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200 Liberty Street, formerly known as One World Financial Center, is one of four towers that comprise the
Brookfield Place complex in the
Financial District
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of
Lower Manhattan
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in
New York City
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. Rising 40 floors and , it is situated between the
Hudson River
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and the
World Trade Center
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. The building is on Liberty Street between South End Avenue and
West Street
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. The building opened in 1986 as part of the World Financial Center and was designed by
Cesar Pelli & Associates.
It has a leasable area of . Similarly to other WFC buildings it has a unique roof which is a
truncated square pyramid. It is connected to the rest of the complex by a
skybridge over Liberty Street.
The building is located across the street from the
World Trade Center site
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and was significantly damaged in the
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. The initial dust cloud and other explosions shattered many windows, heavily damaging nearby
Winter Garden Atrium
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and other buildings of the World Financial Center complex. It was closed for several months and reopened in 2002 after extensive restoration.
It was renamed 200 Liberty Street when the rest of the complex became
Brookfield Place in 2014.
Notable tenants
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Associated Press
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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft
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Deloitte and Touche
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Dow Jones & Co.
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Fidelity Investments
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Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
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GfK
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National Financial Services
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Northwestern Mutual
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Royal Alliance
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Santander Bank
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The Wall Street Journal
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Willis Towers Watson
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Overview
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See also
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World Trade Center
World Trade Centers are sites recognized by the World Trade Centers Association.
World Trade Center may refer to:
Buildings
* List of World Trade Centers
* World Trade Center (2001–present), a building complex that includes five skyscrapers, a ...
*
Brookfield Place (New York City)
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List of tallest buildings in New York City
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References
External links
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Emporis database
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Office buildings completed in 1985
Skyscraper office buildings in Manhattan
Brookfield Place (New York City)
Brookfield Properties buildings
Battery Park City
West Side Highway