250 Vesey Street, formerly known as Four World Financial Center, is one of four towers that comprise the
Brookfield Place complex in the
Battery Park City, directly adjacent to the
Financial District of
Lower Manhattan
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in
New York City
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. Rising 34 floors and , it is situated between the
Hudson River and the
World Trade Center. The building opened in 1986 as part of the World Financial Center and was designed by
Cesar Pelli & Associates.
After the
September 11 attacks, the building sustained major damage to its roof; however, the general damage to the building was less than that to the other three towers. On October 23, 2001, about two dozen senior executives of Merrill Lynch began returning to their offices on a limited number of floors within the building, making it the first tower in the four-tower complex to be reoccupied after the attacks.
The structure was renamed 250 Vesey Street when the complex became
Brookfield Place in 2014.
250 Vesey Street houses the financial offices of
Scotiabank and
Jane Street Capital. Other tenants include the headquarters of the
College Board
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. The building was previously entirely occupied by
Merrill Lynch & Co.Merrill Lynch & Co. 10-K 12/26/2008
2-26 Merrill Lynch 2008 10-K.pdf (stanford.edu)
See also
* World Trade Center
* Brookfield Place (New York City)
* List of tallest buildings in New York City
References
External links
*
in-Arch.net: The World Financial Center
* – Building ID #115597
1986 establishments in New York City
Office buildings completed in 1986
Skyscraper office buildings in Manhattan
Merrill (company)
Brookfield Place (New York City)
Brookfield Properties buildings
Battery Park City
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