▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁ter raz zo ▁floor . ▁The ▁pav il ion ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Department ▁of ▁Park s ▁and ▁Rec re ation ▁announced ▁plans ▁to ▁restore ▁the ▁pav il ion ▁with ▁new ▁land sc aped ▁paths ▁and ▁event ▁spaces ▁at ▁an ▁estimated ▁cost ▁of ▁$ 7 3 ▁million , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁$ 1 4 ▁million ▁cost ▁to ▁demol ish ▁the ▁structure . ▁Ren ew ed ▁interest ▁was ▁shown ▁in ▁the ▁pav il ion ' s ▁rest oration ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁ 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁its ▁opening . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁pav il ion ▁received ▁about ▁$ 5 . 8 ▁million ▁for ▁rest oration . ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁M ets ▁also ▁don ated ▁some ▁money ▁for ▁the ▁pres ervation ▁effort . ▁However , ▁the ▁pav il ion ▁was ▁dam aged ▁the ▁same ▁month ▁by ▁ar son ists . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Struct ural ▁Ste el ▁P ain ting ▁Cont ract ors ▁Association , ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Park s ▁Department ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Union ▁of ▁P ain ters ▁and ▁Al lied ▁Tr ades ▁( D istrict ▁Council ▁ 9 , ▁Local ▁ 8 0 6 ), ▁announced ▁a ▁project ▁to ▁rep