Photos: Apple Store NY Construction

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IFO Apple Store (http://www.ifoapplestore.com/stores/meatpacking_0507.html) posted photos from the construction site of what will be the location of the largest New York City Apple Store.
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The 3rd Apple Store in New York City is to be located at 401 W. 14th Street in the Meatpacking District. The new store is said to provide 32,000 square feet of floor space, significantly more (http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/04/28/special_report_third_manhattan_apple_store_to_dwarf_them_all.html) than their existing Apple Store SoHo (21,577 sq feet) and Fifth Avenue (25,000 sq feet) locations.

[pdpfilms]

Is this the largest Apple store yet?

[Luis]

Holy crap, Apple will need to release a whole lot of things to fill that up:eek:

[Luis]

Is this the largest Apple store yet?

It will be when it is finished, yes.

[BlueRevolution]

I'm just wondering why New York needs more Apple stores than Canada.

[queshy]

lol, ya. how many do we have, like 3?

[amac4me]

With all that space I would like to see Apple build a training center.

[mikeinternet]

let's hope this one is 24/7 also.

sure it's cool buying an ipod at 4 in the morning, but not having to go all the way up town for it.

[psxndc]

Maybe to hold the new MacBook and MacBook Pros we've all been dying for?

Speaking of which: Hey Steve, I've got money burning a hole in my pocket. Gimme some laptop love soon, please!

-p-

[Rojo]

This is going to be right around the corner from me, so I'm super excited. I hope it has a large theatre area/classes like the SoHo store. Or I might even sign up for the one-to-one service since it's so close.

Anyone know when this store is estimated to be completed?

[Zwhaler]

Cool. Now I just want an Apple Store San Ramon!

[TechnoLawyer]

I'm just wondering why New York needs more Apple stores than Canada.

You're kidding, right? With only two stores, New York is still underserved. It's a very, very big city.

[psychofreak]

I've never seen the cube in person...at least when I eventually get round to going to NY (I haven't been since I was around 7 years old) there will be one more attraction to visit :)

[nagromme]

You're kidding, right? With only two stores, New York is still underserved. It's a very, very big city.

Right, the NY metro area has 19 million people. But that's 42% fewer people than Canada has.

To be fair, if NYC has 3 Apple stores, Canada should have 5.

[rydewnd2]

Right, the NY metro area has 19 million people. But that's 42% fewer people than Canada has.

To be fair, if NYC has 3 Apple stores, Canada should have 5.

But Canada has more people over so much more space. Are u going to expect people to ride down from nova scotia to visit the apple store? quite flawed logic imho

[Silentwave]

I hope they come up with a striking design for it, because for the largest one to be just another apple store would be kinda sad. The cube is so....awesome.

[bigandy]

well, that's certainly not tiny.

[FrankieTDouglas]

let's hope this one is 24/7 also.

sure it's cool buying an ipod at 4 in the morning, but not having to go all the way up town for it.

Please. It'd be nice to buy an iPod at 4 in the morning and not have to drive at least 5 hours for the closest Apple store. I live in Louisiana, where there is NO Apple store in the state. Not even in New Orleans.

Then again, I was recently in Paris and surprised by the lack of a store there, as well. But luckily New York city is getting its third store.

[Martin C]

Nice! A 3rd Apple store in New York City. I second the wish that it will be open 24/7 like the 5th Avenue store.

[zap2]

I really don't see the need for this...NY already has some really nice Apple stores, they should put them in place were there is a lack of them



Same thing with NJ, we have tons of Apple stores, even more so looking at the fact we're so small. I like it, but it sucks for non NJ people

[p0intblank]

Very nice!!! I'm a huge fan of both the SoHo and Fifth Avenue stores. I can't wait to see this one complete. I'll be at the grand opening. :D Perhaps Steve Jobs will make an appearance again.

[icsedge1]

i'm sure the vast-ness of this store will provide excellent training/sales and gazillions of yummy things to buy on the sales floor. i just hope it's 14th street location does not hurt Tekserve too much!

