14 Facts About Liberty Place

Two Liberty Place's spire is shorter and squatter, a design influenced by the needs of tenant Cigna.

Liberty Place proposed the creation of a special ordinance that would allow buildings taller than City Hall between 16th and 20th Streets and the north side of Chestnut Street and the south side of John F Kennedy Boulevard.

At the time, One Liberty Place was owned by Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association and Chyoda.

Two Liberty Place was owned by a partnership led by Willard Rouse called 1650 Market Associates, and the Shops of Liberty Place was owned jointly by the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association and 1650 Market Associates.

Rents for One Liberty Place were around US$10 lower than competing office buildings.

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Two Liberty Place was struggling to find a buyer because it was uncertain Cigna would renew its lease which would expire in 2006.

In June 2002, Two Liberty Place was sold to Shorenstein Properties of San Francisco.

In October 2016, Coretrust Capital Partners LLC of Los Angeles acquired the office portion of Two Liberty Place by purchasing controlling interests in multiple ownership entities for $219 million.

Architect Helmut Jahn designed One Liberty Place and was a consulting architect for the rest of the complex.

One Liberty Place's spire is made up of four gabled setbacks leading up to a 2-ton, 47-foot-long steel spire on top.

Two Liberty Place is based on the same influences as its counterpart tower and uses a similar shape and matching facade.

Two Liberty Place's spire contains fewer gabled setbacks giving the tower a more squat appearance, but allowing about the same amount of interior space as One Liberty Place.

The 122 luxury condominiums, called The Residences at Two Liberty Place, are the highest in the city, with condominiums located between 546 and 765 feet above ground level.

Two Liberty Place's lobby was originally specifically designed for Cigna which used to lease the entire building.