Tenant List in the South Tower of World Trade Center Complex.
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 Timezone [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 [ edit ] 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 - 108 - 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 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 , Rick Rescorla September 11, 2001 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 — — 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 — — 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 — — 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. The South Tower shortly after being struck by United Airlines Flight 175. NOTE: Atlantic Bank of New York had moved out in July 2001, but they were still paying for the rent as of September 2001.
^ 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 [ edit ] ^ 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 }}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link ) ^ 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 . prweb. Retrieved January 30, 2018 . External links [ edit ]
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