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.