Destroyed in the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, the Cortlandt Street subway station was one of the last remaining pieces of infrastructure to be restored in Lower Manhattan’s overall recovery. The new station—renamed the World Trade Center/Cortlandt Street Station—serves MTA New York City Transit’s No. 1 Interborough Rapid Transit (IRT) Broadway-7th Avenue Line and is significantly more convenient for thousands of workers commuting to and from the World Trade Center (WTC) complex.
STV was involved in the reconstruction of the WTC/Cortlandt Street Station since the onset of Lower Manhattan’s redevelopment post-9/11. The firm served as the architect- and engineer-of-record for the station’s reconstruction and served the same role in the construction of the adjacent WTC Transportation Hub.
The 30,000-square-foot station reflects the design of the Hub with no obscuring columns between tracks and includes state-of-the-art safety and security systems. It is fully accessible with three elevator banks and is air-tempered to maintain comfortable temperatures.
The project was honored by the American Council of Engineering Companies in New York with a Diamond Award and by the national chapter with a National Recognition Award.
30,000
square-foot station
3
elevator banks
