East River Plaza

517 East 117th Street | also 520 East 117th Street | East Harlem | built 2007

The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.

Written with AI from the source each entry cites, then fact-checked.

1903
An earlier wire factory complex of six buildings opens on this waterfront site
A Washburn Wire Factory complex of six buildings is built on this East Harlem waterfront site in 1903. At its peak of wire production it employs up to 1,200 people. The factory closes in 1976, long before the mall is built here.
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2009
November 12
East River Plaza opens after a 15-year development process
The developer BDG buys the old factory site in 1996, and construction begins in 2006. The mall opens on November 12, 2009, with Costco as its first tenant. It has six levels and is attached to a parking garage.
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2010
PetSmart and Target open their first Manhattan stores at the mall
Best Buy, Bob's Discount Furniture, Marshalls, Old Navy, PetSmart and Target open at East River Plaza through 2010, following Costco. PetSmart's store is that chain's first in Manhattan, and Target's is also its first in the borough.
Source: Wikipedia
2023
October 21
Target closes its East River Plaza store, citing organized theft and vandalism
Target announces in September 2023 that it will close nine stores, including this one, and the East River Plaza location shuts on October 21. Community members protest, arguing the closure will hurt small businesses nearby. PetSmart had left in 2020 and Old Navy in 2021.
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