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CONFIRMED82% CONFIDENCE6.0 years agoHappened as dated, per the source[1]: "One Vanderbilt was formally opened with a ceremony three days later, on September 14."One Vanderbilt, a 1,401-foot supertall office tower beside Grand Central Terminal, formally opened in Midtown Manhattan.$3.3B0.66The One Placed Into Receivership in Toronto
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