World Trade Center Re-Opens For Business, As New Tenants Move In!

In what was described as marking an emotional milestone for both New Yorkers and the United States as a whole; and "a major milestone in the transformation of lower Manhattan into a thriving 24/7 neighbourhood" by the executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, owners both the building and the World Trade Center site, Mr Foye....
......the World Trade Center is again opening for business.



Reports has it that the building, which is the said to be the tallest building in the United States, was completed in eight-year construction, after years of political, financial and legal infighting that threatened to derail the project. 

According to Foye, the One World Trade Center “sets new standards of design, construction, prestige and sustainability; the opening of this iconic building is a major milestone in the transformation of Lower Manhattan into a thriving 24/7 neighbourhood.”

With construction fences gone and boxes of office equipment in place, Conde Nast CEO Chuck Townsend planned to walk Monday into what Foye calls “the most secure office building in America.”  

It was gathered that the building is already 60% leased, with another 7,400 sqare meters going to the advertising firm Kids Creative, the stadium operator Legends Hospitality, the BMB Group investment adviser, and Servcorp, a provider of executive offices. Information also raveled that the government’s General Services Administration signed up for 25,000 square meters, and the China Center, a trade and cultural facility, will cover 18,000 square meters.

The new World Trade Center reportedly cost $3.9bn (£2.4bn).