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Optimism Returns
To Ground Zero
(January 17, 2008)
Westfield Group said plans for the World Trade Center site include luxury retailers and predicts some of the country's highest rents.
J.P. Morgan Gives Boost To World Trade Center Plan
(June 18, 2007)
The company agreed to shift major operations, including its investment banking unit, to the site.
A Building Damaged During 9/11 Proves Difficult to Demolish
(May 24, 2007)
Noxious dust contamination, human remains, insurance fights, contractor walkouts and a stop-work order have dogged the complex task of dismantling a tower damaged in the Sept. 11 attacks.
Private Funds Show Interest
In World Trade Center Site
(February 13, 2007)
The WTC's owner has put up for sale the centerpiece of the planned development at Ground Zero, the Freedom Tower, and is in talks to sell rights to another skyscraper to J.P. Morgan.
Silverstein Can't Collect Funds
For WTC Redesign, Judge Rules
(November 6, 2006)
A bid by the World Trade Center leasee for nearly $700 million in additional insurance payments to cover post-9/11 safety improvements has been rejected.
Agencies May Overpay
For Freedom Tower Space
(September 25, 2006)
The federal government and New York agree to rents that outstrip the average across Lower Manhattan. Plus, a rundown of recent transactions near ground zero. An Agreement for Rebuilding the World Trade Center Nears
(September 22, 2006)
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and developer Larry Silverstein will likely sign the most definitive agreement to date on the
redevelopment of Ground Zero, though issues remain outstanding.
Freedom Tower Moves Closer to Being Filled Despite Hurdles (September 19, 2006)
Federal and state officials moved closer to renting space in the long-troubled iconic skyscraper planned for the World Trade Center site. If finalized, the leases would put the building on stronger financial footing.
Government Offices to Be Anchor In the New World Trade Center
(July 3, 2006)
The federal government will be the Freedom Tower's big tenant, reprising the public-sector role that allowed the original project to be built.
Architect Unveils New Design For Freedom Tower at WTC
(June 30, 2006)
The latest plans for the skyscraper to replace the World Trade Center includes a 20-story concrete base with thousands of glass prisms, landscaped plazas with museum-size steps and a fountain with a glass base.
WTC Developer Asks Court to Make Insurers Uphold Deal
(June 28, 2006)
Larry Silverstein seeks to prevent insurance companies from backing out of billions in payments following a recent reshuffling of the World Trade Center's rebuilding plan.
New Plan Calls for Scaling Back Of World Trade Center Memorial
(June 19, 2006)
The project faces significant simplification of its design, including moving a tribute to the victims to ground level, eliminating or reducing costly waterfalls and reducing the size of a museum.
Ground Zero: Three Skyscrapers, Three Architects, Four Months
(May 19, 2006)
World Trade Center developer Larry Silverstein is having a trio of professionals draw up plans, all while working from one design studio, to meet the deadline for a lower Manhattan rebuilding project.
An Expensive Memorial Mess On World Trade Center Project
(May 9, 2006)
Soaring cost estimates have pushed the price tag to $1 billion. Planners may be forced to return to the drawing board to scale back some of the pricier portions of the massive project.
Silverstein, Port Authority Reach Agreement for World Trade Center (April 28, 2006)
The deal paves the way for significant construction to begin at Ground Zero, four and a half years after terrorist attacks destroyed the Twin Towers.
Officials Float Two Proposals To Ground Zero Developer
(April 21, 2006)
In a sign of progress, New York-area leaders have agreed on how to proceed with negotiations over the World Trade Center rebuilding.
Trade Center Rebuilding Talks Again Hit Snag but Will Continue
(April 4, 2006)
Talks to jump-start the long-delayed rebuilding of the site became stymied as the region's governors and New York City's mayor failed to agree on a negotiating stance with the project's private developer.
Ground Zero Rebuilding Is Set Back As Its Planning Falters
(March 20, 2006)
Talks fell apart for reconstructing the World Trade Center site, dealing a blow to lower Manhattan's still-struggling office sector.
A 'Ring of Steel' to Protect New York From Terrorists?
(January 30, 2006)
The city's law enforcement agencies and businesses are looking to London for ideas on guarding buildings against potential attacks and fighting crime.
