--- description: The new tallest building in New York City officially opens to tenants Nov. 3. Here's how it grew from a 2006 model to a 2014 tower block title: Freedom Tower: 1 World Trade Center's Year by Year Progress image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt30ba651be3cadc0a/698763f3a988cae95d6aa2bc/one-world-trade-center8.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [cities](/tag/cities/) ## cities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # See 1 World Trade Center Go Up Year by Year by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 3, 2014 7:18 PM CUT  2013 One World Trade Center rises above the Manhattan skyline as seen from the pool at the Gansevoort Meatpacking NYC on June 12, 2013. 2013 One World Trade Center rises above the Manhattan skyline as seen from the pool at the Gansevoort Meatpacking NYC on June 12, 2013.Lucas Jackson—Reuters by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 3, 2014 7:18 PM CUT  2006 A model of the Freedom Tower on display at the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Design Awards luncheon on June 28, 2006. Linda Rosier—New York Daily News /Getty Images  2007 An aerial Elevated view of the World Trade Center site as seen from One Liberty Plaza on Aug. 7, 2007. Michael Appleton—NY Daily News/Getty Images  2008 Tourists look out over the World Trade Center site, two days before the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on Sept. 9, 2008. Chip East—Reuters  2009 The World Trade Center site and New York's financial district on March 22, 2009. Mark Lennihan—AP  2010 A Port Authority police officer plays Taps on Sept. 11, 2010 during ceremonies to mark the 9th anniversary of the Sept. 11th terrorist attack. Andrew Mills—AFP/Getty Images  2011 Construction continues on One World Trade Center and the National Sept. 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center site on July 8, 2011. Mario Tama&—Getty Images  2012 The One World Trade Center building is seen from the 60th floor of 4 World Trade Center in New York on Sept. 7, 2012. Bloomberg/Getty Images  2013 One World Trade Center rises above the Manhattan skyline as seen from the pool at the Gansevoort Meatpacking NYC on June 12, 2013. Lucas Jackson—Reuters  2014 The "Tribute in Lights" is seen next to One World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2014 marking the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks. Eric Thayer—Getty Images ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3554896/one-world-trade-center-annual/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3554896/one-world-trade-center-annual/"},"headline":"See 1 World Trade Center Go Up Year by Year","datePublished":"2014-11-03T19:18:22.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:07:11.780Z","description":"The new tallest building in New York City officially opens to tenants Nov. 3. 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