5 World Trade Center (1972–2001)

5 World Trade Center, also known as the Northeast Plaza Building, was a nine-story building in Lower Manhattan in New York City. It was part of the World Trade Center complex and opened in March 1972.

The building was damaged during the September 11 attacks. Later, it was taken down. Today, the World Trade Center Transportation Hub stands on the site, and a new building, 2 World Trade Center, has been planned there.

This article is about the original building that was taken down after the September 11 attacks. For its planned replacement, see 5 World Trade Center.

History

5 World Trade Center was a nine-story office building built in 1970–72 at the World Trade Center site in New York City. It was designed by Minoru Yamasaki and Emery Roth & Sons. The building had a black outside and an L-shape. It stood on the northeast corner of the site, next to the Chambers Street and World Trade Center subway stations. Under the building was The Mall at the World Trade Center. The largest Borders in New York City took up three floors of the building. In 1984, artist Joanna Gilman Hyde painted a temporary artwork called "Self Organizing Galaxy" on the roof. It took eight days.

During the September 11 attacks, 5 World Trade Center was the least damaged building in the complex. Floors 4 to 9 were partly collapsed and suffered fire damage. Floors 1 to 3 were not damaged. Debris from the North Tower hurt the upper floors. A piece of the fuselage from United Airlines Flight 175 landed on the roof. The building was declared safe to salvage, but it was still condemned. It was taken down by weakening its inside structure and pulling the rest down with cables. The same method was used for 4 World Trade Center and 6 World Trade Center. The last standing part was removed by December 2001. The Survivors' Staircase was once in the building. It was moved in 2008 and placed inside the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in 2010. 2 World Trade Center will stand at the exact spot where the original 5 World Trade Center once stood.

Tenants

The following is a list of tenants of 5 World Trade Center before it was destroyed:

The Satellite Airlines Counter, on the Plaza Level, was a store-like space where airlines could rent "booths" to run their services. Tenants included Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, US Airways, and many others.