Lower Manhattan Rebuilding Milestones

In the years since 2001, more than 100 public and private construction projects have made Lower Manhattan one of the busiest, most diverse construction zones that New York has ever seen. And while the World Trade Center redevelopment is at the heart of the rebuilding effort, dozens more projects south of Canal Street have either begun, have ended, or continue today.

LowerManhattan.info has tracked every one of the downtown construction projects since 9/11, maintaining “Project Updates,” an interactive downtown timeline, and feature stories of the milestones achieved. A weekly revised construction project and transportation/street-work maps also help visualize what the future of Lower Manhattan will look like.

Following is more information about and links to more details about the progress that’s been made.

Rebuilding Timeline
The LowerManhattan.info interactive rebuilding timeline -- in both Flash and HTML versions -- provides a comprehensive chronicle of the notable rebuilding and recovery milestones reached throughout the downtown area.

To view the timeline, click here.

The Flash version offers a succinct but powerful look back at 30 of the most significant events since September 11, 2001. Clicking on any image in the scrolling timeline will pull up a detailed description of the event.

The HTML version provides a closer look at the hundreds of events large and small that have helped shape the ongoing recovery and rebuilding process. Conveniently grouped by year and month, it allows you to quickly and easily find specific points of interest. Or you can choose to scroll through each consecutive year to get an in-depth glimpse of downtown's remarkable progress.

Whichever version you choose, check back often. New milestones are always being added.

Rebuilding milestones archived articles:
A Look at Rebuilding Progress Since September 2008 (9/11/09)
A Look at Rebuilding Progress Since September 2007 (9/4/08)
A Look at Progress Made Since September 11, 2004 (9/8/05)
Rebuilding Milestones, Sept. 2003 to Sept. 2004 (9/9/04)
September 11 -- Remembering and Rebuilding (9/9/04)
Two Years Later, Remembering and Rebuilding (9/11/03)

Projects Completed in Lower Manhattan since September 11, 2001:

• 3LD Art & Technology Center (2006)
• African Burial Ground Memorial (2007)
• 10-12 Barclay (2008)
• Battery Park Bosque Reconstruction (2005)
• Battery Park City Site 2A (2006)
• Battery Park City Sites 16 and 17 (2008)
• Battery Park City Site 18B (2008)
• Battery Park City Site 19B (2005)
• 195 Bowery (2005)
• Bowling Green Elevator Installation (2007)
• British Memorial Garden at Hanover Square (2008)
• 15 Broad Street (2007)
• CaVaLa Park (2009)
• 2/3 Chambers Street Elevator Installation (2009)
• 90 Church Street (Federal Building) (2008)
• Columbus Park Reconstruction (2006)
• Con Edison West Street Utility Work (2007)
• Duane Street Water Main Installation (2006)
• Engineered Resurfacing of Downtown Streets (2008)
• 20 Exchange Place (2008)
• Federal Hall Restoration (2006)
• 50 Franklin Street (2009)
• Front Street Redevelopment (2005)
• 2 Gold Street (2005)
• 408 Greenwich Street (2008)
• 475 Greenwich Street (2008)
• 88 Greenwich Street (2008)
• 59 John Street (2007)
• Lehman Brothers Emergency Center at New York Downtown Hospital (2006)
• 34 Leonard Street (2009)
• 88 Leonard Street (2007)
• 70 Little West Street (2008)
• Maiden Lane Utility Upgrades (2007)
• 20 Maiden Lane (Wyndham Garden) (2008)
• 100 Maiden Lane (2006)
• 71 Nassau Street (2006)
• New York Law School (185 West Broadway) (2008)
• 105 Norfolk Street (2007)
• Old Slip Park and Street Reconstruction (2005)
• 201 Pearl Street (2009)
• Reade Street Water Main Installation (2007)
• One Rockefeller Park, Riverhouse (2008)
• Tribute Center (2006)
• Verizon/ECS Fiber-Optic Network Project (2007)
• 37 Wall Street (2007)
• 4/5 Wall Street Subway Station Rehabilitation (2006)
• 63 Wall Street (2005)
• 75 Wall Street (2008)
• Wall Street Area Water Main Project (2007)
• Wall Street Triangle/Manahattan Park (2007)
• 101 Warren Street (270 Greenwich Street) (2008)
• Washington/Cedar Area Reconstructions (2003)
• 414 Washington Street (2007)
• 415 Washington Street (2008)
• 450 Washington Street (2009)
• West Broadway Ventilation Grates (2009)
• 85 West Broadway (2009)
• West Street Human Remains Search (2007)
• West Street Promenade South Segment 1 (2007)
• 15 William Street (2009)
• World Financial Center Ferry Terminal (2009)
• 7 World Trade Center (2006)
• 1 York Street (2008)
• Zuccotti (Liberty Plaza) Park (2006)