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Apple Proposes New Block-Long Retail Store in Portland, Oregon

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ifoAppleStore reports that architects quite obviously working for Apple have put forward a design proposal for a new retail store at the Pioneer Place shopping center in downtown Portland, Oregon. Replacing a typical mall-style store inside the center, the new store would cover the length of a city block and at 165 feet would carry the longest storefront in Apple's retail store chain.
According to the Design Advice Request submitted by two architects from Apple's architectural firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, the Apple store would have a 165-foot storefront, a 17½-foot tall interior and over 9,000 square-feet of public space. A notation on one drawing indicates the "gross square footage" of the entire project is 23,532, and the plaza totals 4,283 square-feet.

Currently, the widest storefront is George Street (Sydney) at 120 feet. This proposed store would be 45 feet wider than that. The elevation drawing shows that the storefront is composed of 22 glass panels, each 17½ feet tall and 7½ feet wide.
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The lengthy storefront and the ten-foot wide public plaza fronting the space would give the store a significant presence at the shopping center, with ample space for pedestrian circulation inside and out.

Article Link: Apple Proposes New Block-Long Retail Store in Portland, Oregon
 
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Honestly they need it. Because that's the first store over the border from Washington, it is really really really really crowded. Actually alot of people even just visiting buy from there because there's no taxes on anything in Portland. So you save like 200 plus on MacBooks and stuff which lets you get accessories for free
 
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this would be a stone's throw away from a light rail station and much more impressive than the current store, which is buried in the basement level. awesome.
 
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Portlandia!
 
I dunno. Seems like a shark jump unless they need the extra space for all those new TV models.
 
I was hoping they would build a store on the east side of town since there isn't one, as all the others are downtown or out on the west side. This should be nice tho.
 
I heard Portland is getting a Gateway Country Store soon as well.

THE DREAM OF THE 90's IS ALIVE IN PORTLAND!
 
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Bearxor said:
I heard Portland is getting a Gateway Country Store soon as well.

THE DREAM OF THE 90's IS ALIVE IN PORTLAND!
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As a Portlander, I take complete offense to your statement. I'd much rather see a collaboration between Packard Bell and Prodigy than a Gateway store. ;)
 
iketeru said:
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this would be a stone's throw away from a light rail station and much more impressive than the current store, which is buried in the basement level. awesome.
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A "stone's throw"? More like right at the MAX station: http://g.co/maps/7jtj3

The proposed site is on the right.
 
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Bearxor said:
I heard Portland is getting a Gateway Country Store soon as well.

THE DREAM OF THE 90's IS ALIVE IN PORTLAND!
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As a Portlander, I take complete offense to your statement. I'd much rather see a collaboration between Packard Bell and Prodigy than a Gateway store. ;)
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Hey, I've visited Portland. Pretty nice place, actually.
 
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Black107 said:
Better put a bird on it
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"We're having some problems moving these MacPro's."

"PUT A BIRD ON IT!"
 
Portland city blocks are half the size of normal big city blocks. So it should not be seen as HUGE. Get's a good headline though. 10-20 paces clears a block in PDX.
 
Yeah, they tried to build a "flagship" store in trendy Northwest Portland a few years ago, but got slapped down for wanting to do too much remodeling to an old building. This should be no problem - it's a modern building anyway. All of Portland's current Apple Stores a micro mall-stores, it will be nice to have a big one. (Although I wonder what this will do to the full-service authorized resellers that have been among Apple's strongest third-party resellers for decades?)
 
derbothaus said:
Portland city blocks are half the size of normal big city blocks. So it should not be seen as HUGE. Get's a good headline though. 10-20 paces clears a block in PDX.
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However, as reference points,the standard square blocks of Portland, Houston and Sacramento are 260 by 260 feet (79 × 79 m), 330 by 330 feet (100 × 100 m) and 410 by 410 feet (120 × 120 m) respectively (to the street center line).

Granted on average PDX blocks are not on the largest side of "city blocks", I would like to see you clear one in 10 to 20 paces.

This would still be the widest Apple store to date.
"Currently, the widest storefront is George Street (Sydney) at 120 feet. This proposed store would be 45 feet wider than that."http://www.ifoapplestore.com/db/2012/02/28/apple-proposes-spectacular-store-for-portland/

So this would be a wide store in when talking Apple Stores.
 
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Hey, I've visited Portland. Pretty nice place, actually.
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I wasn't really offended... Just thought Packard Bell and Prodigy fit the bill for Portlandia a bit better. Move! Grow a beard! It's the 1890's in Portland!
 
01blu-gsr said:
However, as reference points,the standard square blocks of Portland, Houston and Sacramento are 260 by 260 feet (79 × 79 m), 330 by 330 feet (100 × 100 m) and 410 by 410 feet (120 × 120 m) respectively (to the street center line).

Granted on average PDX blocks are not on the largest side of "city blocks", I would like to see you clear one in 10 to 20 paces.

This would still be the widest Apple store to date.
"Currently, the widest storefront is George Street (Sydney) at 120 feet. This proposed store would be 45 feet wider than that."http://www.ifoapplestore.com/db/2012/02/28/apple-proposes-spectacular-store-for-portland/

So this would be a wide store in when talking Apple Stores.
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All to house Apple's 5 products no less. A museum of waste.
Portland is always talking their "Human Scale" and "Walkable small blocks".
I am referring to the downtown core. I lived in Portland for some years in the 90's. They are very small. Maybe 30 paces math man.,
 
derbothaus said:
All to house Apple's 5 products no less. A museum of waste.
Portland is always talking their "Human Scale" and "Walkable small blocks".
I am referring to the downtown core. I lived in Portland for some years in the 90's. They are very small. Maybe 30 paces math man.,
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Um, I think it's more to accommodate the foot traffic. Visitor who come to Portland for tax-free shopping excursions are most likely to go to the downtown location. A visible street-level store will probably drive even more shoppers. Good for the neighborhood stores as well as Apple.

For this to be waste, there would have to be a much better alternative use of this space. What's your proposal?
 
derbothaus said:
All to house Apple's 5 products no less. A museum of waste.
Portland is always talking their "Human Scale" and "Walkable small blocks".
I am referring to the downtown core. I lived in Portland for some years in the 90's. They are very small. Maybe 30 paces math man.,
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I live there now and I can tell you they need to expand at that location. The current store is *always* packed to the gills, it's a claustrophobe's nightmare.
 
I'm afraid this will be seen as corporate greed and targeted by the Take Over Portland mob. Targeted, after they hide their iPhones and iPods!
 
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