The Upper East Side store opens to the public on Saturday, June 13th, at 9am. We discussed the store’s opening plans earlier this year in our New York City Apple Store report before Apple officially revealed opening details last month. Rumors that Apple was planning an Upper East Side Apple Store first surfaced just over a year ago. The store will even have special hours that honor the surrounding neighborhood: 9am-8pm on Monday through Saturday, and 11am-7pm on Sunday. “It’s no different than every customer downloads different apps and customizes their phones differently,” said Angela Ahrendts, the senior vice president who oversees the company’s retail and online stores. The former reinforced bank vault is said to even maintain its steel bars and massive steel door.Īpple’s head of retail, Angela Ahrendts, described maintaining the original look of the venue and customizing it from recognizable Apple Store designs as similar to iPhone users personalize their devices:
That bank vault below the surface of the store? Apple has converted it into a special downstairs VIP room for private meetings with business customers and likely one-on-one Apple Watch Edition try-on appointments.
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The exterior even maintains the original look of the building before Apple moved in as a simple black flag labeled with a white Apple logo over the marble entrance. The new Upper East Side Apple Store is the fifth New York Mac mecca designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson and combines sophisticated elegance and modern tech. Mortgage & Trust bank - there’s even a bank vault below the store - and Apple has restored much of the original design for its new showroom…Īpple’s Upper East Side location maintains a portion of a Beaux Arts building, the AP notes, and Apple has worked to return the building to its 1920s look with chandeliers and marble floors. That’s because the new retail store located on 940 Madison Avenue was once the home of the U.S. © 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc.When Apple opens its new Upper East Side Apple Store on Saturday, visitors will have the opportunity to view historical architecture in addition to shopping for iPhones and Apple Watches. Now, if only we could do something about the dark hulk of the former Barneys flagship. Coming soon are Altuzarra at 959 Madison, Asprey at 680, John Elliott at 853, Panerai at 711 and Zadig & Voltaire at 845. Shops that recently opened include Kiton at 692 Madison, Paige at 958 and Peruvian Connection at 1070. The survey released by BID president Matthew Bauer cites six stores that opened this summer and 24 hotel, stores, restaurants, galleries and clubs in the pipeline. Although Soho, Fifth Avenue, 34th Street and Williamsburg’s Bedford Avenue are just as important as upper Madison Avenue, it’s glamorous Madison that draws the most attention as a bellwether of the city’s retail destiny.Ī new report from the Madison Avenue Business Improvement District, which extends from East 57th to East 86th Street and some side streets, presents a rosy picture. The health of the city’s shopping districts varies from neighborhood to neighborhood and even block to block. Why New York City needs 'organic' gentrificationĪnnual REBNY gala will return to gathering in 'dead of winter' in 2024 Marc Jacobs in talks to open new flagship store at 645 Fifth Ave as Midtown continues comebackĬitadel presses pause on 280 Park Avenue despite hiring spree
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