4 World Trade Center Opens in NYC

NEW YORK (AP) —
4 World Trade Center rises above the lower Manhattan skyline (R), dwarfed by its taller sister, 1 World Trade Center on the left.
4 World Trade Center rises above the lower Manhattan skyline (R), dwarfed by its taller sister, 1 World Trade Center on the left.

The office tower at 4 World Trade Center has opened in Lower Manhattan, with a ribbon-cutting Wednesday for the 978-foot building heralding another milestone in returning the skyline to its pre-terror days.

Designed by prize-winning Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki, the building faces the Sept. 11 memorial’s south reflecting pool. The official opening means it can start building out its new office space.

The site’s marquee skyscraper, 1 World Trade Center, is expected to officially open sometime in 2014. Another office tower, at 7 World Trade Center, opened in 2006.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey expects to move into 4 World Trade Center in 2015. They lost their headquarters in the twin towers during the 2001 terror attacks on 9/11.

Real estate developer Larry Silverstein (L) puts his arm around Mayor Michael Bloomberg Wednesday as they arrive for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open Silverstein’s 4 World Trade Center. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Real estate developer Larry Silverstein (L) puts his arm around Mayor Michael Bloomberg Wednesday as they arrive for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open Silverstein’s 4 World Trade Center. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

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