Sedge

[adrianm]

I can't see the point in travelling to a retail outlet, have to wait to be served, not get the customisations you want etc.

My nearest store is about 25mins away by tube (I live in London) and that's still too far.

[dubnluvn]

Great! Now you can get a Mac and some fresh tenderloin's in one trip!

[puckhead193]

Great! Now you can get a Mac and some fresh tenderloin's in one trip!

you can use your new MBP to cook it :p

[SkAlex]

Great! Now you can get a Mac and some fresh tenderloin's in one trip!

Is there actually any meat to still be found in the meatpacking district? I only know where to find good jeans some bridge-and-tunnel crowd on weekends. :rolleyes:

[MLeepson]

I think can still get meat there. It smells like it. I know someone who gets their hair cut down their and it smells like meat when I went with them. (If I'm not mistaken, that previous place used to be a restaurant.)

[icsedge1]

Is there actually any meat to still be found in the meatpacking district? I only know where to find good jeans some bridge-and-tunnel crowd on weekends. :rolleyes:

yes, i do believe i have noticed in all the write abouts about the High Line i have been reading that there are 2 (i think) meat houses still in the Meat Packing district. but yeah, otherwise, it's no longer gritty and fun like i guess it used to be. :)

Sedge

[nagromme]

But Canada has more people over so much more space. Are u going to expect people to ride down from nova scotia to visit the apple store? quite flawed logic imho

Right, I was being ironic about the scary enormity of NYC's pop density.

But looking at it logically, a spread out population that needs more stores per person than NYC also means each store generates less sales. A lot of thinly-populated places in the US could use an Apple store too, to save a long drive, but would they sell enough to pay for the store? Hopefully so--but maybe the high-density areas are where Apple is expanding first, leaving the online store as a stopgap for other areas (like where my parents live).

yes, i do believe i have noticed in all the write abouts about the High Line i have been reading that there are 2 (i think) meat houses still in the Meat Packing district. but yeah, otherwise, it's no longer gritty and fun like i guess it used to be. :)

Sedge

Mmmmmm.... Gritty meat fun.....

[Hummer]

Why do we need another? They're all within 5 minutes of each other by train and less than 4 blocks of walking after the train.

[wildthing1994]

I live in a city in canada thats never going to get an apple store, but there are a few mac resellers, (not the same thing I know) but I can look at the macs there and show my friends the imacs and mb, and lets them be in amazement.

One asked why I wanted a new mac, I took him to the reseller and he saw a mac for the first time in person and understood, without me saying another word.

[dontmatter]

Can anybody comment on the location? Not a new yorker here, and I realize I know a bit about SoHo and 5th ave, but nothing about the meatpacking district.

[jramones2]

I hope its as awsome as the Fifth Ave. Store!

[dontmatter]

Why do we need another? They're all within 5 minutes of each other by train and less than 4 blocks of walking after the train.

My guess is that it's there because they're 5 minutes apart by train. If it looks like it'll take 45 minutes to get help, you just go on to the next store.

[icsedge1]

Why do we need another? They're all within 5 minutes of each other by train and less than 4 blocks of walking after the train.

Midtown, Meatpacking, and SOHO are three different neighborhoods and i am sure Apple has tons of analysis showing who they are and how many customers they can expect in such parts of town. i don't think they would go to the expense if they were not positive the new store would hold it's weight on the sales line.

Sedge

[adamj]

I hope its better!

[zwida]

i'm sure the vast-ness of this store will provide excellent training/sales and gazillions of yummy things to buy on the sales floor. i just hope it's 14th street location does not hurt Tekserve too much!

Sedge

Agreed about TekServe. I'm sure they'll be taken out eventually if Apple really has them in its sights, although their repair service might persist in a smaller storefront.

Who knows how many NYC stores Apple has planned, but the more the merrier from where I sit. I'll bet you they open a smaller store in Brooklyn Heights one of these days and probably something one the Upper West Side. The "right" neighborhoods for Apple stores are pretty easy to pick out (they have all the other superhot chainstores...).

