2 World Trade Center

Tower 2 - Greenwich Street Exterior

A glazed crystalline form with a diamond-shaped summit, 2 World Trade Center will be a bold addition to the New York skyline.

Designed by Foster + Partners, the 88-story tower will rise 1,359 feet. 2 WTC will contain 60 office floors, including a sky lobby, that total 3.1 million square feet, a 64-foot-high office lobby, and five levels of retail. A typical office area will vary in size from 41,000 to 45,000 square feet. Additionally, there will be four trading floors, each offering 65,000 square feet of space.

Arranged around a central cruciform core, the tower will be comprised of four blocks containing light-filled, flexible, column-free office floors that rise to the 59th floor, whereupon the glass façades will be sheared off at an angle to address the memorial, giving the building its distinctive inclined summit. "Right from the heart of the building you will see out to the skyline in every sense, philosophically and physically." says Norman Foster.

2 WTC's safety systems will exceed the city's building code and Port Authority requirements. Designed to the highest energy efficiency ratings, 2 WTC will seek to achieve the Gold standard under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) by the U.S. Green Building Council.