Deadline Is Set for an Agreement On Trade Center Redevelopment (December 19, 2005)
Gov. Pataki set a 90-day deadline for developer Larry Silverstein to come to terms with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on the rebuilding project. Outstanding issues include who will pay for what and what Mr. Silverstein's overall role should be.
Lots of Tension, Few Tenants for 7 World Trade Center
(December 15, 2005)
Larry Silverstein is having a difficult time filling the space, a bad sign for the developer who hopes to build five more office buildings, including the iconic Freedom Tower, on the WTC site.
The New 7 World Trade Center May Get Its First Office Tenant (October 20, 2005)
A New York developer is weighing a bid
from a Chinese real-estate company for space in 7 World Trade Center.
Trump Criticizes Freedom Tower Plan (May 24, 2005)
Donald Trump trashes Ground Zero building plans and proposes rebuilding the Twin Towers.
Pressures, Delays Mount at Ground Zero Site (May 5, 2005)
The only things rising
on the World Trade Center site are projected costs and tensions.
Panel May Recommend Firefighter Elevators (April 26, 2005)
A report on making tall buildings safer may call for special fire-resistant elevator.
How Gehry and Snohetta Landed WTC Projects (Oct. 21, 2004)
In a new column on architecture news and trends, Wall Street Journal reporter Alex Frangos offers an inside look at how the decisions were made to hire Gehry Partners LLP and Oslo-based Snohetta to design two cultural buildings on the World Trade Center site.
Gehry Partners to Design WTC Buildings (Oct. 18, 2004)
Gehry Partners LLP, led by architect Frank O. Gehry, and Snohetta, a Norwegian architectural firm, will design the main cultural buildings at the rebuilt World Trade Center.
Three Years On, Memorials Give Comfort (Sept. 10, 2004)
Much attention has been paid to the design of the Ground Zero memorial in downtown Manhattan, but that project has yet to begin. So victims' families are finding a measure of peace through tributes and memorials being created in hundreds of towns and cities across the nation.
WTC Architects Employ
Innovative Design Tools (July 15, 2004)
A group of architects developing the Freedom Tower are stretching design technology in ways that will change how buildings are created. Here's a look at the newest dimension in architectural design.
Silverstein to Continue
Leading WTC Rebuilding (June 14, 2004)
Jury's Decision Gives
Downtown Time to Think (May 13, 2004)
WTC Groundbreaking Set for Independence Day (May 6, 2004)
Rebuilding Ground Zero: Already Quite Expensive (March 1, 2004)
Silverstein Asserts His Right To Build at Twin Towers Site (Feb. 3, 2003)
Rebuilding Should Focus on Revitalizing Lower Manhattan (Jan. 7, 2003)
Up From Zero: High-Rise Dreams Lift Downtown (Dec. 20, 2002)
Architects Present New Plans for Lower Manhattan (Dec. 19, 2002)
Tensions Roil Efforts at Trade-Center Site (Sept. 11, 2002)
Ground Zero Proposals Ignore Important Facts (Aug. 12, 2002)
Another World Trade Center Horror
(July 25, 2002)
Trade Center Plans Try to Satisfy All Parties (July 18, 2002)
Ambitious
Developer Sets Trade-Center Timetable (April 19, 2002)
Disaster
Site's Future Is Still Open to Debate (Jan. 24, 2001)
Rebuilding
New York: Reaching a Consensus (Dec. 24, 2001)
Developer
Backs Away From Trade Center Plans (Dec. 17, 2001)
Towers
Developer Makes Some Surprising Strides (Nov. 5, 2001)
Who
Has Final Say Over WTC Site? (Oct. 2, 2001)
Will
New York Recreate What Was Lost? (Sept. 21, 2001)
Build Them Again And Build Them Higher?
(Sept. 14, 2001)
Trade Center Leaseholder Is Determined to Rebuild
(Sept. 14, 2001)
Many Obstacles Hamper Rebuilding Towers (Sept. 14, 2001)
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And The Winner Is...The Libeskind Plan
About architect Daniel Libeskind
Winner Chosen for WTC Memorial
Architect Unveils WTC Transit Hub Design
See the second set of proposals submitted in December 2002 for redeveloping the World Trade Center area.
See the first six plans submitted in July 2002 for rebuilding the World Trade Center site.
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