[MattyMac]

That is awesome. I'm working NW of that building you see going up with the giant crane on top....I see it every day. I work for an engineering firm in the city...I would love to have apple as my client for a project.

I'll definitely be at this grand opening!

[Foxglove9]

I also feel another NYC location isn't very necessary but what do I know, the stores are pretty packed on peak hours. I would have rather seen a Brooklyn location personally but maybe I'm just saying that because it is closer to where I live.

All I know is I hope to visit the new store at 3am and play with some fun gadgets. :)

[melican]

Can anybody comment on the location? Not a new yorker here, and I realize I know a bit about SoHo and 5th ave, but nothing about the meatpacking district.

Until about the year 2000, the Meatpacking district was fairly desolate. There were still working meatpacking plants, a couple cool but relatively unpopular restaurants (Florent, Rio Mar), a mostly gay after-hours scene, and a large selection of transvestite prostitutes. I make it sound bad, but it was actually a cool area.

But with Mayor Giuliani shutting down much of New York's party scene, and the opening of a popular expensive restaurant (Pastis), the Meatpacking District became hip and popular. Now it's crowded with lots of expensive restaurants and bars, straight night clubs, and designer clothes stores (Stella McCartney, John). New Yorkers don't go to that area much anymore. It's mostly for tourists and out-of-towners. Give it a few more years and it will be just like SoHo.

[Darkroom]

I'm just wondering why New York needs more Apple stores than Canada.

tell me about it... 2 apple stores in all of Canada... one on the outskirts of Toronto, and the other conveniently located in Laval (north of montreal)... :rolleyes:

[Darkroom]

But Canada has more people over so much more space. Are u going to expect people to ride down from nova scotia to visit the apple store? quite flawed logic imho

woo hoo Nova Scotia! i'm from Nova Scotia...

NOVA SCOTIA REPRESENT!!!

:p

[Cult Follower]

That is gonna be one huge store. What are they going to do with all that space?

[Legolamb]

I'm just wondering why New York needs more Apple stores than Canada.
Because its the Big Apple:p

I went from being really creeped everytime I had to visit friends' lofts in the meatpacking district (remember "Basic Instinct") to being unable to afford the rent there. This started with artists being unable to afford SOHO and branching out. Anyway, there goes the neighborhood......

I'd love to have an Apple store in downtown Montreal, instead of the 20 minutes to get to the store in Laval. It's not like Montreal doesn't have the designers using Macs.

[Eric Lewis]

apple has 3 in toronto
1 in montreal
and one soon in calgary!


they need one in LONDON ONTARIO CANADA

[Doctor Q]

We'll have to get more Apple Stores in Los Angeles to make sure we stay ahead of New York. Of course, we already have Apple Stores every few miles in every direction in Los Angeles, but it's the principle that matters.

[dartzorichalcos]

Good news that there are going to be more Apple Stores. Apple rocks.:)

[synth3tik]

Here in Minneapolis we have a store that is one of the first Apple resellers in the midwest. Apple loves these guys and therefor did not/will not supply Apple with a more land mark store. Of course since we do have the mall of America the store there might get a new space with a second floor. But still I want a big Apple store around my parts.:(


errr. correction. Apple will not step on the toes of these guys as they have such a great relationship. Not to make it sound like the city or other retailers are not allowing Apple to build a more landmark store.

[TJM141@mac.com]

Please. It'd be nice to buy an iPod at 4 in the morning and not have to drive at least 5 hours for the closest Apple store. I live in Louisiana, where there is NO Apple store in the state. Not even in New Orleans.

Sorry, Last I heard New Orleans was washed away.

P.S. Long Live Bunkie La!!

[twoodcc]

dang, that's gonna be huge!

[quodlibetic]

Why do we need another? They're all within 5 minutes of each other by train and less than 4 blocks of walking after the train.

