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 Brookfield Place, then the World Financial Center, in 2011, with construction on theWorld Trade Center taking place in the background | |
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| Former names | World Financial Center (1985–2014) |
| General information | |
| Location | New York City,New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°42′47″N74°00′56″W / 40.71306°N 74.01556°W /40.71306; -74.01556 |
| Opened | 1985; 41 years ago (1985) |
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| Design and construction | |
| Architect | César Pelli |
| Architecture firm | Adamson Associates,Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
| Developer | Olympia and York |
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| Parking | Self-park and valet garages |
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| Location | New York City |
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| Address | 230 Vesey Street |
| Opening date | March 26, 2015 |
| Architect | Cesar Pelli |
| Stores and services | 60+ |
| Floor area | 375,000 square feet (34,800 m2) |
| Floors | 2 |
| Public transit |   New York City Subway |
| Website | www |
Brookfield Place (previously named and still commonly referred to as theWorld Financial Center) is a shopping center and office building complex in theNew York City borough ofManhattan. It is located in theBattery Park City neighborhood, acrossWest Street from theWorld Trade Center, and overlooks theHudson River. The complex is currently owned and managed byBrookfield Properties, a subsidiary ofBrookfield Asset Management.
Designed by architectCésar Pelli,[1] withAdamson Associates, the World Financial Center complex was built byOlympia and York from 1983 to 1988[2] on theBattery Park Citylandfill.[3] This was reclaimed land on the Hudson river using excavated soil and rock from construction of the World Trade Center.
During theSeptember 11 attacks, debris severely damaged the lobby and lower floors' granite cladding and glass. It has since been fully restored and significant repairs were made to the other buildings in the complex. TheWinter Garden Atrium received major structural damage to its glass and steel frame, but ceremonially reopened on September 11, 2002.[4]
After the attacks, the World Financial Center underwent a $250 million renovation and expansion project, in conjunction with the construction of a new east–west passageway linking the complex with theWorld Trade Center site.[5] The project included a transit pavilion to be built as an extension of the existing Winter Garden Atrium, on the West Street side. Preliminary plans called for the demolition of the Grand Staircase, which was the main focal entry point to Winter Garden and the waterfront, as it connected to theVesey Streetpedestrian bridge adjacent to the originalWorld Trade Center. The Grand Staircase has also been used as an amphitheater; thus, the plans for demolition had outraged residents, who promptly appealed for its preservation in the latest redevelopment plans. The transit pavilion opened in 2013, and is located at 100 West Street.[6][7]
Leasable space on the lower floors of the office towers underwent conversions and expansion to accommodate newretail. One notable example is 2 Brookfield Place: a European-style marketplace and dining terrace opened in 2013. The space between 3 and 4 Brookfield Place, at 225 Vesey Street, which contained retail, expanded to accommodate in‑line retail andhigh-end fashion retail, according to the plans and renderings. With some restaurants and retail temporarily closed due to construction, afood truck court was in operation beginning in early 2012 on North End Avenue. Various food trucks that operate around New York City, serving a variety of foods, service the Brookfield Place/Battery Park City area five days a week during lunch hours.[8] A new 2,000-seatfood court comprising existing restaurants, such as Le District and Hudson Eats, and new restaurants, opened in stages between November 2014 and March 2015; the food area is projected to generate about $120 million of revenue annually.[9][10] Le District includes theMichelin-starred restaurantL'Appart.[11] Overall, the intent is to drive more tourism in the area with the retail and the new access to the passageway under West Street. It is also being developed as a catalyst to integrate and drive development in the adjacent largely residentialBattery Park City area.[12] An inland harbor called theNorth Cove Marina is also part of the complex and between all the buildings.[13]
Brookfield Properties bought the adjacentOne North End Avenue building, headquarters of theNew York Mercantile Exchange, in 2013, forUS$200 million, and integrated it into the complex.[14] Following expansion, the entire World Financial Center complex was renamed Brookfield Place, in conjunction with similar complexes inToronto,Calgary, andPerth owned by Brookfield. The name change took place in 2014.[15]
Brookfield Place is owned byToronto-basedBrookfield Asset Management,[16] except for the space occupied byAmerican Express, which is owned by the American Express Company.250 Vesey Street serves as the United States headquarters forBrookfield Asset Management.[17][18] Brookfield Place has its ownzip code, 10281. The buildings' original developer wasOlympia and York, also based in Toronto.[16]
Brookfield Place has been home to offices of various companies includingMerrill Lynch,Lehman Brothers,Oppenheimer & Co.,RBC Capital Markets,Nomura Group,American Express,Institute of Culinary Education,Bank of New York Mellon,Jane Street Capital,Time Inc.95.5 K-LOVE,96.7 Air1, andBrookfield Asset Management. In 2014, the complex was given its current name following the completion of extensive renovations.[19] Brookfield Place is also the home ofCollege Board, the nonprofit managing bothAdvanced Placement and theSAT.[20]
| Building/amenity | Previous names | Year opened | Height | No. of stories | Gross leasable area | Roof type | Notes |
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| 200 Liberty Street | One World Financial Center | 1986 | 577 feet (176 m) | 40 | 1,628,000 square feet (151,200 m2) | Truncated square pyramid | |
| 225 Liberty Street | Two World Financial Center | 1987 | 645 feet (197 m) | 44 | 2,667,222 square feet (247,793.0 m2) | Round dome | Colloquially the South Tower |
| 200 Vesey Street | Three World Financial Center | 1985 | 739 feet (225 m) | 51 | 2,491,000 square feet (231,400 m2) | Pyramid | Colloquially theAmerican Express Tower |
| 250 Vesey Street | Four World Financial Center | 1986 | 500 feet (150 m) | 34 | 1,800,000 square feet (170,000 m2) | Ziggurat | Colloquially the North Tower |
| Winter Garden Atrium | N/a | 1988 | 120 feet (37 m) | 10 | 295,000 square feet (27,400 m2) | Glass atrium | |
| One North End Avenue | Five World Financial Center (retroactively) | 1997 | 255 feet (78 m) | 16 | 500,000 square feet (46,000 m2) | Flat | Colloquially 300 Vesey Street and theNew York Mercantile Exchange Building; integrated into Brookfield Place in 2013 |
| North Cove Marina | N/a | 1989 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | Colloquially World Trade Center Yacht Harbor and Marina, North Cove Yacht Harbor; acquired by Brookfield Properties along with the rest of the complex |
The Winter Garden Atrium is a 45,000 square feet (4,200 m2) glass domed pavilion housing various plants, trees and flowers, also shopping areas, cafes (located between buildings 2 and 3), rebuilt 2002 after terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The pavilion also exhibits a range of contemporary artists including Reyna Noriega,[21] Julia Whitney Barnes, Tatiana Arocha, Anne Beffel,Jane Benson, Curtis Cuffie, Charles Goldman, Elke Lehmann, Pia Lindman, Brian P. McGrath, Andrea Ray, and Alex Villar.[22][23]
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