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For other uses of "South Tower", see South Tower (disambiguation) .
2 World Trade Center Two World Trade Center on September 2, 2001.
Alternative names 2 WTC South Tower WTC 2 Building B Building 2 Tower 2 Status Destroyed Location Liberty Street, New York, NY 10048, United States Construction started January 1969 Topped-out July 19, 1971[1] Completed 1973 Opened September 1971[1] Inaugurated April 4, 1973 Destroyed September 11, 2001, 9:59 AM Eastern Timezone Owner Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Management Silverstein Properties Roof 1,362 ft (415 m) Observatory 1,377 ft (420 m)[2] Floor count 110 Floor area 4,300,000 sq ft (400,000 m2 ) Lifts/elevators 99 Architect Structural engineer Leslie E. Robertson (Worthington, Skilling, Helle, and Jackson)
The original 2 World Trade Center (also known as the South Tower , Tower 2 , Building Two , or 2 WTC ) was one of the Twin Towers in the original World Trade Center in New York City . The Tower was completed and opened in 1973 at a height of 415 meters (1,362 ft) to the roof, distinguishable from its twin, the North Tower , by its outdoor observation deck and the absence of a television antenna. Both the South Tower and the North Tower had mechanical floors, and the same type of walls. On the 107th floor of this building was a popular tourist attraction called "Top of the World Trade Center Observatories ," and on the roof was an observation deck accessible to the public and a disused helipad at the center. The address of this building was 2 World Trade Center with the WTC complex having its own ZIP code of 10048 .
2 World Trade Center was destroyed along with the North Tower (1 World Trade Center) in the September 11 attacks . The South Tower was the second tower to be struck by a hijacked aircraft at 9:03 a.m., and the first tower to collapse , at 9:59 a.m. The South Tower stood for 56 minutes after the aircraft impact. Of the 2,977 victims killed in the attacks, 900 were in the South Tower and on the ground.
The new 2 World Trade Center , which is currently on hold, has a diagonally-pointed roof, with no observation deck, and no mechanical floors. At the National September 11 Memorial & Museum , the southern pool marks the spot where the South Tower stood.
Tenants [ ]
Note: Floor numbers in red are part of United Airlines Flight 175 's impact area during the September 11 attacks, with floors above this zone marked in dark gray .
Floor #
Companies
Business
110
Outdoor Observatory
Tourism
109
Mechanical floor
108
Mechanical floor
107
, Top of the World Trade Center Observatories (Indoor Observatory), Sbarro Street Station , Nathan's Famous Hot Dogs , Manhattan Magic, Kodak
Business services , Tourism , Food , Entertainment
106
Atlantic Bank of New York
Banks/Financial
105
AON Corporation and Ostaru
Insurance
104
AON Corporation , Sandler O'Neill and Partners
Insurance , Investment
103
AON Corporation
Insurance
102
AON Corporation
Insurance
101
AON Corporation
Insurance
100
AON Corporation
Insurance
99
AON Corporation
Insurance
98
AON Corporation
Insurance
97
Fiduciary Trust Company International
Banks/Financial
96
Fiduciary Trust Company International
Banks/Financial
95
Fiduciary Trust Company International
Banks/Financial
94
Fiduciary Trust Company International
Banks/Financial
93
AON Corporation , Regus Business Centers
Insurance , Not available
92
AON Corporation
Insurance
91
Gibbs & Hill , Raytheon Company , Washington Group International
Engineers , Manufacturing
90
Fiduciary Trust Company International
Banks/Financial
89
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Investment
88
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Investment
87
New York State Department of Taxation and Finance , Corporation Service Company
Government , Financial
86
New York State Department of Taxation and Finance
Government
85
