The New World Trade Center: Rebuilding the Future

Progress. There is a new spirit at the World Trade Center site. Progress is replacing delay. Decisions are being implemented. And consensus is the order of the day. It’s a new way of doing business, and it’s happening right now.

Virtually every inch of the 16-acre site is under construction, and every day brings new changes to the site, whether it’s the first steel columns for One WTC being raised or the concrete footings being poured for the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.

The rebuilding effort is a project unlike any other, presenting challenges of unprecedented magnitude and meaning, requiring tough but inclusive decision-making, and demanding strict accountability and benchmarks for measuring success. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is proud to be leading this vitally important effort in a way that honors the past and delivers on the promise of a rebuilt World Trade Center.

Vision. The new World Trade Center embodies a bold vision: To remember, to renew, and to rebuild the future.

With five major new office towers built to the highest architectural, environmental, safety and security standards, the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, a state-of-the-art Transportation Hub, unparalleled retail opportunities, a performing arts center and more, the new World Trade Center represents the triumph of the human spirit.

The new World Trade Center is destined to become once again the world's premier destination for commerce, culture and community.

Planning Your Trip to Lower Manhattan

The World Trade Center isn't open yet, but every day thousands of visitors come to catch a glimpse of the rebuilding effort's progress and to pay their respects.  To learn more about how to get to there and what to do while you’re in Lower Manhattan, click on the "Directions" and "Where to Go" links, above-left.  And check this site regularly for construction news and updates about openings and events.
The New World Trade Center Community

  

The World Trade Center is an integral part of the fabric that binds the Lower Manhattan community, a place where people will be able to work, visit, shop or simply use as a passageway to get from one place to another.

That's why we've taken the initiative to keep local residents, businesses and visitors plugged in to the rebuilding effort. And that's why we're undertaking an aggressive program to maintain the quality of life for those who live and work around the site during this rebuilding through a series of initiatives -- many of which were recommended by you and your fellow residents and co-workers.

Here's what we've done to make the World Trade Center experience a bit more pleasant during the rebuilding effort and to provide you with as much information as we can about what we're doing.

• Opened a new Office of Program Logistics to communicate regularly and openly with the residents, businesses and public officials of Lower Manhattan.
• Launched this Web site to provide the public with all-inclusive information on the rebuilding effort.
• Started "Ask the PA" -- in which top rebuilding officials will answer questions from the public about the various projects.
• Created WTC Updates, to provide notification about progress happening on the site.
• Replaced the fence surrounding construction site with a wrapping of designs depicting the current progress on the site and what it will look like when it is rebuilt.
• Installed signs around the site informing illegal vendors that they are not allowed to sell merchandise around the site, and we've asked our police to step up enforcement efforts.
• Widened and repaved the Liberty Street sidewalk to make it easier for pedestrians to walk through that area.

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  Leasing Opportunities 

  The new World Trade Center offers unparalleled commercial leasing opportunities, from perfectly positioned retail space at the street level and in the new Transportation Hub, to well-appointed office space in one of five major new office towers. 

  Press Releases - 2012

  Date
  Aug 08, 2012	PAPD AND FDNY RESPOND TO A FALSE ALARM AT ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER
  Aug 07, 2012	THE PORT AUTHORITY AND DURST ORGANIZATION ISSUE UPDATED RENDERINGS OF ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER
  Jul 18, 2012	PORT AUTHORITY AND THE DURST ORGANIZATION SIGN LEASE WITH THE U.S. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION FOR SPACE AT ONE WTC
  Jun 14, 2012	PRESIDENT OBAMA AND FIRST LADY VISIT ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER
  Jun 02, 2012	STATEMENT OF PORT AUTHORITY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PAT FOYE
  Apr 30, 2012	PORT AUTHORITY ON SCHEDULE TO MARK MAJOR MILESTONE AT ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER ON APRIL 30
  Apr 30, 2012	ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER SURPASSES EMPIRE STATE BUILDING, RECLAIMING HONOR AS NEW YORK CITY’S TALLEST SKYSCRAPER
  Apr 26, 2012	PORT AUTHORITY BOARD APPROVES AGREEMENT TO BUILD STATE-OF-THE-ART BROADCASTING FACILITY ON TOP OF ONE WTC
  Mar 15, 2012	STATEMENTS BY PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PATRICK FOYE AND DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BILL BARONI ON PRIME MINISTER DAVID CAMERON’S TOUR OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER SITE
  Mar 06, 2012	JOINT RELEASE BY THE DURST ORGANIZATION AND THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY
  Feb 27, 2012	RENOWNED PUBLIC ART EXPERT TO ADVISE PORT AUTHORITY ON INTEGRATION OF ART AND ARCHITECTURE INTO WTC SITE
  Feb 24, 2012	REP. GRIMM APPLAUDS PANYNJ'S DECISION TO LIGHT ONE WTC IN RED FOR CARDINAL DOLAN
  Feb 09, 2012	WORLD-CLASS RETAIL COMING TO WORLD TRADE CENTER UNDER JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN PORT AUTHORITY & WESTFIELD GROUP
  Jan 13, 2012	PORT AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES MILESTONE AWARD OF $1 BILLION IN WORLD TRADE CENTER CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS TO MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES