sbarro Street Station , Nathan's Famous Hot Dogs , Manhattan Magic, Kodak
Business services , Tourism , Food , Entertainment
106
Atlantic Bank of New York
Banks/Financial
105
AON Corporation
Insurance
104
AON Corporation , Sandler O'Neill and Partners
Insurance , Investment
103
AON Corporation
Insurance
102
AON Corporation
Insurance
101
AON Corporation
Insurance
100
AON Corporation
Insurance
99
AON Corporation
Insurance
98
AON Corporation
Insurance
97
Fiduciary Trust Company International
Banks/Financial
96
Fiduciary Trust Company International
Banks/Financial
95
Fiduciary Trust Company International
Banks/Financial
94
Fiduciary Trust Company International
Banks/Financial
93
AON Corporation , Regus Business Centers
Insurance , Co-working
92
AON Corporation
Insurance
91
Gibbs & Hill , Raytheon Company , Washington Group International
Engineers , Manufacturing
90
Fiduciary Trust Company International
Banks/Financial
89
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Investment
88
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Investment
87
New York State Department of Taxation and Finance , Corporation Service Company
Government , Financial
86
New York State Department of Taxation and Finance
Government
85
Harris Beach & Wilcox
Attorneys
84
EuroBrokers
Financial
83
IQ Financial Systems , Chuo Mitsui Trust & Banking
Financial
82
Fuji Bank
Banks/Financial
81
Fuji Bank
Banks/Financial
80
Fuji Bank
Banks/Financial
79
Fuji Bank
Banks/Financial
78
Skylobby , First Commercial Bank , Baseline Financial Services
Banks/Financial , Financial
77
Baseline Financial Services
Financial
76
Mechanical floor
75
Mechanical floor
74
Morgan Stanley
Investment
73
Morgan Stanley
Investment
72
Morgan Stanley
Investment
71
Morgan Stanley
Investment
70
Morgan Stanley
Investment
69
Morgan Stanley
Investment
68
Morgan Stanley
Investment
67
Morgan Stanley
Investment
66
Morgan Stanley
Investment
65
Morgan Stanley
Investment
64
Morgan Stanley
Investment
63
Morgan Stanley
Investment
62
Morgan Stanley , Demeter Management Corporation
Investment , Not available
61
Morgan Stanley
Investment
60
Morgan Stanley
Investment
59
Morgan Stanley
Investment
58
Bridge Information Systems
Financial Information Provider
57
Hold Brothers [ 11]
Financial
56
Morgan Stanley
Investment
55
Guy Carpenter , Garban Intercapital , Harlows
Reinsurance , Investment , Not available
54
Guy Carpenter
Reinsurance
53
Guy Carpenter
Reinsurance
52
Guy Carpenter
Reinsurance
51
Guy Carpenter
Reinsurance
50
Guy Carpenter
Reinsurance
49
Guy Carpenter , Seabury & Smith
Reinsurance , Insurance
48
Fireman's Fund Insurance Company , Guy Carpenter
Insurance , Reinsurance
47
Guy Carpenter
Reinsurance
46
Morgan Stanley
Investment
45
Morgan Stanley
Investment
44
Skylobby , Morgan Stanley
Investment
43
Morgan Stanley
Investment
42
Mechanical floor
41
Mechanical floor
40
Sitailong International USA , Thacher Proffitt & Wood, LLP
Not available, Attorneys
39
Thacher Proffitt & Wood, LLP
Attorneys
38
Thacher Proffitt & Wood, LLP
Attorneys
37
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—
36
Frenkel and Company
Insurance
35
Frenkel and Company
Insurance
34
OppenheimerFunds
Investment
33
OppenheimerFunds
Investment
32
OppenheimerFunds , Commerzbank Capital Markets
Investment , Financial
31
OppenheimerFunds
Investment
30
New York Stock Exchange , Hartford Steam Boiler
Financial , Insurance
29
Weatherly Securities Corporation , New York Stock Exchange
Investment , Financial
28
New York Stock Exchange, Inc. , Big A Travel Agency , Law Office Of Joseph Bellard , Hua Nan Commercial Bank Ltd.
