Comments on: Apple Buys DC Building http://www.ifoapplestore.com/db/2007/10/05/apple-buys-dc-building/ news and information about Apple Inc.'s retail stores Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:05:27 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Apple 2.0 » Blog Archive » Apple’s first D.C. store: Design by committee http://www.ifoapplestore.com/db/2007/10/05/apple-buys-dc-building/comment-page-1/#comment-30842 Apple 2.0 » Blog Archive » Apple’s first D.C. store: Design by committee Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:17:02 +0000 http://199.238.178.211/db/2007/10/05/apple-buys-dc-building/#comment-30842 [...] that now stands on the site, 1229 Wisconsin Ave. NW, in 2007 for $13.3 million, according to IFOAppleStore. It has been navigating the maze of D.C.’s multi-layered approval process ever [...] [...] that now stands on the site, 1229 Wisconsin Ave. NW, in 2007 for $13.3 million, according to IFOAppleStore. It has been navigating the maze of D.C.’s multi-layered approval process ever [...]

]]> By: Jim’s Trading News » Blog Archive » Apple’s first D.C. store: Design by committee http://www.ifoapplestore.com/db/2007/10/05/apple-buys-dc-building/comment-page-1/#comment-30841 Jim’s Trading News » Blog Archive » Apple’s first D.C. store: Design by committee Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:01:42 +0000 http://199.238.178.211/db/2007/10/05/apple-buys-dc-building/#comment-30841 [...] building that now stands on the site, 1229 Wisconsin Ave. NW, in 2007 for .3 million, according to IFOAppleStore. It has been navigating the maze of D.C.’s multi-layered approval process ever [...] [...] building that now stands on the site, 1229 Wisconsin Ave. NW, in 2007 for .3 million, according to IFOAppleStore. It has been navigating the maze of D.C.’s multi-layered approval process ever [...]

]]> By: tbsnetworks - Apple’s first D.C. store: Design by committee http://www.ifoapplestore.com/db/2007/10/05/apple-buys-dc-building/comment-page-1/#comment-30832 tbsnetworks - Apple’s first D.C. store: Design by committee Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:54:48 +0000 http://199.238.178.211/db/2007/10/05/apple-buys-dc-building/#comment-30832 [...] that now stands on the site, 1229 Wisconsin Ave. NW, in 2007 for $13.3 million, according to IFOAppleStore. It has been navigating the maze of D.C.’s multi-layered approval process ever [...] [...] that now stands on the site, 1229 Wisconsin Ave. NW, in 2007 for $13.3 million, according to IFOAppleStore. It has been navigating the maze of D.C.’s multi-layered approval process ever [...]

]]> By: Macinjosh http://www.ifoapplestore.com/db/2007/10/05/apple-buys-dc-building/comment-page-1/#comment-16114 Macinjosh Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:40:39 +0000 http://199.238.178.211/db/2007/10/05/apple-buys-dc-building/#comment-16114 Yeah, cause those who shop in Gtown take the bus. Lemme load up my new $2000 iMac on the sketchy Metro bus & sit next to the guy who smells like urine who's looking at me funny. I'll get right on that. TC is right. This store is strictly for the tourists & the pretentious snobs who live/go to school in Gtown. Yeah, cause those who shop in Gtown take the bus. Lemme load up my new $2000 iMac on the sketchy Metro bus & sit next to the guy who smells like urine who’s looking at me funny. I’ll get right on that.

TC is right. This store is strictly for the tourists & the pretentious snobs who live/go to school in Gtown.