It's at least a 15-20 minute subway trip from the Apple store in Soho to the cube in midtown, and 20-25 minutes with 2 subways between Soho and the Meatpacking district shop-in-progress. I wish all the locations were 5 minutes apart! :)

[Maccus Aurelius]

It's at least a 15-20 minute subway trip from the Apple store in Soho to the cube in midtown, and 20-25 minutes with 2 subways between Soho and the Meatpacking district shop-in-progress. I wish all the locations were 5 minutes apart! :)

Too bad the NYC subway system can be as efficient as a bowel movement while wearing a wet suit or else those figures would be accurate. :p

I kid. Anyway, this store is in a much better spot for me than the one up on Fifth avenue.

[quodlibetic]

Too bad the NYC subway system can be as efficient as a bowel movement while wearing a wet suit or else those figures would be accurate. :p

I kid. Anyway, this store is in a much better spot for me than the one up on Fifth avenue.

Oh, I realize I was being extremely optimistic with those time estimates. :p I bought my Macbook at the 5th Ave store on a Friday at 2AM or so, and I believe that it took my friend and I a solid 70-80 minutes to get from there back home to Brooklyn on the Q (perhaps 3 stops into the borough, at most). Torturous, especially when one's holding a brand-new laptop. :apple:

[Hummer]

It's at least a 15-20 minute subway trip from the Apple store in Soho to the cube in midtown, and 20-25 minutes with 2 subways between Soho and the Meatpacking district shop-in-progress. I wish all the locations were 5 minutes apart! :)

I've traveled between Soho and Central Park South/West many of times and once on the W you're at the 5th avenue station from Prince in like 10 minutes tops.

[Teddy's]

Wow, 3rd NY store?

We Torontonians will fight for a 4th store.
Preferably in Mississauga.:o

[alecj1212]

To be fair, this is the 4th NYC store. There's one in SI, but this is the third one in Manhattan. Take that, Canada.

[iMeowbot]

Holy crap, Apple will need to release a whole lot of things to fill that up:eek:
In the interest of historical preservation, they will be operating a slaughterhouse on the premises.

[I WAS the one]

Why a store that big??? Apple doesn't have that MANY products?? I mean, with one store they're cool... mac mini, mac pros, mac books, ipods and iphone...anything else beside the accesories? something is fishy around here;)

[slackpacker]

Is it true that the 57th Street store the one with the glass cube.... does NOT do Applecare Service?

[Maccus Aurelius]

Well, where else would steve be able to debut the giant white cube supercomputer, simply dubbed "i".

They DO applecare service at the 59th street store.

[Foxglove9]

To be fair, this is the 4th NYC store. There's one in SI, but this is the third one in Manhattan. Take that, Canada.

There's also a store in Long Island which is just about as far away as the Staten Island one. So really that would be 5 locations. Plus we won't count Tekserve, plus that new Apple-related store in Brooklyn, as well as all the other mac dealers...and NJ (which isn't far away). Yeah, we do have a lot of choice :D

[liv4Mac]

What I would like to see is a report of which store generate the most $$$$ then we all will probaly understand why the Island of Manhattan have so many stores.

[Jasonbot]

Now why would an apple store be in/near a meat packing district? Is that just a code word or do people literally pack meat next door to this up and coming apple store?

[Cindynjgirl79]

I don't know it this is true or not but on one of the ny news at 5 they were talking about how the rent is 6millon a year. anyone else heard this. man it really must be worth it to put a 3rd one in the city.

[iMikeT]

I wish large corporations would be so kind as to look into other locations for their retail outlets than in only New York. I have nothing against New York, but why do so many companies choose to establish a retail outlet in only New York?

I live in Los Angeles, I know it's a big city, but we could definitely use a few more :apple: Stores. Especially ones that most of us don't need to use a freeway to arrive at one.

[iMikeT]

I don't know it this is true or not but on one of the ny news at 5 they were talking about how the rent is 6millon a year. anyone else heard this. man it really must be worth it to put a 3rd one in the city.


I'm assuming that your local news was talking about the one on 5th Ave.

