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The Mall at the World Trade Center

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedOperatingManhattan, NY

Opened 1975. Closed 2001. Redeveloped in 2016.

Status nowOperatingextracted, unreviewed
documented
opened on August 16, 2016.

en.wikipedia.org

What it becameretailextracted, unreviewed reported
Retrofit year2016extracted, unreviewed reported
Walkability17.3 of 20 · 15-minute 6 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap
Rail within 800 mYesOpenStreetMap, HUD
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The Mall at the World Trade Center
Interior view of a large modern shopping center with white ribbed architecture and many visitors. · verified by a vision model. Photo: SpaceEconomist192, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Site profile23 elements · what this site is built with · tap a chip for the evidence

Finance and pipeline
High attention (20k+ Wikipedia views a year)This site: 72,818 wikimedia · all sites with this
On FacebookThis site: …https://www.facebook.com/260738174859922 overture · all sites with this
Place
100k+ jobs within 45 min by transitThis site: 6,804,554 epa-walkability · all sites with this
15-minute neighborhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this
200+ tax-credit housing units within 1 kmThis site: 2,370 units in 10 properties hud-lihtc · all sites with this
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 28 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
Bike network nearbyThis site: 440 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this
County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012This site: -21% census-cbp · all sites with this
County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a yearThis site: 4,463 units, New York County census-bps · all sites with this
County typical rent $2,000+This site: $4,779/mo zillow · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 40 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High inland flooding riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
High-income tract ($100k+)This site: $193,984 census-acs · all sites with this
Low social vulnerability tract (SVI ≤ 0.25)This site: 0.15 cdc-svi · all sites with this
National Register place within 500 mThis site: New York County Lawyers Association Building; J. P. Morgan & Co. Building nps-nrhp · all sites with this
Rail within 800 mThis site: Bowling Green, Broad Street, Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall openstreetmap · all sites with this
Renter-majority tractThis site: 84% census-acs · all sites with this
Shrinking countyThis site: -0.3% census-acs · all sites with this
Tract income up 60%+ since 2013This site: +60% census-acs · all sites with this
Tract population up 25%+ since 2013This site: +42% census-acs · all sites with this
Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)This site: …index 17.3 epa-walkability · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: Westfield World Trade Center is a shopping mall at the World Trade Center complex in Manhattan, New York City extraction · all sites with this
New use
Retail (continued)This site: Westfield World Trade Center is a shopping mall at the World Trade Center complex in Manhattan, New Yo extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusOperatingextracted, unreviewed
documented
opened on August 16, 2016.

en.wikipedia.org

StrategyRedevelopedextracted, unreviewed
documented
It replaced The Mall at the World Trade Center, the underground shopping mall under the original World Trade Center, which was destroyed during the September 11, 2001 attacks.

en.wikipedia.org

New usesretailextracted, unreviewed reported
What is there nowWestfield World Trade Center is a shopping mall at the World Trade Center complex in Manhattan, New York Cityextracted, unreviewed
documented
Westfield World Trade Center is a shopping mall at the World Trade Center complex in Manhattan, New York City

en.wikipedia.org

Retrofit year2016extracted, unreviewed reported

History and original facts

Opened1975hermes-web reported
Closed2001extracted, unreviewed
documented
destroyed during the September 11, 2001 attacks.

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Stores at peak125extracted, unreviewed reported
Original developerPort Authority of New York and New Jerseyhermes-web reported
AnchorsSam Goody, Warner Bros. Studio Store, Banana Republic, Victoria's Secret, Gap, Borders, Coach, The Children's Place, Tourneau, J.Crew, Cole Haan, Sephora, Duane Reade, Johnston & Murphy
CountyNew York County
Census division2 · Mid-Atlantic
NotesWikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States

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Planning

No zoning change, subsidy or policy tool recorded for this site.

