Port Authority taps Silverstein, Brookfield to build 5WTC

One of the final undeveloped World Trade Center parcels will give rise to a residential skyscraper with more than 1,300 apartments. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey chose a vision for the site submitted by Silverstein Properties, Brookfield Properties, Omni New York and Dabar Development Partners, which calls for a 1.56 million-square-foot, mixed-use tower, Commercial Observer reported. The project, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox, is expected to feature 1,325 rental units, with