[dejo]

Denver already has 4 stores, one more than NYC will once this opens. At least Apple acknowledges that there is something between the east and west coasts. :)

[ronrosell]

tell me about it... 2 apple stores in all of Canada... one on the outskirts of Toronto, and the other conveniently located in Laval (north of montreal)... :rolleyes:

Actually there are currently four Apple stores in Canada ... three in Toronto (one downtown) and one in Laval, which is a large suburb of Montreal (but rather far from downtown).

There are none in Vancouver or Ottawa, respectively Canada's 3rd and 4th largest cities and both markets with a significant technology industry. That makes Apple's retail absence from those markets all the more puzzling. It's not just that they're big cities, it's that they have the kinds of folks who would buy Macs.

In the case of Vancouver, metro population just over two million, it has no Apple stores while Seattle, two hours away by car and roughly the same size, has four stores in the metro area. (Maybe they just did that to tweak you know who?) Meanwhile, Palm Beach County FL, pop 1.5 million, where the largest city (West Palm) has only 250,000, boasts three Apple stores ... amid lots of folks who think computers exist solely to embarrass them in front of their grandchildren.

So saying that "of course NYC could use more stores," or that they need to place stores in large population centers, kind of misses the point. There are at least half a dozen Apple stores in the NYC metro area; after this one opens, three of 'em will be in Manhattan. Meanwhile, other, quite large metro areas with attractive markets for Apple are completely unserved.

[ATG]

Well I'm happy since my nearest Apple Store is only 5 miles away. But I don't see the need for yet another store in new york.

[zwida]

Now why would an apple store be in/near a meat packing district? Is that just a code word or do people literally pack meat next door to this up and coming apple store?

The entire district was once, literally, a meat-packing district: blood ran in the gutters, the place reeked to high heavens, etc. There are two meat packers remaining on the far west side of the area, but it is now filled with high-end boutiques, velvet-rope clubs, and "hot" restaurants.

As to why/how this happened, I won't bore the board with the a discussion of Manhattan real estate, but the Meat Packing District has the authentic "charms" that turned SoHo, TriBeCa, et al into major commercial hubs (original cobblestone streets, interesting building stock).

[SpudNYC]

It'll be cool having an Apple store nearby but I'd rather have Western Beef back :(

[Gasu E.]

Until about the year 2000, the Meatpacking district was fairly desolate. ..., a mostly gay after-hours scene, and a large selection of transvestite prostitutes.

"Hi honey, want to pack some meat?" :eek:

[Teddy's]

"Hi honey, want to pack some meat?" :eek:

eeewwwwww... tell me about it :p

[Jasonbot]

The entire district was once, literally, a meat-packing district: blood ran in the gutters, the place reeked to high heavens, etc. There are two meat packers remaining on the far west side of the area.

Nice imagery!

[kerryn]

I'm really surprised that NYC only has 2 Apple stores at present.

Here in Milwaukee we currently have one, with a second due to open (with in about 500 yards of where I live - Yippee!) later this year.

So Milwaukee will have two and we are a lot smaller than NYC.

[Zukum]

Doesn't apple sell a total of around 10 products? They don't need more than 1000 sq ft! :)

[enigmaverse]

I wish large corporations would be so kind as to look into other locations for their retail outlets than in only New York. I have nothing against New York, but why do so many companies choose to establish a retail outlet in only New York?

I live in Los Angeles, I know it's a big city, but we could definitely use a few more :apple: Stores. Especially ones that most of us don't need to use a freeway to arrive at one.

The simple reason is NewYork City is one of the most densely populated areas in the country. Business can do things here that would never fly ANYWHERE else in the country. I've been into both Apple stores in Manhattan at several different times during the day and theyre always packed. At the 5th ave store, you cant even look at a machine because there are too many people sitting at them checking their email.

This alone shows the necessity for at least one more store, I wouldnt be suprised if we end up with 5 stores within Manhattan.

Most large scale businesses open here because success is practically guaranteed, especially a product line like Apples. Why open a store if its not going to be profitable?

I once read that the population of NYC doubles every morning. Meaning there are roughly 7-8 million residents, and another 7-8 million commuter and tourists that come in everyday. That is a tremendous amount of people to serve within a 25 sq mile area.

