More on the Meatpacking Apple Store
Let's clear something up: as odd as it sounds, there really truly is a hip, fashionable and glamorous New York City neighborhood called "the meatpacking district." That's what it is: many meat wholesalers and associated businesses are located on Manhattan's far West Side, hemmed in by long-gentrified Chelsea to the north and the West Village to the south.
Mixed among the meat markets are other meat markets: hot bars like Lotus and Hogs & Heifers call the MPD home, and apparently soon so will Apple's new Manhattan store. It's expected to occupy the former Western Beef supermarket building at 401 West 14th Street (Google Maps | Google Earth links) with a massive new outlet.
The New York Post reported that Apple's lease for the site includes 32,000 square feet of space, spread across three floors of the low-rise building. If Soho is the boutique, and 5th Avenue is the Tiffany's, then 14th Street is going to be the Costco of Apple Stores (except, of course, for the bargain pricing). Personally, I'm just thrilled that there's finally going to be an Apple Store I can visit on my lunch break.
[via Apple 2.0]
