In 2001 , Brookfield Office Properties bought the property for $ 432 million . Following the September 11 attacks , and the subsequent collapse of the World Trade Center nearby , One Liberty Plaza sustained significant facade damage . The building needed hundreds of windows that had been blown out on its western facade to be replaced , and the removal of heavy dust and debris from the floors and equipment on the roof . An outside area on the street beside Brooks Brothers on the ground floor of the building was used as a temporary morgue in the days following the attack . At one point there was a rumor going around that the building was in danger of collapse . These claims were quickly refuted by the '' New York Times '' : The building was planned to be reopened to office workers with a ribbon cutting ceremony on October 22 , 2001 . But the day before it was to happen , it was decided that it was not yet sufficiently safe for employees to return to the office tower . The tower reopened on October 24 , two days after originally scheduled
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
One Liberty Plaza