2001 Live(@25YearsAgoLive):In a public ceremony, New York investor Larry Silverstein purchases the World Trade Center complex for $3.22 billion on a 99-year lease, to expire in the year 2100. Silverstein is a doting, personal owner; he famously breakfasts at Windows on the World each and every morning.

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In a public ceremony, New York investor Larry Silverstein purchases the World Trade Center complex for $3.22 billion on a 99-year lease, to expire in the year 2100. Silverstein is a doting, personal owner; he famously breakfasts at Windows on the World each and every morning.