Apple’s Grand Central Terminal store a no-go, report claims

By on Mar 21, 2011 at 9:51 AM
Retail March 21, 2011

New Yorkers and commuters in the surrounding region troubled by the possibility of an even more chaotic Grand Central experience got some good news, as The Observer reports Apple’s Grand Central Terminal store is a no-go. According to a source close to the M.T.A., Apple was indeed in talks to open a 16,000 square-foot Apple Store location on the balconies of the main terminal in Grand Central, but the negotiations fell through. The report doesn’t detail exactly what happened to sour the deal, but it looks like Apple is back on the prowl as it searches for a new home for a monstrous new retail shop in New York City.

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  • Anonymous

    Thank god!

  • Anonymous

    It’s probably for the best, grand central already busy as it is.

  • Anonymous

    Goofans (aka Apple Haters) absolutely HATE Apple Stores. Does 1 SOUL of our Goofan (aka Apple Hater) Nation think 1 SINGLE store of Apple’s is appealing? I mean, a glass cube? What’s that? A glass cylinder? what’s that? The Louvre?

  • Anonymous

    this is actually good news….its far too crowded at peak times to add a tourist attraction.. they can take the train at Grand Central to 5th Ave, 14th or SoHo for an Apple Store.

    • serpentor

      Apple Store. Tourist Attraction.

      I will never understand this.

      • Anonymous

        off topic, kinda dig this pic more of u….i know ur a total hater but this pic is much softer.
        And yes, Apple Stores in NY are a tourist attraction like most big stores here. People fly from all over the world and country to shop in NY and Apple is no exception.

      • serpentor

        Which pic, the cartoon or the non cartoon? My gravatar seems to changes on it’s own on BGR.

  • Anonymous

    Just put the Apple Store in a couple train cars.

  • Anonymous

    WHat good news. There is enough pollution in NYC as it is.

  • Anonymous

    Good. The classic and timeless architecture doesn’t need some modernistic monstrosity ruining the aesthetic. Neither does it need any more foot traffic in it. If they want a modern place to put it, try Penn Station. ;) Penn Station doesn’t need the traffic, but they would offer an improvement to that place which can only be described as a dump, at best. In fact, since the fate of the upper end of the High Line is still up in the air, Apple could purchase a large plot of that land, build a store on the upper portion linking to Penn Station, and have the High Line run right in to the store on the norther end. It would fit right in with the Standard Hotel.

  • Anonymous

    It fell through most likely due to the refusal of Grand Central to pay apple for the privilege to have his highness store on the premises.

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