If even .1% of the daily population bought only a Macbook per year, that would represent a minimum of $16,000,000.00 in sales... not bad odds

[capone2]

let's hope this one is 24/7 also.

sure it's cool buying an ipod at 4 in the morning, but not having to go all the way up town for it.

i live a block away and zoning will never allow!

its meatpacking district -it sits between chelsea and the west village.

for those of you dont know Google has offices across the way.

[jesteraver]

I just wish they had an actual store here in Montreal and not in Laval :mad:

[Spectrum]

Great! Now you can get a Mac and some fresh tenderloin's in one trip!
Maybe not for much longer...
If I'm not mistaken, that previous place used to be a restaurant.
Was there a restaurant on the corner? Part of the location also used to be Western Beef (http://westernbeef.com/013_ad.htm).

[sarge]

Heres Why:


Visitors (international and domestic) to New York City in 2006: 44 million
Visitor spending (international and domestic) in 2005: $22.8 billion



It's probably closer to 25 billion today and I see many of those 44 million visitors shopping in one of only two stores.

[Clive At Five]

http://www.ifoapplestore.com/photos/meatpacking_0505/to_southwest.jpg

Hmm.... nice Food Netword billboard.

...not

By the way, I know NYC is the center of the universe and all, but how come they have, like 8 Apple Stores with 3 flagships and other big cities (like Minneapolis ahem) have 4 puny Apple stores and 0 flagships?

Apple: buy out Lane Bryant's lot above you in the Mall of America, put in a nice glass staircase and freaking capitalize on the 3/4 million weekly foot-traffic at MOA!

:rolleyes: Not that this would benefit me at all... ;) :D

-Clive

[dude-x]

Did anyone notice the gaffe that IFOApplestore made describing the cross street as "9th avenue and HUDSON street" when the address says 14th street? :p

I like the fact that there is going to be a west side Apple store. It's a pain for me to get the east side of Manhattan, and now I can take the A train to 14th street and walk down 1 block. Though I always thought that 9th avenue is kind of ****** in general...

As for Tekserve, I doubt they will go away. They give you the straight dope on what Mac products have the most problems (like the Studio display CRTs in early 2000), and they have sales of Mac products at decent discounts.

[zwida]

Was there a restaurant on the corner? Part of the location also used to be Western Beef.

Yeah, the restaurant was called Markt. Good belgian beer, mussels, and fries, although I found the clientele to be pretty lame.

[Dustman]

Holy crap, Apple will need to release a whole lot of things to fill that up:eek:

32 CORE G5 POWERBOOKS NEXT TUESDAY!

[BuzWeaver]

Once they open they can start selling the new iPhone Cases:

http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9716424-1.html?tag=cnetfd.mt

[Cindynjgirl79]

I'm assuming that your local news was talking about the one on 5th Ave.

nope they were talking about the one in soho

[mrbrown]

Honestly, this pisses me off. Yes, I know New York is a very large city, and practically doubles in population during the work day, but it still makes me sick.

I live down in Louisiana. The closest Apple store is 6 hours away in Houston, and not even in a very easily accessible part of Houston to boot. I wish Apple would be a good corporate citizen and take advantage of the Hurricane Katrina "GO ZONE" tax credits and build a store in the French Quarter down in New Orleans.

But, what am I saying? I wouldn't want to invest in New Orleans right now anyways with all the rampant crime and incompetent politicians.

[dude-x]

Honestly, this pisses me off. Yes, I know New York is a very large city, and practically doubles in population during the work day, but it still makes me sick.

There are about 1,000,000 residents in Manhattan. During the day there are about 4,000,000 people in Manhattan at work, play, etc.

That's more than double...

As for all 5 boros, there are 8 million residents; 12 million during the day.

[ddarko]

Did anyone notice the gaffe that IFOApplestore made describing the cross street as "9th avenue and HUDSON street" when the address says 14th street? :p

I like the fact that there is going to be a west side Apple store. It's a pain for me to get the east side of Manhattan, and now I can take the A train to 14th street and walk down 1 block. Though I always thought that 9th avenue is kind of ****** in general...

