5 World Trade Center ( also referred to as 130 Liberty Street ) is a planned skyscraper at the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan , New York City . The site is across Liberty Street , to the south of the main World Trade Center site . , the project is on standby while the Port Authority explores a potential sale of the lot to a developer and looks for tenants to occupy the skyscraper . The proposed building shares its name with the original 5 World Trade Center , which was heavily damaged as a result of the collapse of the North Tower during the September 11 attacks and was later demolished . The Port Authority has no plans to construct a building at 130 Liberty Street , although it is open to future development of the site as office , retail , hotel , residential or some mix of those uses
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
5 World Trade Center