]]> By: tc http://www.ifoapplestore.com/db/2007/10/05/apple-buys-dc-building/comment-page-1/#comment-16095 tc Mon, 15 Oct 2007 04:06:02 +0000 http://199.238.178.211/db/2007/10/05/apple-buys-dc-building/#comment-16095 5 minutes from Dupont down M street to Wisconsin Ave in a bus? At 3am, maybe. I think Apple is looking at GTown as a tourist destination store. If you want Metro access, its Pentagon City or Clarendon. BTW, it's five minutes from Dupont to those stores, too. (rolls eyes) 5 minutes from Dupont down M street to Wisconsin Ave in a bus?
At 3am, maybe. I think Apple is looking at GTown as a tourist destination store. If you want Metro access, its Pentagon City or Clarendon. BTW, it’s five minutes from Dupont to those stores, too. (rolls eyes)

]]> By: simba http://www.ifoapplestore.com/db/2007/10/05/apple-buys-dc-building/comment-page-1/#comment-16067 simba Sun, 14 Oct 2007 17:57:13 +0000 http://199.238.178.211/db/2007/10/05/apple-buys-dc-building/#comment-16067 A PITA to get to Georgetown from Dupont? So jumping on the blue Georgetown Metro Connection bus for 5 minutes and only $1.50 is a PITA? (only 35 cents if you're pick up a metro bus transfer pass on the metro) http://www.georgetowndc.com/getting_here/shuttle A PITA to get to Georgetown from Dupont? So jumping on the blue Georgetown Metro Connection bus for 5 minutes and only $1.50 is a PITA? (only 35 cents if you’re pick up a metro bus transfer pass on the metro)

http://www.georgetowndc.com/getting_here/shuttle

]]> By: revitalizer http://www.ifoapplestore.com/db/2007/10/05/apple-buys-dc-building/comment-page-1/#comment-16045 revitalizer Sat, 13 Oct 2007 18:00:20 +0000 http://199.238.178.211/db/2007/10/05/apple-buys-dc-building/#comment-16045 DC general consumer sales tax is 5.75% Virginia sales and use tax is 4% + additional 1% local tax = 5% DC's sales tax is really not much higher. Oh yes, nobody shops in Georgetown because they can just go across the river for the much lower sales tax, right? lol. I, for one, like to keep my tax dollars in D.C., and will not be going across the river to save .75 percent. People like shopping in Georgetown because it is Georgetown. Plus, Georgetown is a "high-end" shopping district, and a "high-end" computer boutique will fit in just fine. DC general consumer sales tax is 5.75%

Virginia sales and use tax is 4% + additional 1% local tax = 5%

DC’s sales tax is really not much higher.

Oh yes, nobody shops in Georgetown because they can just go across the river for the much lower sales tax, right? lol. I, for one, like to keep my tax dollars in D.C., and will not be going across the river to save .75 percent. People like shopping in Georgetown because it is Georgetown.

Plus, Georgetown is a “high-end” shopping district, and a “high-end” computer boutique will fit in just fine.

]]> By: Macinjosh http://www.ifoapplestore.com/db/2007/10/05/apple-buys-dc-building/comment-page-1/#comment-15969 Macinjosh Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:51:51 +0000 http://199.238.178.211/db/2007/10/05/apple-buys-dc-building/#comment-15969 Im not sure that it'll do well there. For one, G-Town isnt Metro train accessible, so its a real PITA to get there, park, etc. And also, DC sales tax is much higher than it is just across the way in Arlington. So, why wouldnt someone just ride the Metro train over to the Pentagon City store for less sales tax?? I dont think G-Town is the right place for a high end computer boutique. Im not sure that it’ll do well there. For one, G-Town isnt Metro train accessible, so its a real PITA to get there, park, etc. And also, DC sales tax is much higher than it is just across the way in Arlington. So, why wouldnt someone just ride the Metro train over to the Pentagon City store for less sales tax??

I dont think G-Town is the right place for a high end computer boutique.

]]> By: Eric The Red http://www.ifoapplestore.com/db/2007/10/05/apple-buys-dc-building/comment-page-1/#comment-15939 Eric The Red Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:28:53 +0000 http://199.238.178.211/db/2007/10/05/apple-buys-dc-building/#comment-15939 Don't forget about us in Dupont! It's a colossal pain to get to Georgetown from Dupont. Wouldn't being on the Circle next to the PNC Bank provide a great location? Don’t forget about us in Dupont! It’s a colossal pain to get to Georgetown from Dupont. Wouldn’t being on the Circle next to the PNC Bank provide a great location?

