Manhattan · New York County
123 Washington Street
POPS - Outdoor Plaza
- Location
- 123 Washington Street, Financial District / Tribeca
- Size
- 0.10 acres
- Hours
- Open during building hours
- Type
- POPS - Outdoor Plaza
123 Washington Street is a Privately Owned Public Space in the Financial District near the World Trade Center site. The outdoor plaza provides public space in an area that has been fundamentally reshaped since September 11, 2001.
Washington Street runs through the heart of the World Trade Center redevelopment area, where the original Twin Towers stood until their destruction in the 2001 terrorist attacks. The surrounding blocks have been rebuilt with new office towers, a transit hub, a memorial, and a performing arts center.
The POPS at this address serves the workers, residents, and visitors who populate this rebuilt district. The World Trade Center Memorial and Museum draw millions of visitors annually, many of whom walk through the surrounding streets and public spaces.
The rebuilding of the World Trade Center area has created one of the most significant collections of new public space in Lower Manhattan, including the memorial plaza, the Oculus transit hub, and multiple POPS at the surrounding commercial buildings.
This space is part of the post-9/11 landscape of Lower Manhattan, where the creation of public space has been intertwined with the process of mourning, remembering, and rebuilding.