Freedom Tower

The Freedom Tower is the projected 1,776-foot structure being built on Ground Zero, the site of the former World Trade Center. The Tower will be one component of a comprehensive reconstruction of the site, which will also include a memorial to the victims of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks and a PATH station and transit hub.¹

Fast Facts

1. Designer: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill²
2. Developer: Larry Silverstein¹
3. Glass supplier: Viracon³
4. Projected height: 1,776 feet²
5. Projected completion date: 2012²
6. Projected cost: $2 billion²

Progress on the Tower

In early July of 2008, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns and operates the site, warned that progress on the entire World Trade Center project was running behind, and that the initial completion dates were overly ambitious on the day they were announced.¹

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