The 2 World Trade Center project is now underway. With the laying of the cornerstone, New York City took another step toward completing the reconstruction of the complex that emerged after the attacks of September 11, 2001. The new tower, scheduled to open in 2031, will house the global headquarters of American Express and will be the last commercial building on the World Trade Center campus.
The building is located at 200 Greenwich Street in Lower Manhattan. The development is being carried out by Silverstein Properties under a long-term lease agreement with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The building will be able to accommodate approximately 10,000 employees when it opens.
2 World Trade Center will mark the completion of the project initiated after 9/11
The new tower will reach 1,226 feet in height and will have 55 stories. Its construction marks the end of a process that involved numerous design changes, financial delays, and several attempts to find a permanent tenant for the building.
The project holds strong symbolic value because it completes the commercial development of the World Trade Center complex, whose transformation began a quarter of a century ago after the terrorist attacks.
This is what the new World Trade Center building will look like
The design will combine steel structures and expansive glass surfaces with staggered volumes that will allow for the incorporation of gardens and terraces distributed across different levels.
American Express will occupy the entire building once construction is complete. Until then, the company will maintain its offices at 200 Vesey Street, where it has operated since 1986. The move will begin when the building opens in 2031.
The company maintains a historical connection with Lower Manhattan, where it established a presence in 1850. With this new headquarters, American Express will keep its center of operations in the same district that has been part of its history for more than a century and a half.