Harris Beach & Wilcox
Attorneys
84
Financial
83
,
Financial
82
Fuji Bank
Banks/Financial
81
Fuji Bank
Banks/Financial
80
Fuji Bank
Banks/Financial
79
Fuji Bank
Banks/Financial
78
Skylobby , ,
Banks/Financial , Financial
77
Financial
76
Mechanical floor
75
Mechanical floor
74
Morgan Stanley
Investment
73
Morgan Stanley
Investment
72
Morgan Stanley
Investment
71
Morgan Stanley
Investment
70
Morgan Stanley
Investment
69
Morgan Stanley
Investment
68
Morgan Stanley
Investment
67
Morgan Stanley
Investment
66
Morgan Stanley
Investment
65
Morgan Stanley
Investment
64
Morgan Stanley
Investment
63
Morgan Stanley
Investment
62
Morgan Stanley ,
Investment , Not available
61
Morgan Stanley
Investment
60
Morgan Stanley
Investment
59
Morgan Stanley
Investment
58
Bridge Information Systems
Financial Information Provider
57
[3]
Financial
56
Morgan Stanley
Investment
55
Guy Carpenter , , Harlows
Reinsurance , Investment , Not available
54
Guy Carpenter
Reinsurance
53
Guy Carpenter
Reinsurance
52
Guy Carpenter
Reinsurance
51
Guy Carpenter
Reinsurance
50
Guy Carpenter
Reinsurance
49
Guy Carpenter , Seabury & Smith
Reinsurance , Insurance
48
Fireman's Fund Insurance Company , Guy Carpenter
Insurance , Reinsurance
47
Guy Carpenter
Reinsurance
46
Morgan Stanley
Investment
45
Morgan Stanley
Investment
44
Skylobby , Morgan Stanley
Investment
43
Morgan Stanley
Investment
42
Mechanical floor
41
Mechanical floor
40
, Thacher Proffitt & Wood, LLP
Not available, Attorneys
39
Thacher Proffitt & Wood, LLP
Attorneys
38
Thacher Proffitt & Wood, LLP
Attorneys
37
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—
36
Insurance
35
Insurance
34
OppenheimerFunds
Investment
33
OppenheimerFunds
Investment
32
OppenheimerFunds ,
Investment , Financial
31
OppenheimerFunds
Investment
30
New York Stock Exchange , Hartford Steam Boiler
Financial , Insurance
29
, New York Stock Exchange
Investment , Financial
28
, , ,
Financial , Transportation , , Financial Institutions
27
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—
26
Sun Microsystems
Computer services
25
Sun Microsystems
Computer services
24
Allstate Insurance Company , China Chamber of Commerce , , , , TD Ameritrade
Insurance , Organizations , Travel , Insurance , Not available, Investment
23
,
Insurance , Consultants
22
Antal International, Mancini Duffy ,
Not available
21
Adecco SA , , Mancini Duffy , , Taiwan Sugar Corporation
Employment agency , Research , Architects , Not available
20
Thacher Proffitt & Wood, LLP ,
Attorneys , Transportation
19
, Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor
Transportation , Not available
18
, ,
Business Services , Not available
17
New York Institute of Finance
Banks/Financial
16
National Development and Research Institute
Research
15
,Orient International (South korean investment company,later merged with Yuanta Securities ) , , , , , TD Ameritrade
Not available, Investment , Not available, Banks/Financial
14
, , , Union Bank of California
Manufacturing , Telecommunication , Business services , Banks/Financial
13
Verizon Communications
Telecommunication
12
Verizon Communications
Telecommunication
11
Verizon Communications ,
Telecommunication , Not available
10
Verizon Communications
Telecommunication
9
Verizon Communications
Telecommunication
8
Mechanical floor
7
Mechanical floor
6
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—
5
—
—
4
—
—
3
—
—
2
TKTS
Ticket booth
1
Business services
L
Government /Schools
C
The Mall at the World Trade Center
Retail
B
Xerox Document Company , Morgan Stanley , Anthem , NY Chamber of Commerce
Manufacturing , Investment , Insurance , Government
NA
Insurance
SOURCES: CoStar Group Inc.; Skyscrapers, An Architectural Type of Modern Urbanism; compiled from AP wire reports.
NOTE: Atlantic Bank of New York had moved out in July 2001, but they were still paying for the rent as of September 2001.
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