Posts with tag Ground Zero

World Trade Center Prominent in New York City Skyline Once Again

By Aaron Smith Eleven years after terrorist attacks destroyed New York's World Trade Center, the replacement towers are finally taking shape and attracting new tenants -- even though most of the site's buildings are still under construction. The most prominent -- the tower known as 1 WTC -- is scheduled for... Continue Reading »

World Trade Center Tower Completes Construction

The developers of the World Trade Center reached a milestone Monday, completing construction on one of the four towers going up there -- the first since the 9/11 attacks, NBC New York reported. A steel beam was hoisted on top of the 72-story 4 World Trade Center -- the shortest of them all, standing at 977 feet tall --... Continue Reading »

After 9/11: An Overdue Homecoming

Of the myriad images to emerge from the rubble of September 11, one that didn't get much notice was the moving trucks. More than 20,000 people were displaced from their homes in the days and weeks after 9/11. A great many would load those trucks, drive off, and never again call Lower Manhattan home. Bernadette Grey was... Continue Reading »

House of the Day: Tribeca Rental With Room to Work, Grow

Need any proof that 10 years after 9/11 the neighborhoods around Ground Zero have enjoyed a resurgence? Here's a five-story work-live townhouse in Tribeca available for lease at $35,000 a month. The 4,500-square-foot apartment at 155 Duane St. includes a fully equipped duplex office with up to seven workstations and a... Continue Reading »

Tiger Woods' Former Mistress Buys NYC Condo With Settlement Money

UPDATE: Tiger Woods' former mistress, Rachel Uchitel, just closed on the three-bedroom, three-bath condo in the Murray Hill section of New York City that she will use as an investment property, the listing agent told HousingWatch just minutes after she left the closing table on Sept. 8. "It will not be her primary... Continue Reading »

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