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3 World Trade Center

Owner, developer, & management company Silverstein Properties
Architect Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
Location Bound by Greenwich, Church, Dey, and Cortlandt Streets, opposite the memorial
Size 2.8 million office area (2.5 million sf of office space)
Height 1,170 feet (356m)
Floors 53 office floors 
5 trading floors 
5 retail levels 
Floor Plate 29,000 sf - 44,000 sf office floors
68,000 sf trading floors
Column-free space
Lobby Triple-height office lobby
9 entrances (5 from street level, 2 from transportation hub, and 2 from retail complex)
Elevators 36 passenger, 4 service elevators
8 passenger for trading floors
2 passenger, 2 service for retail
Elevator System Destination Dispatch: Improves lobby traffic flow and limits crowding by directing passengers to assigned cars
Building Systems Central concrete core
Steel encased in reinforced concrete
External structural steel frame
Safety systems exceed NYC building code
Egress Exit stairs 20% wider than required
Four stairways exit directly outside
Stairwells pressurized and smoke-purged with emergency lighting, glow-in-the-dark paint
Transportation Direct access to 13 subway lines, PATH trains, ferries, and buses Major improvements to transit systems underway
Neighborhood Amenities New York City's most attractive waterfront
Acres of park and green space
Renowned Tribeca restaurants
Growing residential community