5 World Trade Center
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World Trade Center 5 was a 9-story low-rise office building built 1970-1972 at New York City's World Trade Center. It suffered severe damage and partial collapse on its upper floors as a result of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The entire building was demolished by January 2002 as part of the WTC removal project.
WTC 5 was a steel-framed office building, with 9 stories. The structure was "L"-shaped and occupied the northeast corner of the WTC site. Overall dimensions were 330 by 420 ft (100 by 130 m), with an average area of 120,000 square feet (11,000 m²) per floor.
The World Trade Center (E) subway station was located under the building, and access into the station was available through the building. Shops and restaurants were in the building's underground concourse, including the largest Border's bookstore in New York City, spread across three floors of 5 World Trade on the corner of the building adjacent to the intersection of Church Street and Vessey Street.
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[edit] Damage resulting from 2001 attack
Floors 4 through 9 suffered partial collapse and/or fire damage. Floors 1-3 were undamaged. Some of the collapse was due to impact from steel and debris from World Trade Center 1 (North Tower). Other collapsed sections were due to fire damage. Portions of internal collapse and burnout were found on upper floors, mainly floors 6-8. The exterior facade suffered severe fire damage. The upper floors (5-9) were on fire after the second tower collapse.
The last standing section of WTC 5 was removed by January 2002.
[edit] Structural Analysis
"The (FEMA/ASCE Building Performance Study Team) team found that some connections between the structural steel beams failed in the fire. This was most apparent in the collapse of World Trade Center Building 5, where the fireproofing did not protect the connections, causing the structure to fail."[1]
[edit] Future of Tower Five
Negotiations over the World Trade Center site concluded in April 2006 with private developer Larry Silverstein yielding his right to develop on the site designated for Tower Five to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in exchange for assistance in financing Towers Two, Three, and Four.
Tower Five is expected to be redesigned for residential or mixed use and offered to another private developer; there is no estimated date for construction to commence on the site, 130 Liberty St, which is located where the old Deutsche Bank Building is now. JPMorgan Chase has expressed interest in again leasing space.[1] There is a limit of 900 feet (274 m), and final building may be up to 1.5 million square feet (140,000 square meter).[2].
[edit] Tenants
Floor levels are indicated in parentheses, if known.
- US Airways
- Charles Schwab (Concourse level)
- Sam Goody (Concourse level)
- Perfumeria Milano (Concourse level)
- American Airlines (Concourse level)
- Daniel Pehr, Inc. (Lobby)
- Children's Discovery Center (Plaza level)
- Borders Books & Music (Plaza level)
- Krispy Kreme (Plaza level)
- JPMorgan Chase (1)
- FedEx (1)
- DHL (1)
- Affiliated Physicians of St. Vincent (3)
- World Trade Center Dental (3)
- Morgan Stanley (4,5,6)
- Credit Suisse First Boston (7,8,9)
- NYS Court of Claims (8)
- Continental Forwarding (8)
- Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (9)
- Howard Publications (9)
- Council of State Governments (9)
- American Shipper (9)
- Our Planet Mgmt. Institute, Ltd. (9)
- Hunan Resources & Tech. Institute (9)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Testimony of Dr. W. Gene Corley, on behalf of ASCE, to Subcommittee on Research, Committee on Science, U. S. House of Representatives, May 1, 2002.
