As the unfortunate terrorist attack on America's twin tower enters its 21st year, the 2 World Trade Center that has been so far marred by design and practical complexities is all set to take off as Architect Norman Foster once again comes onboard. A report by SURFACES REPORTER (SR).
The Design Roadblock
After twenty years of the terrorist attack that claimed nearly 3000 lives, while the redevelopment of Lower Manhattan’s World Trade Center complex is nearing completion, the 2 World Trade Center hasn't been able to take off even the design table. Initially, Ar Foster was roped in to design the skyscrapers who in 2006 unveiled a “faceted form and diamond topper”. According to the media reports, the design was scrapped by Larry Silverstein and Silverstein Properties, developer of the property in the year 2015 in favour of a design by Architect Bjarke Ingels which was a 80-story tower made of glassy boxes in order to appeal to the media tenants. However, the project failed to entice the tenants as Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. and 21st Century Fox pulled out leading the developers to scrape the design idea.
Now as the developers have once again roped in Foster+ Partners for a remaking of the design, the state of construction is looking more promising with the developers expecting to get “commitments to the building” within the next six months to a year.
What are Anchor tenants?
An Anchor or a Prime tenant is the leading or the featured big name business that rents office in a given development. Acts as a major influence for other tenants, these are a major factor for securing a construction loan for major construction works like the World Trade Centre.
Joining 2 WTC in completing the complex is 5 World Trade Center, the former site of the Deutsche Bank Building that was damaged on 9/11 and later demolished. Earlier this year, the boards of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation voted to approve a recommendation for the proposal from Silverstein and Brookfield Properties to build a 900-foot mixed-use tower with 1,325 units of housing, the first residential building at the complex.
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