4 World Trade Center (1975–2001): Difference between revisions

The first tenants, the [[New York Mercantile Exchange|Commodities Exchange Center]], started to move into the building in January 1977.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.panynj.gov/wtcprogress/history-twin-towers.html|title=History of the Twin Towers|website=PANYNJ.gov|date=2013|access-date=September 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228040848/http://www.panynj.gov/wtcprogress/history-twin-towers.html|archive-date=December 28, 2013}}</ref> On July 1, 1977, the Mercantile Traders finalized the move.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mercantile Traders Move to Trade Center and a New Place to Shout About |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/07/02/archives/mercantile-traders-move-to-trade-center-and-a-new-place-to-shout.html |access-date=February 19, 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=July 2, 1977 |location=New York City |page=32 |language=en-US |archive-date=February 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219205638/https://www.nytimes.com/1977/07/02/archives/mercantile-traders-move-to-trade-center-and-a-new-place-to-shout.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The building's major tenants were [[Deutsche Bank]] (Floor 4, 5, and 6) and the [[New York Board of Trade]] (Floors 7, 8, and 9). The building's side facing Liberty Street housed the entrance to [[Westfield World Trade Center#Original mall (1975–2001)|The Mall at the World Trade Center]] on the basement concourse level of the WTC. A supplementary exterior staircase exiting directly to the plaza on the west side of the building was installed in 1996 to serve the Board of Trade spaces on the 8th floor.{{fact}}