{"id":2137,"date":"2007-02-23T10:18:09","date_gmt":"2007-02-23T18:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2007\/02\/thats_mall_folks.html"},"modified":"2007-02-23T10:18:09","modified_gmt":"2007-02-23T18:18:09","slug":"thats_mall_folk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/blog\/archives\/2007\/02\/thats_mall_folk.html","title":{"rendered":"That’s M’all, Folks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shouldn’t at least someone<\/em> out there mourn the potential loss of the Pier 17 mall? Or not<\/a>:<\/p>\n

South Street Seaport’s Pier 17 probably will be razed to make way for a retail, residential and open-space development, a spokeswoman for the property’s leaseholder said yesterday.<\/p>\n

Though the company is exploring a range of options, the three-story shopping mall named for the pier upon which it was built likely will be demolished, said Cheri Fein, a spokeswoman for General Growth Properties, a Chicago-based real estate company that owns and operates more than 200 malls nationwide. Fein did not elaborate on the specific plans.<\/p>\n

Asked how high a new structure might go, Fein said: “The lower you go, the less open space there is — but nothing has been decided.<\/p>\n

“There is also the recognition that it is not just a land-bound place,” she said. “We want to make it 360 [degrees], so that it can be reached by the ferry as well.”<\/p>\n

According to one person familiar with the developer’s initial plan, General Growth is considering a tall building for the site, and would build a ferry landing and relocate the landmark Tin Building of the former Fulton Fish Market. The rest of the pier would be left as open space.<\/p>\n

. . .<\/p>\n

Most waterfront advocates would not shed tears over the loss of the Pier 17 mall, a mix of chain stores, restaurants and specialty shops completed in 1983. The mall is a cumbersome structure, said Lee Gruzen of SeaportSpeaks, a group of local stakeholders.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Location Scout: Pier 17<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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