Apple Plans To Tear Down Historic Manhattan Building

After encountering local resistance to renovating the building for a new Apple store, the computer maker is now proposing to tear the building down outright.

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July 26, 2005, 8:00 AM PDT

By Brenda Meyer

"Instead of trying to convince the LPC of the merits of its proposed design, Apple reportedly went back to the drawing board and chalked up a new one. Under the revised design, Apple is looking to demolish the existing building completely and replace it with a two-story retail store with an all-glass facade (rendering below). A large illuminated Apple logo would sit centered on the second story."

Thanks to Brenda Meyer

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