130 Cedar Street (Club Quarters World Trade Center)
140 Washington Street | also 136 Washington Street, 144 Washington Street, 130 Cedar Street | Financial District | built 1931
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- 1931
The firm Renwick, Aspinwall & Guard designs 130 Cedar Street, later known as the Green Exchange Building
The mid-rise at 130 Cedar Street went up in 1931 to plans by Renwick, Aspinwall & Guard. It runs along Washington Street between Cedar and Albany Streets and shares its block with 90 West Street. The building was at one time called the Green Exchange Building.
“130 Cedar Street, formerly known as the Green Exchange Building ... built in 1931 and was designed by Renwick, Aspinwall & Guard…”
Source: Wikipedia
- 1999
A supermarket, the Amish Market, opens on the ground floor of 130 Cedar Street
A supermarket opened on the ground floor of the 1931 office building in 1999. It was the Amish Market, which was completely destroyed and burned when debris from the South Tower rained down on September 11, 2001. The business later relocated further uptown.
“A supermarket opened at 130 Cedar Street in 1999. ... The Amish Market on the ground floor was completely destroyed…”
Source: Wikipedia
- 2001
Debris from the collapsing South Tower ravages the building
When the World Trade Center's South Tower collapses on September 11, 2001, hundreds of tons of flaming debris crash onto 130 Cedar Street. The top of the northeast corner caves in, a column section punches through the 10th-floor roof slab, and fires start above the ninth floor. The ground-floor Amish Market is destroyed, the building loses all its tenants, and human remains are found in the wreckage in 2002.
Source: Wikipedia
- 2002
Human remains turn up in the damaged building at 130 Cedar Street
After the South Tower fell, 130 Cedar Street was uninhabitable and lost all of its tenants. In 2002, several human remains were found in the building. Like many buildings near Ground Zero, it had to be thoroughly decontaminated afterward.
“After the attacks, the building was uninhabitable and lost all of its tenants. Several human remains were found in 2002.”
Source: Wikipedia
- 2004
Plans are announced to turn the damaged office building at 130 Cedar Street into a hotel
In 2004 it was announced that the battered office building would become a hotel. The restoration added seven new floors in a more modern style on top of the 1931 structure, bringing it to 19 stories.
“In 2004, it was announced that the office building would be transformed into a hotel. ... seven new floors built in a more modern style were added…”
Source: Wikipedia
- 2008
The fire-damaged office tower reopens as a Club Quarters hotel
After the September 11 attacks leave the office building uninhabitable, a 2004 announcement says it will become a hotel. Following years of rebuilding and decontamination, it reopens in 2008 as a Club Quarters hotel. The restoration adds seven floors in a more modern style.
Source: Wikipedia
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