140 W EST S TREET (VERIZON’ S N EW W ORLD H EADQUARTERS)

Welcome to 140 West Street! Once the Internally, the basement was flooded, headquarters for Telephone the lobby was in ruins, including the Company, 140 West Street is now ceiling frescoes that retell the history of Verizon’s new World Headquarters. communications as well as the bronze plates imbedded in the marble floor that In commemoration of this occasion, depict the construction of New York's we have prepared this brochure about telephone network. And, floor-after-floor the history, the damage following the of sophisticated telephone switching terrorist attacks on the World Trade equipment lay silent and upended. Center, the restoration and the West Street building today. It’s taken more than four years to fully restore 140 West Street to the award- Designed by Ralph Walker, the 32-story winning structure it once was. Even the building was one of the first Art Deco Bell symbol – the historic telephone skyscrapers built in the city. Completed icon – continues to sit square center in 1926, the building defined the above our main entrance, completely skyline of Lower and won restored, ringing in a new era in the Architectural League of New York’s telecommunications. gold medal of honor award. It was landmarked in 1991. We are pleased to re-open our doors to employees, community leaders, busi- As we know all too well, 140 West nesses, architects, tourists, visitors and Street was significantly damaged on all lovers of Downtown Manhattan to September 11, 2001 when the fourth enjoy the rich history and wonder of structure of the World Trade Center our West Street headquarters. complex – Building Seven – collapsed. Steel girders and tons of debris from the adjacent building brutally damaged the West Street building’s brick-and-lime- Ivan Seidenberg stone facade with gaping holes. Chairman and CEO

Main Lobby The history

Originally designed by At 32 stories high, with architect Ralph Walker of another 5 stories below McKenzie, Voorhees and grade, and nearly 1.2 mil- Gmelin, the Barclay- lion square feet of space, Vesey Building, as 140 the building served as the West Street is historically original headquarters of known, was at the time the New York Telephone of its completion in 1926 Company. Heralded since the second largest build- its completion, the now ing in . classical art deco design has gained the Barclay- Vesey Building Landmark Status.

Sidewalk Arcade West Street Entrance The damage

The tragic September 11, 2001 terrorist The total collapse of the Twin Towers and businesses and emergency management attacks upon the World Trade Center 7 World Trade Center severely damaged the personnel in southern Manhattan, includ- took an entire nation by surprise and adjacent Verizon Central Office at 140 West ing . Verizon worked around left an unprecedented wake of damage, Street, disrupting communications services the clock to return the New York Stock death and destruction. to hundreds of thousands of residents, Exchange to service within 5 days.

View of the collapse from an upper floor of 140 West Street. Facade restoration

Reconstructed over 45 tons of ornamental limestone.

Over 100,000 lbs. of new steel. Replaced 1500 landmark windows.

Entire column bays were destroyed as high up as the 13th story, and the East facade was decimated up to the 9th floor. Despite having two perimeter columns destroyed at their base, the sturdy building remained standing. However, falling debris damaged underground cable vaults and severed incoming Con Edison feeders, commercial steam service, domestic water mains and sewage piping.

Over 1 acre of new roofing on 20 separate roofs.

Replaced 475,000 face brick. Replicated and restored decorative ornamentation. Lobby and ceiling mural restoration

Verizon proved its commitment to preserving the historic character of the building by completely restoring the landmark lobby. Dramatic fluctuations of temperature and relative humidity – coupled with smoke and water damage – threatened to destroy the historic ceiling murals beyond repair. The architects assembled a team of artisans to meticulously restore the frescos, chandeliers and bronze work, while seamlessly incorporating modern environmental and security enhancements. 140 West Street today

Complete renovation of entire building. Today, the building is Verizon’s world headquarters and the Upgraded and modernized building cornerstone of Verizon’s real infrastructure systems. estate portfolio. The building State-of-the-art building security systems. houses more than 1,300 employees and a state-of-the-art Enhanced building fire alarm system telecommunications network and fire command station. serving a significant portion All new fire suppression system. of Lower Manhattan. Complete modernization of 23 passenger . 70 new ADA accessible restrooms. Near many New York City lines of transportation - including subway lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, A, C, E, N and R and bus lines M1, M6, M9, M20 and M22.

Architect’s rendering of the 29th floor reception corridor.

8 Megawatts of new First in the country emergency power. 7RE Digital Switching Center.

Architect’s rendering of the proposed 31st floor barrel vault. The new Freedom Tower will Architect’s view of downtown Manhattan face Verizon Headquarters.1 with the new Freedom Tower.2

The new Lower Manhattan

Inside restored entrance. These website images and more of the restoration progress of Awards for the 140 West Street Building the in Downtown Manhattan can Architect’s rendering of the Port Authority of 2005 National Trust for Historic Preservation - National be viewed at these websites: New York & New Jersey PATH station. Preservation Award Credits: 2005 New York State AIA - Honor Award for Historic www.renewnyc.com 1Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP Developer: Inc. Preservation/Adaptive Reuse Modelmaker: Radii (Lower Manhattan Photographer: Jock Pottle/ESTO 2004 Lucy G. Moses Award for Historic Preservation - Development Corporation) 2Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP from the New York Landmarks Conservancy Developer: Silverstein Properties Inc. www.panynj.gov Rendering by dbox 2004 Restoration Project of the Year - New York 3Memorial Plaza, Reflecting Absence: Construction Magazine (The Port Authority of by and Peter Walker. New York & New Jersey) Copyright LMDC 2005. 2004 Archi Award for Historic Preservation/Adaptive for the new PATH Station, Rendering by dbox Reuse - Long Island Chapter American Institute of subway maps, etc. Special thanks to all that have contributed Architects to the contents of this brochure: www.silversteinproperties.com William F. Collins AIA Architects, LLP, 2004 New York Landmarks Conservancy - Chairman’s Silverstein Properties, Inc., Award (Freedom Tower) the Port Authority of NY & NJ and the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. 2004 The American Council of Engineering Companies Memorial Plaza, Reflecting Absence.3 12/05 of NY ACEC-NY-Engineering Excellence Award