List of tenants in 7 World Trade Center (1987–2001)
The original 7 World Trade Center (7 WTC) was a 47-story building, designed by Emery Roth & Sons, with a red granite facade. The building was 610 feet (190 m) tall, with a trapezoidal footprint that was 330 ft (100 m) long and 140 ft (43 m) wide. Tishman Realty & Construction managed construction of the building. The ground-breaking ceremony was hosted on October 2, 1984. The building opened in May 1987, becoming the seventh structure of the World Trade Center. It was destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks, due to uncontrolled fires causing structural failure.[3]: xv
| 7 World Trade Center | |
|---|---|
 7 WTC from the South Tower observation deck, August 14, 1992. | |
| Alternative names |
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| General information | |
| Status | Destroyed |
| Location | Vesey Street, New York, NY, 10007, United States |
| Construction started | October 2, 1984[1] |
| Completed | 1987 |
| Opened | May 1987[2] |
| Destroyed | September 11, 2001 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 610 ft (190 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 47 |
| Floor area | 2,000,000 sq ft (190,000 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | 32 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Emery Roth & Sons |
| Developer | Silverstein Properties |
| Structural engineer | Irwin Cantor |
7 World Trade Center was 47 stories tall, clad in red granite masonry, and occupied a trapezoidal footprint. An elevated walkway spanning Vesey Street connected the building to the World Trade Center plaza. The building was situated above a Consolidated Edison power substation, which imposed unique structural design constraints. When the building opened in 1987, Silverstein had difficulties attracting tenants. Salomon Brothers signed a long-term lease in 1988 and became the anchor tenant of 7 WTC.
On September 11, 2001, the structure was substantially damaged by debris when the nearby North Tower of the World Trade Center collapsed. The debris ignited fires on multiple lower floors of the building, which continued to burn uncontrolled throughout the afternoon. The building's internal fire suppression system lacked water pressure to fight the fires. The collapse began when a critical internal column buckled and triggered cascading failure of nearby columns throughout, which was first visible from the exterior with the crumbling of a rooftop penthouse structure at 5:20:33 pm. This initiated progressive collapse of the entire building at 5:21:10 pm, according to FEMA,: 23 while the 2008 NIST study placed the final collapse time at 5:20:52 pm.: 19, 21, 50–51 The collapse made 7 World Trade Center the first steel skyscraper known to have collapsed primarily due to uncontrolled fires.
Construction of a new 7 World Trade Center was started in 2002 and completed in 2006.
Tenants
According to CoStar Group, floors 9 and 10 of 7 WTC were occupied by the U.S. Secret Service.[4] The CIA had offices on the 25th floor of 7 WTC, as reported by the Associated Press.[5] The National Institute of Standards and Technology's 2008 Final Report on the Collapse of World Trade Center Building 7 confirmed that floor 14 was vacant, and updated the news reports of CoStar and Associated Press from 2001 to show that Salomon Smith Barney leased floors 15 to 17.[3]: 9
| Fl# | Companies |
|---|---|
| 47 | Salomon Smith Barney |
| 46 | Salomon Smith Barney |
| 45 | Salomon Smith Barney |
| 44 | Salomon Smith Barney |
| 43 | Salomon Smith Barney |
| 42 | Salomon Smith Barney |
| 41 | Salomon Smith Barney |
| 40 | Salomon Smith Barney |
| 39 | Salomon Smith Barney |
| 38 | Salomon Smith Barney |
| 37 | Salomon Smith Barney |
| 36 | Salomon Smith Barney |
| 35 | Salomon Smith Barney |
| 34 | Salomon Smith Barney |
| 33 | Salomon Smith Barney |
| 32 | Salomon Smith Barney |
| 31 | Salomon Smith Barney |
| 30 | Salomon Smith Barney |
| 29 | Salomon Smith Barney |
| 28 | Salomon Smith Barney |
| 27 | Salomon Smith Barney, Standard Chartered Bank |
| 26 | Salomon Smith Barney, Standard Chartered Bank |
| 25 | Department of Defense, Central Intelligence Agency |
| 24 | Salomon Smith Barney |
| 23 | Salomon Smith Barney, NYC Office of Emergency Management |
| 22 | Salomon Smith Barney, Federal Home Loan Bank |
| 21 | Salomon Smith Barney, First State Management Group, Hartford Financial Services Group |
| 20 | Salomon Smith Barney, Hartford Financial Services Group |
| 19 | Salomon Smith Barney, Hartford Financial Services Group, National Association of Insurance Commissioners Securities |
| 18 | Salomon Smith Barney, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| 17 | Unknown |
| 16 | Unknown |
| 15 | Unknown |
| 14 | N/A |
| 13 | Salomon Smith Barney, Provident Bank, American Express, Securities & Exchange Commission, Standard Chartered Bank |
| 12 | U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission |
| 11 | U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission |
| 10 | U.S. Secret Service, Standard Chartered Bank |
| 9 | United States Secret Service |
| 8 | American Express |
| 7 | American Express, Provident Bank, United States Secret Service |
| 6 | Salomon Smith Barney |
| 5 | Salomon Smith Barney |
| 4 | Salomon Smith Barney |
| 3 | Salomon Smith Barney |
| 2 | Salomon Smith Barney |
| 1 | Salomon Smith Barney |
| G | Salomon Smith Barney |
Totals
| Tenant | Square Feet Leased | Floors Occupied | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salomon Smith Barney | 1,202,900 | 0–6, 13, 15–24, 26-47 | Financial Institutions |
| Internal Revenue Service Regional Council | 90,430 | 24, 25 | Government |
| U.S. Secret Service | 85,343 | 9,10 | Government |
| American Express Bank International | 106,117 | 7, 8, 13 | Financial Institutions |
| Standard Chartered Bank | 111,398 | 10, 13, 26, 27 | Financial Institutions |
| Provident Financial Management | 9,000 | 7, 13 | Financial Institutions |
| ITT Hartford Insurance Group | 122,590 | 19–21 | Financial Institutions |
| First State Management Group | 4,000 | 21 | Insurance |
| Federal Home Loan Bank | 47,490 | 22 | Financial Institutions |
| National Association of Insurance Commissioners Securities | 22,500 | 19 | Insurance |
| Securities & Exchange Commission | 106,117 | 11, 12, 13 | Government |
| New York City Office of Emergency Management | 45,815 | 23 | Government |
References
- Berger, Joseph (October 1, 1984). "Work Set on Last Trade Center Unit". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- "History of the Twin Towers". Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
- NIST NCSTAR1-A: Final Report on the Collapse of World Trade Center Building 7 (PDF) (Report). National Institute of Standards and Technology. November 2008. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- "Building: 7 World Trade Center". CoStar Group. CNN. 2001. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- "Report: CIA Lost Office In WTC". CBS News. Associated Press. November 5, 2001. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- Gilsanz, Ramon; et al. (September 2002). "Chapter 5: WTC Seven" (PDF). World Trade Center Building Performance Study (Report). Federal Emergency Management Agency. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
| Lists of tenants of the WTC complex on 9/11 |
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| 1 WTC | 2 WTC | 4 WTC | 5 WTC | 6 WTC | 7 WTC |