]]> By: thefakebobvilla http://www.ifoapplestore.com/db/2007/10/05/apple-buys-dc-building/comment-page-1/#comment-15845 thefakebobvilla Mon, 08 Oct 2007 22:32:29 +0000 http://199.238.178.211/db/2007/10/05/apple-buys-dc-building/#comment-15845 I'm pretty sure that that's Nathan's restaurant, and not Nations. And yes, Georgetown sucks. The store should have been at Chinatown, DuPont, or even Metro Center. It could even have been in a sweet spot in the U street area that's being gentrified by the day. [IFO -- Thanks. I mistook it for my favorite hamburger joint here. Corrected.] I’m pretty sure that that’s Nathan’s restaurant, and not Nations.

And yes, Georgetown sucks. The store should have been at Chinatown, DuPont, or even Metro Center. It could even have been in a sweet spot in the U street area that’s being gentrified by the day. [IFO -- Thanks. I mistook it for my favorite hamburger joint here. Corrected.]

]]> By: Marcus http://www.ifoapplestore.com/db/2007/10/05/apple-buys-dc-building/comment-page-1/#comment-15802 Marcus Mon, 08 Oct 2007 15:51:30 +0000 http://199.238.178.211/db/2007/10/05/apple-buys-dc-building/#comment-15802 The article about the Apple Store opening in Georgetown hit the front page of the Washington Business Journal. Yes, the address is 1229 Wisconsin Avenue, NW. Does anyone know how much the building sold for? That is a pretty good block to be on because the co-tenants are top notch like Ralph Lauren, Puma, Adidas, Diesel, etc. There is some merit in saying Boo to G'Town because not every retailer does well there. Mexx, Helly Hansen,Armani Exchange, and several others have not done the volumes they would have expected there. I have a blog dedicated to retail real estate and Apple is on the top of everyone's mind. Marcus (triplenetmarcus.wordpress.com) [IFO -- Carol Joynt, who operates the Q&A Cafe I identified as the store location, says it was $13.7 million.] The article about the Apple Store opening in Georgetown hit the front page of the Washington Business Journal. Yes, the address is 1229 Wisconsin Avenue, NW.

Does anyone know how much the building sold for?

That is a pretty good block to be on because the co-tenants are top notch like Ralph Lauren, Puma, Adidas, Diesel, etc.

There is some merit in saying Boo to G’Town because not every retailer does well there. Mexx, Helly Hansen,Armani Exchange, and several others have not done the volumes they would have expected there.

I have a blog dedicated to retail real estate and Apple is on the top of everyone’s mind.

Marcus
(triplenetmarcus.wordpress.com)

[IFO -- Carol Joynt, who operates the Q&A Cafe I identified as the store location, says it was $13.7 million.]

]]> By: Jason Silkey http://www.ifoapplestore.com/db/2007/10/05/apple-buys-dc-building/comment-page-1/#comment-15757 Jason Silkey Sun, 07 Oct 2007 22:26:46 +0000 http://199.238.178.211/db/2007/10/05/apple-buys-dc-building/#comment-15757 I said it before and I'll say it again - BOO GEORGETOWN!! I said it before and I’ll say it again – BOO GEORGETOWN!!

]]> By: Eric http://www.ifoapplestore.com/db/2007/10/05/apple-buys-dc-building/comment-page-1/#comment-15732 Eric Sun, 07 Oct 2007 13:25:55 +0000 http://199.238.178.211/db/2007/10/05/apple-buys-dc-building/#comment-15732 Is that in Georgetown? [IFO - It is.] Is that in Georgetown? [IFO - It is.]

]]> By: Meh http://www.ifoapplestore.com/db/2007/10/05/apple-buys-dc-building/comment-page-1/#comment-15706 Meh Sat, 06 Oct 2007 13:13:15 +0000 http://199.238.178.211/db/2007/10/05/apple-buys-dc-building/#comment-15706 You have the address wrong. It's 1229 Wisconsin Avenue. [IFO -- Thanks! Correction made.] You have the address wrong. It’s 1229 Wisconsin Avenue. [IFO -- Thanks! Correction made.]

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