The city of Boston’s Board of Zoning Appeal has approved Apple’s proposal to demolish the existing building at 815 Boylston Street and construct a three-story retail store. The plan received preliminary city approval back in October. This latest decision means Apple can now apply for the various required permits, and then begin demolition and construction. The store could open by mid-2007.
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Three-story Apple Store!? WOW.
That’s really cool. We need one right in the city, Cambridgeside is too far!
Ginza in Tokyo is FIVE stories!!!!
B1 – tenant parking garage, storage
1F – Pro / Home
2F – Genius Bar / Movies / Music / Photo
3F – Theater, tiered, with 84 seats
4F РAccessories / Software / Kids / Internet Caf̩
5F – Studio Training Center
6F-8F – other tenants, including law firms & Apple offices
Least I be considered a plagerist, the Ginza info can be found under the “Stores now and future” link near the top of the left-hand sidebar. Gotta give credit to our webmaster Gary.
While I am glad Apple is coming to Boston, I dont see why they could not restore the facade of the historic building and build behind it. Apple has done this before in other historic districts and should be a better corporate citizen. Look at the wonderful store in London and imagine something like that with the extising Boston building.
Granted Ginza is five floors, but they’re all small floors, hence why there’s five of them. I can see this store as easily being in the top 5 of sales space, perhaps more like 3 or even 2.
-Brian
Everything in Japan is space sensitive, Tokyo even more so. there is a Home Depot in midtown Manhattan at 28 W. 23rd St. one block west of Madison Sq. Garden. It’s five stories–five very compact floors. You look at Google Map satellite pictures and you would never believe that there is a Home Depot there. That store is one of the top five revenue producers.