5 World Trade Center
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5 World Trade Center 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 attack. The entire building was demolished by January 2002 as part of the WTC removal project.
5 WTC 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 station of the New York Subway's E train 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.
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 1 World Trade Center (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 5 WTC was removed by January 2002.
Tenants
(floor(s) 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)
- JP Morgan 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)