Before and after

Before: the mall

Enclosedyesquote

After: the retrofit

Demolished2,001quote

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Site context

Transit within 800 mBowling Green, Broad Street, Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall, Chambers Street, City Hall, Cortlandt Street (rail); 19 bus stops within 400 mOpenStreetMap
Motorway junctions within 2 km1, 2, 28A, 3OpenStreetMap
FEMA flood zoneno NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m456: 101 MURRAY STREET; 120 BROADWAY-SILVERSTEIN PROPERTIES; 126 NASSAU SUBLESSEE LLC; 170 BROADWAY BUILDING THE; 176 BROADWAY BUILDINGEPA FRS
Census tract 360610013005,371 people, 43,853 per sq mi; median household income $193,984; median gross rent $3,501; 84% renters; 9.3% vacant units; 50.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 17.3 of 20; 107 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 168 m; land-use mix 0.82; 828,217 jobs within 45 min by car, 6,804,554 by transit; 86% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)6 of 6 daily needs: 40 grocers, 25 schools, 1611 parks or playgrounds, 46 health, 26 civic, 412 food and drink; 440 cycleway segments, 1083 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
National Register places within 500 m15: New York County Lawyers Association Building; J. P. Morgan & Co. Building; Old New York Evening Post Building; Federal Reserve Bank of New YorkNPS
Housing permits, New York County (NY), 20244,463 units in 5+ unit buildings, 4 in 2–4, 0 single-family; 2023: 3,018 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.15; socioeconomic 0.13; housing and transport 0.75; 8% below 150% of poverty; 83% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby28 within 10 km, 36 within 25 km: Hudson Terminal shopping concourse (0.0 km); Flatiron Building (0.5 km); 99 John Street (0.6 km); 21 West Street (0.6 km); 111 Wall St. (0.8 km)computed
Overture Mapsplace خبير الزراعة (shopping, confidence 0.17, from Overture, meta); building footprint 6,886 m², 36.0 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialno website listed · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views659,539 since 2015; 72,818 in the last 12 months (+30% vs the prior 12); peak 2026-09 with 27,483Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population +42% (3,776 → 5,371); median income +60% ($120,861 → $193,984); renters 92% → 84%; median home value +58% ($709,100 → $1,121,800)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively moderate overall (score 56.5); expected annual loss $1.7M; high: inland flooding; community resilience relatively moderateFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km10 LIHTC properties, 2,370 units: Tribeca Tower (440 units); Tribeca Park (396 units); Tribeca Pointe (340 units)HUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)123,585 jobs in 9,169 establishments; average annual pay $79,593; employment location quotient 0.50; employment +1.2% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 202247,989 jobs; 1,073 in retail trade, 2,397 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 36061001300)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 32nd income percentile as adults; 2.5% incarcerated at the 2010 count (27 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 3.8%; median family income $200,732; 0 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsNew York City Department Of Education (PK-12); 29 public schools within 1 mile: JOHN V LINDSAY WILDCAT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL; LEADERSHIP & PUBLIC SERVICE HIGH SCHOOL; HIGH SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE; CHELSEA CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOLNCES EDGE
Elevation16 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-202545 county-logged events: 20 flash flood, 19 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 lightning; $114,073,500 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 10006, 2026-09median list price $955,250 (-27.6% on the year); 40 active listings; median 97 days on market; 9% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20239,268 establishments (-21%); 115,257 jobs (-21%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $1.2M (+3% 1 yr, -10% 5 yr); typical rent $4,779/mo (+6% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)14,500 vehicles a day on MTA-478 NB to Greenwhich St; 1,926 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

The Mall at the World Trade Center operated prior to 2001 with 125 stores at its peak before being destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks. After a fifteen‑year hiatus, the site was redeveloped and reopened in 2016 as Westfield World Trade Center, a retail mall now operating under Unibail‑Rodamco‑Westfield.

Why. The closure resulted from the mall’s destruction during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, as noted in the events list. No other causes such as anchor loss or debt are mentioned in the record.

Where it stands. The mall is currently operating and is owned/managed by Unibail‑Rodamco‑Westfield.

For a planner

  • The record shows a redevelopment strategy that converted the destroyed mall into a retail use completed in 2016.
  • Policy tools are not detailed; the retrofit appears to have proceeded without publicly noted incentives or zoning changes in the excerpt.
  • Open questions include the original opening date, pre‑closure anchor tenant mix, and any environmental review or flood‑plain considerations for the site.
  • The verified status is draft, indicating the data may still be refined.

For a developer

  • Site control is held by Unibail‑Rodamco‑Westfield, with the mall operating since 2016 after retrofit completion.
  • Entitlement stage is complete; the site is classified as operating with retail new_use.
  • The record does not specify site size, flood‑zone, transit access, or environmental constraints.
  • Market signals indicate a retrofit already built and a median rent of $2,132, yielding an opportunity score of 0.0.

What we do not know yet

  • Original opening year and pre‑2001 tenant composition are not provided in the record.
  • Exact site dimensions, parcel boundaries, and ownership history before Unibail‑Rodamco‑Westfield are missing.
  • Flood‑plain, transit proximity, and environmental constraints are absent from the context layers.
  • The verified field is draft and opp_score is 0.0, suggesting the assessment may be incomplete or unreviewed.
  • Details of financing, public incentives, or any demolition/debris removal costs are not stated.

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  • retrofit already built
  • median rent $2,132

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Background

Westfield World Trade Center is a shopping mall at the World Trade Center complex in Manhattan, New York City, which is operated and managed by Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield. The mall opened on August 16, 2016, as the largest shopping complex in Manhattan, with 125 retail spaces. It replaced The Mall at the World Trade Center, the underground shopping mall under the original World Trade Center, which was destroyed during the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Timeline

  1. 2001 Destroyed in September 11 attacks
  2. 2016 Opened as Westfield World Trade Center

Sources

  • found by hermes-web · supports: after notes, status, strategy, year closed
    8 quoted sentences
    destroyed during the September 11, 2001 attacks.
    Westfield World Trade Center is a shopping mall at the World Trade Center complex in Manhattan, New York City
    opened on August 16, 2016.
    It replaced The Mall at the World Trade Center, the underground shopping mall under the original World Trade Center, which was destroyed during the September 11, 2001 attacks.

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