At Pier 17, piles of rubble and plans for the future

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Ryan Hutchins

The imposing red mall stood for 28 years on Pier 17, hanging over the East River as it beckoned tourists to its mix of mall shopping and waterfront attractions.

Today, much of it has been reduced to a pile of rubble. A boat ride around the pier on Thursday afternoon revealed that a demolition crew has taken down some three quarters of the old mall and is just a few weeks away from a more momentous feat: Disassembling the entire pier.

What will follow that four-month process is a brand new platform and a glassy mall-park hybrid that will become the crowning achievement of Howard Hughes Corp.'s redevelopment of the South Street Seaport, said Adam Meister, the vice president of development for the company. The new building should be complete in 2016, he said.

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