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How much did One World Trade Center cost to build?

One World Trade Center is the 1,776 ft (541 m) skyscraper at the northwest corner of the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan, owned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, with construction beginning on 27 April 2006 and the building opening on 3 November 2014. ABC News reported on opening day a cost of around USD 3.9 billion, double the original estimate, and We Build Value gives USD 3.9 billion for the overall construction, while a February 2007 estimate had been about USD 3 billion.

Reported project cost

$3.9 billion

Cost basis: 2014

World Trade Center
Pedro Szekely from Los Angeles, USACC BY-SA 2.0

Cost evidence

Basis of the published figure

Reported project cost2014
webuildvalue.com

Project metrics

Key dimensions

HeightABC News
541.3 m

Project record

Timeline

  1. 27 April 2006

    Construction started

    abcnews.com
  2. 3 November 2014

    Opened or launched

    ABC News

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