Construction work to create a 1,295 square-foot mezzanine level at the University Village (Seattle) retail store is nearly complete. The open-air store north of city center will close from October 6th to 24th to finalize the construction, and it will then re-open with additional space. Work began on the store last August with a temporary shut-down to down-size the store. In the intervening months, the store has been crowded, forcing One to One sessions out to patio tables in front of the store. Permit records say the general construction, electrical, plumbing and fire sprinkler work is valued at $1,845,628, not including almost $17,000 in permit fees. The store opened on September 26, 2003 with 6,677 square-feet, and serves a wide area of central Seattle. It’s surrounded by other retail stores that already use some of the building’s tall height for a second level of retail space.
Oddly, the building permit describes the work as, “Construct mezzanine and alter existing Apple Computer store @ University Village and occupy per plans. Revision to tenant improvement for Apple Computer Store mezzanine at the west end of the structure, ccupy (sic) per plans.” That seems to indicate the mezzanine would be over the front of the store.
