Should Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials give their approval on Wednesday, visitors to Grand Central Terminal will soon have a chance to pick up an iPad before catching the train. A couple of renderings of the new store were released today.
The proposed store for the train station would be located near the terminal's east staircase. If officials give the go ahead, Apple plans to start construction immediately. The expected time frame for completion would take about four months.
Interestingly, not only is Apple paying Charlie Palmer's Metrazur restaurant $5 million to vacate its space on the terminal's east balcony more than eight years in advance before their lease expires, but the MTA will also see much higher rent revenue. The MTA used to receive $263,997 from Metrazur, and will now net $1.1 million from Apple instead.
"It maintains Grand Central as the iconic structure and place that it is," said Metro-North President Howard Permut at a meeting of the MTA board's railroad committee. That committee covers Metro-North, which runs the terminal.
(Images courtesy of Rob Bennett for The Wall Street Journal)
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DanielSw
July 26, 2011 at 5:31am
Can't beat the convenience for rail commuters.
Beautiful design which actually looks like the store belongs there and/or has been there all along!
brandonwalkermedia
July 26, 2011 at 12:11pm
yea it really makes apple seem like they were there for the "american revolution" (maybe thats why we won? lol)
