The South Tower (also known as Tower 2, Building Two or 2 WTC) of the World Trade Center in New York City, USA, was completed and opened in 1973 at a height of 415 meters (1,362 ft), distinguishable from the North Tower by its outdoor observation deck and the absence of a television antenna. The address of this building was 2 World Trade Center with the WTC complex having its own ZIP code of 10048. It was destroyed along with the North Tower (1 World Trade Center) in the September 11 attacks. The South Tower was the second tower to be struck at 9:03 AM and the first tower to collapse at 9:59 AM.
On the 107th floor of this building was a popular tourist attraction called Top of the World Trade Center Observatories. On the roof was an observation deck accessible to the public and a disused helipad at the center.
| FL# | Companies | Business |
|---|---|---|
| 110 | Outdoor Observatory | Tourism |
| 109 | Mechanical floor | |
| 108 | Mechanical floor | |
| 107 | Showtime Pictures, Indoor Observatory with Food court which included Nathan's Famous Hot Dogs and Sbarro Pizzeria | Business services, Tourism, Food |
| 106 | Atlantic Bank of New York | Banks/Financial |
| 105 | AON Corporation | Insurance |
| 104 | AON Corporation, Sandler O'Neill and Partners | Insurance, Investment |
| 103 | AON Corporation | Insurance |
| 102 | AON Corporation | Insurance |
| 101 | AON Corporation | Insurance |
| 100 | AON Corporation | Insurance |
| 99 | AON Corporation | Insurance |
| 98 | AON Corporation | Insurance |
| 97 | Fiduciary Trust Company International | Banks/Financial |
| 96 | Fiduciary Trust Company International | Banks/Financial |
| 95 | Fiduciary Trust Company International | Banks/Financial |
| 94 | Fiduciary Trust Company International | Banks/Financial |
| 93 | Regus Business Centers | Facility management |
| 92 | AON Corporation | Insurance |
| 91 | Gibbs and Hill, Raytheon Company | Engineers, Manufacturing |
| 90 | Fiduciary Trust Company International | Banks/Financial |
| 89 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Investment |
| 88 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Investment |
| 87 | Corporation Service Company, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance | Legal Services, Government |
| 86 | New York State Department of Taxation and Finance | Government |
| 85 | Harris Beach, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Attorneys, Investment |
| 84 | Euro Brokers | Financial |
| 83 | IQ Financial Systems, Chuo Mitsui Trust & Banking | Financial, Financial |
| 82 | Fuji Bank | Banks/Financial |
| 81 | Fuji Bank | Banks/Financial |
| 80 | Fuji Bank | Banks/Financial |
| 79 | Fuji Bank | Banks/Financial |
| 78 | Skylobby, First Commercial Bank, Baseline Financial Services | Banks/Financial, Financial |
| 77 | Baseline Financial Services | Financial |
| 76 | Mechanical floor | |
| 75 | Mechanical floor | |
| 74 | Morgan Stanley | Investment |
| 73 | Morgan Stanley | Investment |
| 72 | Morgan Stanley | Investment |
| 71 | Morgan Stanley | Investment |
| 70 | Morgan Stanley | Investment |
| 69 | Morgan Stanley | Investment |
| 68 | Morgan Stanley | Investment |
| 67 | Morgan Stanley | Investment |
| 66 | Morgan Stanley | Investment |
| 65 | Morgan Stanley | Investment |
| 64 | Morgan Stanley | Investment |
| 63 | Morgan Stanley | Investment |
| 62 | Morgan Stanley | Investment |
| 61 | Morgan Stanley | Investment |
| 60 | Morgan Stanley | Investment |
| 59 | Morgan Stanley | Investment |
| 58 | Bridge Information Systems | Financial Information Provider |
| 57 | Bridge Information Systems | Financial Information Provider |
| 56 | Morgan Stanley | Investment |
| 55 | Guy Carpenter, Garban Intercapital | Reinsurance, Investment |
| 54 | Guy Carpenter | Reinsurance |
| 53 | Guy Carpenter | Reinsurance |
| 52 | Guy Carpenter | Reinsurance |
| 51 | Guy Carpenter | Reinsurance |