Financial , Transportation , Law Firms , Financial Institutions
27
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—
26
Sun Microsystems
Computer services
25
Sun Microsystems
Computer services
24
Allstate Insurance Company , China Chamber of Commerce , Globe Tour and Travel , SCOR U.S. Corporation , Sinolion , TD Ameritrade
Insurance , Organizations , Travel , Insurance , Not available, Investment
23
SCOR U.S. Corporation , Unistrat Corporation of America
Insurance , Consultants
22
Antal International, Mancini Duffy , NYS Retirement System
Not available
21
Adecco SA , Career Engine , Mancini Duffy , Matthews & Wright Inc. , Taiwan Sugar Corporation
Employment agency , Research , Architects , Not available
20
Thacher Proffitt & Wood, LLP , New York Shipping Association
Attorneys , Transportation
19
New York Shipping Association , Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor
Transportation , Not available
18
AbraCadabra Digital Printing , Alliance Consulting Group , Weiland International Inc.
Business Services , Not available
17
New York Institute of Finance
Banks/Financial
16
National Development and Research Institute
Research
15
Candia Shipping , Orient International (South Korean investment company,later merged with Yuanta Securities ) CINDE Costa Rican Investment Board , DigiOrbit Corporation , Millennium Management Resources Inc. , Optech Systems Inc. , Stallion Commerce Corporation , TD Ameritrade
Not available, Investment , Not available, Banks/Financial
14
Charna Chemicals , Paging Network of New York , Patinka International (USA) , Union Bank of California
Manufacturing , Telecommunication , Business services , Banks/Financial
13
Verizon Communications
Telecommunication
12
Verizon Communications
Telecommunication
11
Verizon Communications , Candia Shipping
Telecommunication , Shipping
10
Verizon Communications
Telecommunication
9
Verizon Communications
Telecommunication
8
Mechanical floor
7
Mechanical floor
6
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—
5
—
—
4
—
—
3
—
—
2
TKTS
Ticket booth
1
Colortek Kodak Imaging Center
Business services
L
Nichols Foundation
Government /Schools
C
The Mall at the World Trade Center
Retail
B
Xerox Document Company , Morgan Stanley , Anthem , NY Chamber of Commerce
Manufacturing , Investment , Insurance , Government
NA
Continental Insurance Company
Insurance
SOURCES: CoStar Group Inc.; Skyscrapers, An Architectural Type of Modern Urbanism; compiled from AP wire reports.
The South Pool of the present-day National September 11 Memorial & Museum , marking the spot upon which the original Two World Trade Center stood.
NOTE: Atlantic Bank of New York had moved out in July 2001, but they were still paying for the rent as of September 2001.
Notes
^ The collapse began at 9:58:59 a.m.; ergo it would not have been fully destroyed until 9:59.
^ The exact time is disputed. The 9/11 Commission report says 9:03:11,[ 3] [ 4] NIST reports 9:02:59,[ 5] some other sources report 9:03:02.[ 6]
^ NIST and the 9/11 Commission both state that the collapse began at 9:58:59 a.m.,[ 7] : 80 [ 8] : 322 which is rounded to 9:59[ 9] : 84 [ 10] : 322 for simplicity. If the Commission's claim that the South Tower was struck at 9:03:11 is to be believed, then it collapsed after 55 minutes and 48 seconds, not 56 minutes.
References
^ a b "History of the Twin Towers" . PANYNJ.gov . 2013. Archived from the original on December 28, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2015 .
^ Adams, Arthur G. (1996). The Hudson River Guidebook . Fordham University Press. p. 87 . ISBN 0-8232-1679-9 .
^ Final Report of the 9/11 Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (PDF) (Report). National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. July 22, 2004. pp. 7–8. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 16, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021 .
^ Staff Report of the 9/11 Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States (PDF) (Report). National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. September 2005 [August 26, 2004]. p. 24. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 12, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2021 .
^ Building and Fire Research Laboratory (September 2005). Visual Evidence, Damage Estimates, and Timeline Analysis (PDF) . National Institute of Standards and Technology (Report). United States Department of Commerce. p. 27. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 11, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021 .
^ "Timeline for United Airlines Flight 175" . NPR . June 17, 2004. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021 .
^ National Institute of Standards and Technology (2005). Final Reports from the NIST World Trade Center Disaster Investigation (PDF) .
^ 9/11 Final Report of the National Commission (2004). Collapse of WTC2 (PDF) . {{cite book }}
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^ National Institute of Standards and Technology (2005). Final Reports from the NIST World Trade Center Disaster Investigation (PDF) .
^ 9/11 Final Report of the National Commission (2004). Collapse of WTC2 (PDF) . {{cite book }}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link )
^ "Hold Brothers Commemorates the 16th Anniversary of their WTC Tenantship" . prweb . Retrieved January 30, 2018 .
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