Press Releases

  • FIRST SECTION OF SPIRE INSTALLED AT ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER

    January 24th 2013

    Construction crews at the 16-acre World Trade Center site this morning installed the first piece of the 408-foot spire that will raise the height of the iconic One World Trade Center to 1,776 feet -- when it will then become the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.

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  • One World Trade Ctr launches OneWTC.com - Marketing website to attract tenants

    September 24th 2012

    The Durst Organization launches OneWTC.com, a website to play key role in new international marketing campaign. Multimedia site for real estate brokers to attract tenants to One World Trade Center.

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  • PRESIDENT OBAMA AND FIRST LADY VISIT ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER

    Jun 14, 2012

    President Obama and First Lady visit One World Trade Center for a private tour and briefing on the progress of construction.

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  • ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER SURPASSES EMPIRE STATE BUILDING, RECLAIMING HONOR AS NEW YORK CITY’S TALLEST SKYSCRAPER

    Apr 30 2012

    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s One World Trade Center today reclaimed the title of the tallest skyscraper in New York City after surpassing the height of the Empire State Building by 21 feet.

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  • ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER LEASING TEAM INTRODUCES BUILDING LOGO AND TAGLINE

    APRIL 11 2012

    ‘NEW YORK’S NUMBER ONE’ BRANDING REINFORCES GLOBAL ICON’S ONE-OF-A-KIND STATUS. IMAGE IS CENTRAL VISUAL ELEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE’S TALLEST BUILDING.

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  • State-Of-The-Art Broadcast Center Poised To Return To World Trade Center

    March 6 2012

    STATE-OF-THE-ART BROADCAST CENTER POISED TO RETURN TO WORLD TRADE CENTER. ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER WOULD SHOWCASE REGION’S TALLEST BROADCAST TV/RADIO FACILITY. FACILITY WOULD SERVE AS NEW REVENUE CENTER.

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  • WORLD-CLASS RETAIL COMING TO WORLD TRADE CENTER

    FEB 9 2012

    World-class retail coming to World Trade Center under joint venture between Port Authority & Westfield Group. The $612.5 million commitment represents largest private sector investment of new equity in WTC to date.

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  • PORT AUTHORITY AND CONDÉ NAST SIGN 1 MILLION SQUARE FOOT LEASE FOR PUBLISHING GIANT TO ANCHOR ONE WTC

    May 25 2011

    Condé Nast – one of the world's leading publishing and media companies – today signed a lease with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to occupy one-third of One World Trade Center, soon to be the nation's tallest building.

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  • DOUGLAS DURST CARRIES THE ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER MESSAGE TO CHINA

    February 8 2011

    Will market the iconic office tower to an exclusive gathering of Chinese business leaders.

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