Silverstein Properties Celebrates Opening of 3 World Trade Center

NEW YORK CITY — Real estate development firm Silverstein Properties has officially opened 3 World Trade Center, New York City’s fifth-tallest tower, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony June 11. The 80-story, 2.5 million-square-foot office building is the second-to-last tower to open on the 16-acre site. The building will welcome more than 6,000 new employees to Lower Manhattan this year. Located at 175 Greenwich St., 3 World Trade Center was designed by architecture firm Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners and features a reinforced concrete core encased by a steel structure.Advertising media company GroupM will anchor the building. Other tenants who have signed leases include stock exchange company IEX and management consulting firm McKinsey & Co. The building will also feature 216,000 square feet of retail space, spanning five floors.