Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s nearly $200 million vision for New York’s Seaport is over. Seaport Entertainment Group announced this week that the Tin Building by Jean-Georges closed on Monday, February 23. The end of the food hall comes after years of financial hemorrhaging, workforce upheaval, and a slow retreat from the ambitious scope that defined its opening.
It’s going to be replaced by the Balloon Museum, an interactive art experience, which will open in the more than 50,000-square-foot space in the summer of 2026.
“The density of people coming in was not there for the market,” Vongerichten tells Eater regarding the closing. “The restaurants were doing fine,” and Seaport Entertainment Group (SEG) is going to relocate them around the Seaport. “We’re proud of what we created there — years in the making and years of running it as a license.”…