Number of Hotels Triples in Lower Manhattan
June 29, 2010
The number of hotels in Lower Manhattan has tripled since September 11, 2001, and the number of rooms in the district has increased by more than 60 percent, the Alliance for Downtown New York Read more...

WTC Construction Update, July 2010

1 WTC:

  • Tower steel is now above the 28th floor

Memorial and Museum

  • Both memorial pools are being clad in granite (north pool nearly complete)
  • Plaza construction to begin mid-2010; tree plantings planned for August  2010 start

Tower 4:

  • Hoist is erected below street level for work on the mechanical and utility systems
  • Concrete pour up to the 3rd floor above grade
  • Core steel erection has risen to the 6th floor

Tower 3:

  • Below grade work will begin in mid July 2010 

Tower 2:

  • Below grade work began on June 1, 2010