Second Berlin Store Possible For 2013

While construction winds down on the future Kurfürstendamm retail store in Berlin (Germany), Apple may be planning a second store, located inside the expansive Leipziger Platz N^o12 retail development that will open in 2013. The developer describes the area as “full of life” and “the heart of the city,” with good public transport and a large resident population. As first reported by iFun.de, construction started on the project last summer, replacing an historic building near busy Potsdamer Platz and the Sony Center. It will consist of over 538,000 square-feet of retail space on three levels, the city’s largest food court, a public plaza and underground parking. According to a rendering that appeared briefly on the development’s Web site, an Apple store would feature a wide glass storefront with a back-lit Apple logo suspended over the entrance, possibly on the first level above ground. The developer says that 95 percent of the retail space has been leased, but typically, Apple is not listed among them. If the rendering isn’t simply speculative art, the Apple store would be about 1½ miles from the Kurfürstendamm store.

This rendering briefly appeared on the Web site for the development, and was then removed after iFun.de revealed the future store (click on the photo for a larger view).

The exterior of the future Leipziger Platz complex, with retail signage that is likely speculative.