{"id":34453,"date":"2026-02-27T01:29:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T09:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/american-express-taps-turner-to-build-its-new-global-hq\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T01:29:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T09:29:11","slug":"american-express-taps-turner-to-build-its-new-global-hq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/american-express-taps-turner-to-build-its-new-global-hq\/","title":{"rendered":"American Express taps Turner to build its new global HQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?313321260226\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">2 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/text-to-speech.divecdn.com\/newspost\/813275\/2026-02-26_14.37.35\/turner-construction-american-express-world-trade-center.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ed-secondary-content-box\" data-source=\"snorkel-form\">\n<p class=\"ed-secondary-content-box__title\"><strong>Award:\u00a0<\/strong>Office tower<br \/><strong>Value: <\/strong>Undisclosed<br \/><strong>Location:<\/strong>\u00a0New York City<br \/><strong>Client:<\/strong>\u00a0American Express<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>A New York City-based contractor will begin construction activity this spring on the final commercial tower of the World Trade Center rebuild in Lower Manhattan, according to multiple news releases.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>American Express recently tapped Turner Construction to lead the base building construction, including the tower\u2019s core and shell, at its new state-of-the-art global headquarters at 2 World Trade Center, the financial services giant confirmed with Construction Dive. Officials did not share the total project cost.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The project will span nearly <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanexpress.com\/en-us\/newsroom\/articles\/colleagues-and-culture\/amex-build-new-state-of-the-art-global-headquarters-new-york.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>2 million square feet across 55 floors<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, according to a Wednesday news release from American Express. Plans also call for more than an acre of outdoor space with several lush terraces and gardens along with views of the Manhattan skyline.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cMoving forward with the final commercial office building at the World Trade Center marks an important milestone for this campus and for the region,\u201d said Kevin O\u2019Toole, chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. \u201c2 World Trade Center strengthens one of the country\u2019s most significant centers of commerce and transportation and reflects the sustained focus required to advance projects of this scale.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Along with Turner, American Express selected New York City-based Silverstein Properties as the developer and London-based Foster + Partners as the design architect for the project.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The building will be developed on land owned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey under a long-term ground lease. Once complete, the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/news\/governor-hochul-announces-new-american-express-global-headquarters-2-world-trade-center\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>project will generate<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> about $5.9 billion to New York City\u2019s economy and about $6.3 billion to the state of New York economy overall, according to a press release from the office of Gov. Kathy Hochul.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cThis project represents thousands of good, union jobs that sustain families and strengthen our communities,\u201d New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in the release. \u201cWhen we invest in New York, we must ensure that investment flows to working people \u2014 to carpenters, electricians, and laborers who quite literally build this city.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>American Express moved to its current headquarters at 200 Vesey Street in New York City about four decades ago in 1986. The company will retain that office until the completion of the new global headquarters, according to the firm.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Turner will begin construction activity this spring, and expects to complete the project in 2031, according to American Express.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/turner-construction-american-express-world-trade-center\/813275\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. 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