NEW YORK | 200 Greenwich - 2 WTC | 1,226 FT | 55 FLOORS

[ChiND]

Originally Posted by TK2001

But look at New Jersey in the background, extremely inaccurate. I've made more points about this photo on Yimby Forums along with others

Yes, But the building itself looks pretty accurate, or am I missing something about the actual shape or shape of the tower?

[The_Dutchman]

AI or not, it could eventually look liket that, it's alreadt amazing how the existing towers look in several types of lighting/weather. Something most renders don't acknowledge.

I think this AI version is off in height, which is a shame, because the real design is smaller I think.

[worldtrade2021]

Originally Posted by NYguy

^ They'll build it, even if there is a delay. The WTC will become too vibrant for a valuable piece of land like that not to support a tower.


Joel Woolhead









Compared to footprint...

The last time this tower was under construction, not only the Oculus but the section of Fulton Street separating the site of 200 Greenwich Street and the Oculus had not even been built yet. Interesting to see the contrast from back then to 2026.

Originally Posted by NYguy

This is probably still my favorite of the group, though my opinion changes a lot on that.


April 15, 2012

Waiting to see what the resumed vertical steel construction looks when the metallic covers over the mechanical vents get removed.

[Streetsccapes]

Resurrection, rising, like the Phoenix! We should all be comforted by the thought.

[rml]

[QUOTE=TonyNYC;10595937]

Originally Posted by ChiND

The Financial Capital of the World!
https://www.newyorkyimby.com/2026/05/2-w...ion-in-financial-district-manhattan.html

2 World Trade Center Resumes Construction In Financial District, Manhattan


FINALLY.. 2 WTC GETS ROLLING AGAIN!! Been waiting on this for over two decades!!

LETS GO!!!

Yes been way to long! i bet it will look fantastic when finished --- whenever that is....

[ChiND]

[QUOTE=rml;10610004]

Originally Posted by TonyNYC

Yes been way to long! i bet it will look fantastic when finished --- whenever that is....

[NewYorker2009]

Great news folks!

https://nypost.com/2026/06/11/business/a...-center-major-milestone-for-tragic-site/

American Express to break ground on tower next month at Two World Trade Center — major milestone for tragic site
By Steve Cuozzo
Published June 11, 2026, 6:53 p.m. ET

They’ll break out the champagne downtown on July 9, when ground will be broken for the long-awaited American Express tower at Two World Trade Center. The public start of construction caps a quarter-century struggle to fully replace the Twin Towers and other buildings at the 16-acre site that were destroyed on 9/11.

“It will be a banner day for New York and since it’s Amex, it’s a banner made of platinum and gold,” quipped Downtown Alliance President Jessica Lappin.

It’s celebration time as well for Larry Silverstein, who’ll build the tower for Amex. The developer of 3, 4 and 7 World Trade Center and the original developer of 1 World Trade before he turned it over to the Port Authority and the Durst Organization had been stymied by his inability to sign an anchor tenant for the 55-story project, which could cost up to $4 billion.

Amex will not be a tenant, but the tower’s owner under a ground lease with the PA. It joins the other thriving Trade Center towers, which are nearly 100% leased with asking rents of over $200 per square foot.

The design by Foster + Partners includes six exposed corner gardens and three large terraces to break up its towering glass curtain wall.

Underground work has been going on for months. Sources said the supertall tower will first poke its head out of the ground in August with the start of vertical core construction.

Structural steel will begin to rise in late spring 2027, followed by topping out in late 2029. The skyscraper will be substantially finished in 2030 and doors will open in 2031.

“I can’t imagine a better partner to complete the World Trade Center campus than American Express, an iconic institution embodying the strength, resilience, and global significance of the project,” said Silverstein Properties CEO Lisa Silverstein.

The July 9 ceremony will be attended by yet-to-be-named executives from Amex, government, the landowning Port Authority and real estate.

Such important groundbreakings typically draw the governor and mayor.

“Even Mayor Mamdani, no fan of major corporations, will probably show up,” said a source familiar with the project.

The far-left mayor previously called the project “a testament to the power of union labor and the dignity of work.”

[ChiND]