 90 West Street Building, New York City
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Located on West Street, between Cedar and Albany Streets, just south of the World Trade Center site, the building had a view to the Hudson River before Battery Park City was built on fill across West Street.
In 1998, the building's exterior was designated an architectural landmark by the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission.
90 West Street Building was severely damaged in the September 11, 2001 attacks. The South Tower of the World Trade Center collapsed directly across the street, sending a gust debris that tore through the northern face of the building. Two officer workers were killed when they were trapped in an elevator. A fire also raged for several days, causing the building to be completely gutted.
Today, 90 West Street Building has been meticulously restored, and in 2006 it received a National Preservation Honor Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Its interior has been converted into apartments. Restoration of the lobby revealed some of Gilbert's original terra cotta work that had been covered over during an earlier modernization project. The building reopened in spring of 2005.
Getting there
Take the 1 train to the Rector Street Subway Station and walk from there.
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