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"The fundamental approach to the design is two-fold: a minimalist tower that achieves an appropriate presence, quiet but with dignity, becoming a tribute to the Memorial, and a podium that becomes a catalyst in activating and enlivening the immediate urban environment as part of the revitalization of downtown New York."
- Fumihiko Maki, Architect, 4 World Trade Center

4 World Trade Center

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4 World Trade Center will rise 977 feet and face directly onto the World Trade Center (WTC) Memorial Park. Designed by Maki & Associates, the office tower is intended to assume a quiet, dignified presence at the site.

The 72-story tower's first five floors will house 140,000 square feet of retail below 56 floors of office space, totaling 2.3 million square feet. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the City of New York will occupy two-thirds of the office space, and Silverstein Properties will retain the rest for commercial tenants.

At street level, there will be a 75-foot atrium on the Church Street side that will create a dynamic new urban experience.   The tower portion of the building will accommodate office spaces in two distinctly shaped floor plates - 44,000 square feet (floors 7 - 46) and 34,000 square feet (floors 48 -63). Both office floor plans contain a central core with a 45-foot span on the west side facing the memorial.  

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