Rising from the Ashes of 9-11
25 Nov 2009
In efforts to recover from the devastation that resulted from the 9-11 attacks on the US mainly in Manhattan where the World Trade Center Buildings stood, the New Yorn and New Jersey Port Authority (which owns the land on which the new Freedom Towers are being built on) have released a statement that Beijing Vantone Real Estates has expressed a nonbinding agreement to lease property on the Freedom Tower which is steadily rising from the ruins of the former WTC.
Port Authority chairman Anthony Coscia said, “China Center’s expression of interest in the Freedom Tower, even before we begin our formal leasing program, strengthens our conviction that the World Trade Center site is a world-class business location. Serious interest from the China Center is a major milestone in our efforts to secure Freedom Tower tenants from around the world.”
This boosts the confidence of developers that the Freedom Towers is to become a viable commercial space for many global businesses that they are seeking tenants for.