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200 Liberty Street

Coordinates:40°42′38″N74°00′56″W/ 40.71056°N 74.01556°W/40.71056; -74.01556
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200 Liberty Street
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General information
TypeOffice
Location200Liberty Street
New York,NY10281,United States
Coordinates40°42′38″N74°00′56″W/ 40.71056°N 74.01556°W/40.71056; -74.01556
Construction started1984
Completed1986[1]
OwnerBrookfield Properties
Height
Roof577 ft (176 m)
Technical details
Floor count40
Floor area1,628,000 sq ft (151,200 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Cesar Pelli
Structural engineerThornton Tomasetti
References
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Lobby stairs

200 Liberty Street,formerly known asOne World Financial Center,is one of four towers that comprise theBrookfield Placecomplex in theFinancial DistrictofLower ManhattaninNew York City.Rising 40 floors and 577 feet (176 m), it is situated between theHudson Riverand theWorld Trade Center.The building is on Liberty Street between South End Avenue andWest Street.The building opened in 1986 as part of the World Financial Center and was designed byCesar Pelli & Associates.

It has a leasable area of 1,628,000 square feet (151,200 m2). Similarly to other WFC buildings it has a unique roof which is atruncated square pyramid.It is connected to the rest of the complex by askybridgeover Liberty Street.

The building is located across the street from theWorld Trade Center siteand was significantly damaged in theSeptember 11 attacks.The initial dust cloud and other explosions shattered many windows, heavily damaging nearbyWinter Garden Atriumand other buildings of the World Financial Center complex. It was closed for several months and reopened in 2002 after extensive restoration.

It was renamed 200 Liberty Street when the rest of the complex becameBrookfield Placein 2014.[3]

Notable tenants

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References

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  1. ^"Official website".Archived fromthe originalon May 12, 2016.RetrievedMay 24,2014.
  2. ^"200 Liberty Street".SkyscraperPage.
  3. ^"Renovation Updates".Archived fromthe originalon November 16, 2014.RetrievedFebruary 1,2016.
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