MR. SILVERSTEIN, WHY IS THERE STILL A HOLE WHEN: In January 2001, Silverstein, via Silverstein Properties and Westfield America , made a $3.2 billion bid for the lease to the World Trade Center. Silverstein's bid for the lease to the World Trade Center was accepted on July 24 , 2001 , seven weeks before the buildings were destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks . The deal was described in a press release on July 24 , 2001 : "Silverstein Properties, Inc., and Westfield America, Inc...
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