Westfield World Trade Center
The portion of the mall inside the World Trade Center station
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| Location | Lower Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°42′40.58″N 74°0′42.84″W / 40.7112722°N 74.0119000°WCoordinates: 40°42′40.58″N 74°0′42.84″W / 40.7112722°N 74.0119000°W |
| Address | World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York 10007, United States |
| Opening date |
c. 1970 (original mall) August 16, 2016 (second mall) |
| Developer | Port Authority of New York & New Jersey and Westfield Corporation |
| Management | Westfield Corporation |
| Owner | Port Authority of New York & New Jersey |
| Architect | Santiago Calatrava |
| No. of stores and services | 150+ |
| No. of floors | 2 below site, including 4 above-grade in 4 World Trade Center |
| Parking | Vehicular Security Center |
| Website | wtc |
Westfield World Trade Center is a shopping center at the World Trade Center complex in Manhattan, New York, U.S., which is operated and managed by Westfield Corporation. The mall opened on August 16, 2016. It replaces an earlier shopping center called The Mall at the World Trade Center, which was located in the concourse area of the original World Trade Center complex until it was destroyed on September 11, 2001.
Prior to 9/11, the mall had been leased to the Westfield Group by the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, the owner of the complex. Westfield intended to rename the mall Westfield Shoppingtown World Trade Center, and embark on a major expansion and renovation program. Plans called for the addition of 200,000 square feet (19,000 m2) of new mall space and a few well-known sit-down restaurants. This renovation never happened due to its destruction.
A commonly reported story of eyewitnesses inside the mall at 8:46 a.m. (EDT) in which American Airlines Flight 11 struck the North Tower is of fireballs fed by flaming jet fuel shooting down the elevator shafts and bursting out at the lobby. Many fireballs reached as far as the mall itself.
As stated in the 9/11 Commission Report:
"The Port Authority's on-site commanding police officer was standing in the concourse when a fireball exploded out of the North Tower lobby, causing him to dive for cover."
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