page_title: 7 World Trade Center
section_title: 9/11 and collapse
hierarchical_section_title: 7 World Trade Center / Original building (1987–2001) / 9/11 and collapse
caption_attribution_description: English: Destruction following the 9/11 attacks.
context_page_description: 7 World Trade Center refers to two buildings that have existed at the same location within the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan, New York City. The original structure, part of the original World Trade Center, was completed in 1987 and was destroyed in the September 11 attacks in 2001. The current structure opened in May 2006. Both buildings were developed by Larry Silverstein, who holds a ground lease for the site from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
  The original 7 World Trade Center was 47 stories tall, clad in red granite masonry, and occupied a trapezoidal footprint. An elevated walkway spanning Vesey Street connected the building to the World Trade Center plaza. The building was situated above a Consolidated Edison power substation, which imposed unique structural design constraints. When the building opened in 1987, Silverstein had difficulties attracting tenants. Salomon Brothers signed a long-term lease in 1988 and became the main tenant of 7 WTC.
  On September 11, 2001, the structure was substantially damaged by debris when the nearby North Tower of the World Trade Center collapsed.
caption: 7 World Trade Center on fire after the collapse of the Twin Towers on 9/11
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