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| 6 World Trade Center | |
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 Southwest corner of 6 World Trade Center after theSeptember 11 attacks | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Demolished |
| Type | Office |
| Architectural style | Modern |
| Location | Lower Manhattan |
| Town or city | New York City |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40°42′46″N74°00′48″W / 40.71278°N 74.01333°W /40.71278; -74.01333 |
| Current tenants | List |
| Construction started | c. 1969–1970 |
| Completed | 1973 |
| Opened | January 1974[1] |
| Demolished | Late 2001 (heavily damaged on September 11, 2001) |
| Owner | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey |
| Height | 93.28 ft (28 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 7 |
| Floor area | 537,693 sq ft (49,953 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | |
| Structural engineer | Leslie E. Robertson Associates |
| Main contractor | Tishman Construction |
6 World Trade Center was a seven-story building inLower Manhattan inNew York City. It opened in 1974 and was the building in theWorld Trade Center complex that had the fewest stories. The building served as theU.S. Customs House for New York. It was demolished in late 2001 due to the damage sustained by thecollapse of theNorth Tower during theSeptember 11 attacks. Its site is now the location of the newOne World Trade Center and thePerelman Performing Arts Center.
6 World Trade Center was first proposed in 1968 as part of the originalWorld Trade Center complex. The building was designed byMinoru Yamasaki, along withEmery Roth & Sons.[2] Construction was completed in 1973 on the eight-story building. 6 World Trade Center was home to theU.S. Customs Service for the state ofNew York, from 1974 to 2001.[3][4]
The following is a list of tenants of 6 World Trade Center prior to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001:[5]
| FL# | Companies |
|---|---|
| 7 | US Customs Service |
| 6 | United States Department of Commerce,Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives,United States Department of Labor, US Export Assistance Center |
| 5 | — |
| 4 | — |
| 3 | — |
| 2 | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives |
| P | North bridge to World Financial Center, Escalators from 1WTC lobby |
| C | Storage, loading docks, lower lobby, firing range |
During theSeptember 11 attacks, the collapse of the North Tower destroyed large sections of 6 World Trade Center.[4] Two days later, within the crushed section of the building, two steel beams connected in the shape of a cross were found, believed to be debris from the tower.[6] The beams have since become known as theWorld Trade Center cross, and is displayed within theNational September 11 Memorial & Museum.[7]
The building's ruins were demolished to make way for reconstruction of the currentWorld Trade Center site.AMEC Construction handled the demolition,[8] in which the building was weakened and then pulled down with cables. The newOne World Trade Center andPerelman Performing Arts Center stand at the site where 6 World Trade Center originally stood.[9][10]
