Construction Update: Pier 17
Northeast corner from the East River.
Exterior construction is wrapping up at the Howard Hughes Corporation's new retail center at Pier 17. This new structure is part of the redevelopment of the site formerly home to Benjamin Thompson's 1983 structure of similar function. The 300,000 square foot retail project is designed by SHoP Architects, the firm also responsible for the nearby Pier 15 and the East River Waterfront Esplanade renovation.
Southeast corner from the East River.
The façade consists of two lower floors clad in a corrugated dark gray metal panel and two upper floors clad in panels of channel glass and tall windows. Operable glass walls at the north and south facades can slide vertically down to close off the lower floors.
Close-up of the southeast corner.
South façade.
Southeast corner of Pier 17 with the Brooklyn Bridge in the background.
Close-up of the southeast corner.
Operable glass walls installed on the south façade.
Southwest corner.
Architect: SHoP Architects; Developer: The Howard Hughes Corporation; Program: Retail; Location: Seaport District, New York, NY; Completion: 2018.
