Glass cube assembly begins at site of 5th Ave flagship store
Construction workers last week began to assemble a giant glass cube, which will be set like a jumbo gemstone atop Apple Computer's upcoming flagship retail store in the underground concourse of the General Motors building in Midtown Manhattan.
When complete, the 32-foot glass cube will form a stunning gateway to a circular glass staircase and cylindrical elevator leading to an underground 25,000-square-foot Apple retail store.
Apple will reportedly reserve a few thousand square-feet for storage and office space, reducing the usable retail space to about 21,000-square feet — almost the equivalent to its SoHo flagship retail store, located in southern Manhattan.
In a recent conference call, Apple for the first time acknowledged that it was constructing a giant retail store on 5th Ave. and said it hoped to begin operating out of the location in fiscal year 2006.
Sources privy to Apple's plans previously told AppleInsider the 5th Ave. store would rival anything seen from the company's retail division so far.
Apple reportedly began construction of the store in late-February.
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Love the last two pictures, where the gentleman is apparently vomiting into a trashcan and then collapsing ... a design element, I'm sure. :-)
Windows user no doubt!
My daughter and walked by it Saturday, and it appeared to have several glass panels in place at the bottom on the right side, so I'm not sure when it was actually started.
I thought he was looking for dinner!
Is the whole store going to be underground?