Financial District

2 World Trade Center. Rendering courtesy of Foster + Partners.

2 World Trade Center Resumes Construction in Financial District, Manhattan

8:00 am on May 11, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is preparing to restart at 2 World Trade Center, a 55-story supertall office skyscraper in Manhattan’s Financial District. Designed by Norman Foster of Foster + Partners and developed by Silverstein Properties, the 1,226-foot-tall structure is the final component of the 16-acre World Trade Center complex and is slated to yield 1.95 million rentable square feet, with American Express as the anchor tenant. The full-block property is bounded by Vesey Street to the north, Fulton Street to the south, Church Street to the east, and Greenwich Street to the west.

Wrey at 222 Broadway. Rendering courtesy of StreetSense.

New Renderings Revealed For Wrey At 222 Broadway in Financial District, Manhattan

8:00 am on May 10, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

New renderings have been revealed for Wrey, a 31-story office-to-residential conversion at 222 Broadway in Lower Manhattan’s Financial District. Designed by CetraRuddy and developed by TPG Real Estate and GFP Real Estate, the project will transform the structure’s 770,416 square feet into 788 rental apartments and 40,000 square feet of commercial space. The $43.6 million overhaul will also involve the partial re-cladding of the midcentury façade and the construction of a 40-foot extension atop the roof, bringing the total height to 430 feet, according to permits. The property is bounded by Ann Street to the north, Fulton Street to the south, and Broadway to the west.

112 Liberty Street. Rendering courtesy of Nexus.

Updated Design Revealed for 112 Liberty Street In Financial District, Manhattan

8:00 am on April 23, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

A new, taller design has been revealed for 112 Liberty Street, a 30-story residential tower in Manhattan’s Financial District. Designed by Nexus Architecture and developed by Hiwin Group, the structure will rise on a through-lot property bounded by Liberty Street and the World Trade Center complex to the north, and Cedar Street to the south.

Housing Lottery Launches for Aria 7 Platt at 7-13 Platt Street in Manhattan’s Financial District

7:00 am on April 11, 2026 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for Aria 7 Platt, a 38-story mixed-use building at 7-13 Platt Street in Manhattan’s Financial District. Designed by Hill West and developed by The Moinian Group, the structure yields 250 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 75 units for residents at 70 to 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $68,126 to $227,500.

61 Broadway. Image courtesy of CoStar Group.

61 Broadway Readies for 796-Unit Office-to-Residential Conversion in Financial District, Manhattan

8:00 am on March 8, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Work is expected to begin later this month on the office-to-residential conversion of 61 Broadway, a 33-story tower in Manhattan’s Financial District. Designed by CetraRuddy and developed in a joint venture between RXR and One Investment Management, the project will yield 796 rental apartments, with roughly 200 set aside for affordable housing, along with 40,000 square feet of amenities. The 670,000-square-foot building was originally designed by Francis Kimball in 1913 for the Adams Express Company and is bounded by Exchange Ally to the south, Broadway to the east, and Trinity Place to the west.

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