As for Tekserve, I doubt they will go away. They give you the straight dope on what Mac products have the most problems (like the Studio display CRTs in early 2000), and they have sales of Mac products at decent discounts.

Hudson intersects with both 9th and 14th at that spot so the description was right.

I agree that Tekserve will survive though they will probably take a hit. As for them being straight shooters, I think it depends on who you talk to. I went in there once asked about the pink cast to the Apple 23" display and the salesguy flat out denied he had ever heard or seen the problem, even as we were standing in front of a display model that was as pink as a gay pride parade.

BTW, those are my pics on the ifoAppleStore site so I'm happy to see people appreciate them.

[Max Payne]

There are about 1,000,000 residents in Manhattan. During the day there are about 4,000,000 people in Manhattan at work, play, etc.

That's more than double...

As for all 5 boros, there are 8 million residents; 12 million during the day.

Wow... Amazing... They need quite a few stores to serve them all.

[BuzWeaver]

Honestly, this pisses me off. Yes, I know New York is a very large city, and practically doubles in population during the work day, but it still makes me sick.

I live down in Louisiana. The closest Apple store is 6 hours away in Houston, and not even in a very easily accessible part of Houston to boot. I wish Apple would be a good corporate citizen and take advantage of the Hurricane Katrina "GO ZONE" tax credits and build a store in the French Quarter down in New Orleans.

But, what am I saying? I wouldn't want to invest in New Orleans right now anyways with all the rampant crime and incompetent politicians.

You do realize that its about Demographics and the Incomes in those Demographics.

[TheChemist]

I just wish they had an actual store here in Montreal and not in Laval :mad:

x10

Laval can't even afford their own Metro, why do they have an Apple Store?

Plus all their seminars are in french, while my OS is in english...

Bon, qu'est-ce qu'on peut faire?

[ronrosell]

I'm really surprised that NYC only has 2 Apple stores at present.

Here in Milwaukee we currently have one, with a second due to open (with in about 500 yards of where I live - Yippee!) later this year.

So Milwaukee will have two and we are a lot smaller than NYC.

MANHATTAN has two stores so far, with a third (in the meat packing district) on the way. New York City has another one in Staten Island. Meanwhile, including the suburbs the metro area has _at least_ six or seven Apple stores. (The number varies according to how far out into the Long Island and NJ 'burbs you want to consider the metro area extending.)

I used to live just a few blocks from the meat packing district (now I'm far, far away). While I think it will be nice to have a fruit market there too (sorry, couldn't resist) I still think Apple should pay long-overdue attention to some other geographic markets. For example, all those television production crews and video game designers in Vancouver BC.

[dansgil]

I used to live just a few blocks from the meat packing district (now I'm far, far away). While I think it will be nice to have a fruit market there too (sorry, couldn't resist) I still think Apple should pay long-overdue attention to some other geographic markets. For example, all those television production crews and video game designers in Vancouver BC.


I agree! Vancouver needs a store. It's such a pain using the resellers. I'm really surprised it's taking Apple so long to open a store in Vancouver.

When they do open a store here, they should reward us with a flagship store. :D

[Apple Architect]

you can use your new MBP to cook it :p

Only if you want it rare. For well done, use an Apple TV

[pilotError]

Didn't you know George Forman designed the Apple TV?

It makes great omelets too

[dude-x]

Hudson intersects with both 9th and 14th at that spot so the description was right.

I agree that Tekserve will survive though they will probably take a hit. As for them being straight shooters, I think it depends on who you talk to. I went in there once asked about the pink cast to the Apple 23" display and the salesguy flat out denied he had ever heard or seen the problem, even as we were standing in front of a display model that was as pink as a gay pride parade.

BTW, those are my pics on the ifoAppleStore site so I'm happy to see people appreciate them.

I checked Google Maps, and you're right... Goes to show that I don't really frequent that area much. I am more familiar with uptown and midtown than downtown.

As for Tekserve, during the time I had to use them, the techs there were pretty good, so maybe the good guys graduated to something else.

