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The Deutsche Bank Building at 130 Liberty Street in New York City , United States , adjacent to the World Trade Center , opened in 1974 as '''Bankers Trust Plaza'''. The building was acquired by Deutsche Bank from Bankers Trust in 1998. The Deutsche Bank Building was heavily damaged in the September 11, 2001 Attacks and severely infested with Mold and other contaminants, to the extent that the building was declared not salvageable. The building remained vacant for several years after the attacks, shrouded in black netting. The building was declared a total loss in 2004. In 2007, Deconstruction of the building proceeded. DAMAGE The 40-story building was severely damaged by the collapse of the 2 World Trade Center (South Tower) in the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks . The collapse of 2 World Trade Center tore a 24-story gash into the facade and destroyed the lobby. As well, a steel beam was lodged in its side.1 With a gaping hole exposing the building to the elements, black Mold severely contaminated the building and its ventilation system. After the 9/11 attacks, netting that had the appearance of a black burial shroud was placed around the building. The bank maintained that the building could not be restored to habitable condition, while its insurers sought to treat the incident as recoverable damage rather than a total loss. Work on the building was deferred for over two years during which the condition of the building deteriorated. The Fire Sprinkler system had sprayed excessive water in the building, which caused Black Mold to grow, making the building unsafe. REMAINS In 2002, over a year after the attacks, a number of mummified human remains were found inside the building. The remains had been ejected there by the explosions across Liberty Street. Additionally, in September 2005, even more human remains were found on the roof.2 In March 2006, construction workers who were removing toxic waste from the building before deconstruction found more bone fragments and remains. This has prompted calls from victims' family members for another search of the building by forensic experts. In 2006 between April 7 to April 14, over 300 human bone fragments were discovered in the ballast gravel on the roof. Workers sifted through the gravel to find these remains. In total, more than 700 bone fragments were discovered on the roof of the building. DECONSTRUCTION The cost of this deconstruction has steadily increased as large amounts of 9/11 toxins, asbestos, dioxin, lead, silica, quartz, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, chromium and manganese have been found in the building. On February 27 , 2004 , an agreement was announced to settle the disposition of the building and insurance claims. Later that year as part of this agreement, the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation acquired the land and commenced its deconstruction.3 An Associated Press December 7 , 2006 report indicates that the building will be dismantled. This report indicated that area residents were fearful of the 9/11 toxins in the dust within the building.http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Toxic-Tower.html?_r=1&oref=slogin Deconstruction began in March 2007.http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60814FB355B0C738DDDAB0894DF404482http://www.downtownexpress.com/de_197/questionspile.html |
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