| 50 | Guy Carpenter | Reinsurance |
| 49 | Guy Carpenter, Seabury & Smith | Reinsurance, Insurance |
| 48 | Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, Guy Carpenter | Insurance, Reinsurance |
| 47 | Guy Carpenter | Reinsurance |
| 46 | Morgan Stanley | Investment |
| 45 | Morgan Stanley | Investment |
| 44 | Skylobby, Morgan Stanley | Investment |
| 43 | Morgan Stanley | Investment |
| 42 | Mechanical floor | |
| 41 | Mechanical floor | |
| 40 | Sitailong International USA, Thacher Proffitt & Wood, LLP | Not available, Attorneys |
| 39 | Thacher Proffitt & Wood, LLP | Attorneys |
| 38 | Thacher Proffitt & Wood, LLP | Attorneys |
| 37 | — | — |
| 36 | Frenkel and Company | Insurance |
| 35 | ABN AMRO, Frenkel and Company | Mortgage brokers, Insurance |
| 34 | Oppenheimer Funds | Investment |
| 33 | Oppenheimer Funds | Investment |
| 32 | Oppenheimer Funds | Investment |
| 31 | Oppenheimer Funds | Investment |
| 30 | Hartford Steam Boiler, New York Stock Exchange | Insurance, Financial |
| 29 | Weatherly Securities Corp., New York Stock Exchange | Investment, Financial |
| 28 | Big A Travel Agency, Hua Nan Commercial Bank Ltd., Law Office of Joseph Bellard, New York Stock Exchange | Travel, Banks/Financial, Attorneys, Financial |
| 27 | — | — |
| 26 | Sun Microsystems | Computer services |
| 25 | Sun Microsystems | Computer services |
| 24 | Allstate Insurance Company, China Chamber of Commerce, December First Productions, Globe Tour and Travel, SCOR U.S. Corporation, Sinolion, TD Waterhouse Group | Insurance, Organizations, Not available, Travel, Insurance, Not available, Investment |
| 23 | SCOR U.S. Corporation, Unistrat Corporation of America | Insurance, Consultants |
| 22 | Antal International, Mancini Duffy, Sinochem American Holdings, Washington Mutual | Employment agency, Architects, Investment, Banks/Financial |
| 21 | Adecco SA, Career Engine, Charoen Pokphand USA, Mancini Duffy | Employment agency, Research, Transport/Utility, Architects |
| 20 | Thacher Proffitt & Wood, LLP, New York Shipping Association | Attorneys, Transportation |
| 19 | New York Shipping Association, Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor | Transportation, |
| 18 | Alliance Consulting, Caserta and Company, Chen, Lin, Li, and Jiang, Intera Group, Pines Investment, Professional Assistance and Consulting, Showtime Pictures, Weiland International, Abad, Castilla and Mallonga | Consultants, Not available, Investment, Employment agency, Investment, Consultants, Business services, Investment, Attorneys |
| 17 | New York Institute of Finance | Consultants |
| 16 | National Development and Research Institute | Research |
| 15 | Candia Shipping, James T. Ratner, Law Office of, John J. McMullen & Associates, John W. Loofbourrow Associates, Mancini Duffy, Orient International | Wholesalers, Attorneys, Engineers, Investment, Architects, Not available |
| 14 | Charna Chemicals, Paging Network of New York, Patinka International (USA), Union Bank of California International | Manufacturing, Telecommunication, Business services, Banks/Financial |
| 13 | — | — |
| 12 | EuroBrokers, Verizon Communications | Investment, Telecommunication |
| 11 | Verizon Communications | Telecommunication |
| 10 | Verizon Communications | Telecommunication |
| 9 | Verizon Communications | Telecommunication |
| 8 | Mechanical floor | |
| 7 | Mechanical floor | |
| 6 | — | — |
| 5 | — | — |
| 4 | — | — |
| 3 | — | — |
| 2 | — | — |
| 1 | Colortek Kodak Imaging Center | Business services |
| L | Nichols Foundation | Government/Schools |
| C | Johnston and Murphy | Not available |
| B | Xerox Document Company | Manufacturing |
| NA | Continental Insurance Company | Insurance |
| SOURCES: CoStar Group Inc.; Skyscrapers, An Architectural Type of Modern Urbanism; compiled from AP wire reports. | ||
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