New York City developer Larry A. Silverstein today announced the appointment of Martin S. Burger as Co-Chief Executive Officer of Silverstein Properties, Inc. The appointment is an extension of the Silverstein organization’s ongoing expansion beyond its New York City base.  Read more...

Silverstein Properties announced today that MSCI Inc., a leading provider of investment decision support tools to over 5,000 clients worldwide, has signed a 20-year lease at 7 World Trade Center. The firm will occupy approximately 125,000 square feet on floors 47 through 49 of the 52-story tower. With this lease, 7 World Trade Center has achieved full occupancy.  Read more...

Art lovers can now "walk" to "work" in Lower Manhattan. Only a few blocks from the international installation Walking Men 99 TM is the newest outdoor public art installation, Men At Work, wrapping the base of Silverstein Properties' fast-rising 4 World Trade Center.  Read more...

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today joined WilmerHale co-managing partner William J. Perlstein and World Trade Center developer Larry A. Silverstein at the signing of WilmerHale's 7 World Trade Center lease, which is the first to incorporate groundbreaking language crafted by industry leaders working with the Mayor's Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability to promote enhanced energy efficiency and sustainability.  Read more...

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, 9/11 Memorial President Joe Daniels, Department of Parks and Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Executive Director Chris Ward today planted the “Survivor Tree,” marking its homecoming to the World Trade Center site. Bloomberg, who is Chairman of the 9/11 Memorial, also announced the completion of structural steel for the 9/11 Memorial Museum Pavilion.  Read more...

Larry Silverstein, President, CEO, Silverstein Properties, Inc., was named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) 2010 national winner in the Real Estate, Hospitality and Construction category. Now in its 24th year, Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur Of The Year is the world's most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The award encourages entrepreneurial activity and recognizes leaders and visionaries who demonstrate innovation, financial success and personal commitment as they create and build world-class businesses.  Read more...

The World Trade Center site is by a long way the most extraordinary construction site anywhere in the world. The film Rebuilding the World Trade Center is documenting and bearing witness to the reconstruction of this unique place and to the process of healing the huge scar in the bedrock of New York and the shaken psyche of resilient New Yorkers.  Read more...

The National September 11 Memorial & Museum and The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey today installed two historic Twin Tower ‚tridents? into their permanent location at the 9/11 Memorial Museum. The pair of towering tridents will be visible from the Memorial Plaza through the Museum’s glass atrium.  Read more...

The City’s observance will take place at Zuccotti Park, on Liberty Street between Broadway and Trinity Place, on the morning of Saturday, September 11th. The ceremony will officially begin at 8:40 A.M. Families of those who died on September 11th may start arriving at 7:00 A.M. Music will provide a backdrop throughout the program.   Read more...

9/11 Memorial President Joe Daniels and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Deputy Executive Director Bill Baroni today announced the arrival and planting of the first trees on the Memorial Plaza at the World Trade Center site. At least 12 of the nearly 400 trees planned for the Memorial are expected to be planted throughout the day, furthering the commitment that the Memorial will open for the 10th anniversary next year.  Read more...