[mrbrown]

You do realize that its about Demographics and the Incomes in those Demographics.

That wouldn't explain stores located in Wisconsin, Oklahoma, and my personal favorite, Des Moines, Iowa.

Sure, Iowa is really hoppin' right now because of the ethanol industry, but most farmers aren't rich, and definitely aren't in the "demographic" and there's really not much of anything else in Iowa except for corn.

Yes, the city of New Orleans might have had a lot of poor people, but have you ever been to Uptown, my friend? Or the suburbs of New Orleans? Mandeville? Trust me, just because the majority of the residents of the CITY of New Orleans are on welfare doesn't mean the immediate region is too.

[BG5150]

You're kidding, right? With only two stores, New York is still underserved. It's a very, very big city.

Yeah, but three stores within like 3 miles of each other (if that)?

They should put 9at least) one in Brooklyn.

[dude-x]

Yeah, but three stores within like 3 miles of each other (if that)?

They should put 9at least) one in Brooklyn.

It's a pain in the arse to go crosstown. When this store opens, now I can take only the A train to get annoyed by Apple store personnel. The SoHo store and the Fifth Avenue store require a few train transfers.

[georgi0]

guys take it easy.

In greece we have ZERO apple stores yet. There are only PC resellers carrying apple in some corner.

I hope sometime soon Apple will consider open one for 4,5 mil people living in Athens because many of us dont like the local 3rd party representative that handles all apple trafic through Greece n Cyprous.

[jesteraver]

x10

Laval can't even afford their own Metro, why do they have an Apple Store?

Plus all their seminars are in french, while my OS is in english...

Bon, qu'est-ce qu'on peut faire?

Honestly the metro should have been extended to the airport and not Laval lol

I HATE LAVAL!

[TheChemist]

Honestly the metro should have been extended to the airport and not Laval lol

I HATE LAVAL!

a West Island station would be much more profitable than a Laval one.

Keep it as STCUM, not hybridize as STCUL (lol, Saint-Cul lol...)

I think we're diverging from the topic.

Wish we had that new apple store here. :(

[Lousansano]

I bet one of the huge reasons apple is building this is to kill tekserve. Tekserve is only like 15 blocks away.

[Rojo]

I bet one of the huge reasons apple is building this is to kill tekserve. Tekserve is only like 15 blocks away.

Why would they want to kill Tekserve?

[Lousansano]

Why would they want to kill Tekserve?

well since its the only mom and pop shop left in the city and apple make's more money from a sale in their store as well as on the repairs I dont think that apple would be sad to see them go.

[nmamur]

if anyone here is honestly been the soho or fifth avenue, you understand, without a doubt, that apple can sustain another store(probably a few more). As for the extra space, i think they'll definitely have a classroom(like fifth). Also, apple has a reputation for being unique, so i totally see them doing something strange and new with the room thats left over.

[pnyc]

I guess it's goodbye to Tekserve, I wonder how long it takes before they go under.

[yabxe]

Construction is moving along and per the contractors the store will be completed and open in the first week of December.

[Sir Tony]

I live within 15 minutes of two Apple stores in Milwaukee, out of all cities to have two Apple stores. There is a lot of money floating around in the areas where they are located, and they are busy all the time.

[pilotError]

I'd like to see another one downtown.

I don't frequent either of the NYC Apple stores. I go to one close to home. I'd love to have one where I can go during Lunch. We do have J&R which has a dedicated Apple floor, but it doesn't have the same feel...

[BKKbill]

you can use your new MBP to cook it :p

OUCH!

[liv4Mac]

Appleinsider has revealed some new photos of the ready to open NYC's 14th street Apple store.

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/12/06/apples_14th_street_manhattan_flagship_store_revealed_photos.html

[meth]

Yeah, but three stores within like 3 miles of each other (if that)?

They should put 9at least) one in Brooklyn.

LOL, i live in los angeles and have an apple store 4 blocks from my house, another two stores one half a mile away in each direction. i cant imagine driving 6 hours to an apple store.