5th Avenue Apple Store's iconic glass cube to be reinstalled

I suppse that project might emloy a few people huh? Ask the firm that won the bid if it is a waste of money. Ask the people who will work on the project or the City collecting the taxes if it's a waste of money. If you have been to 5th ave. You might have noticed some other opulent store fronts, it is because of these places that you were there. Manhattan is a lot like Disney World, You wouldn't be there if it was ordinary. That glass cube is genius. The store is underground leaving a little plaza above, just before Central Park starts. It is iconic in it's minimalism. Any amount of money spent on that real estate is worth it. Six million is peanuts on 5th Ave.

$6 million to renovate!?!?
I guess they neglected to buy Applecare extended warranty...

Now that's a big apple in the big apple

it's about time. That store leaks like Assange, and the glass cube fogs up something awful. Probably installing heating element / defogger.

Sickening. Think of all the year long jobs this kind of money could create. Let's waste it on glass and concrete.

I will be in NY City next week and stopping by. I will have to shoot some photos of the construction if I am able.

a: its an iconic store
b: its summer time; i'm gonna assume this is a pretty busy time for NYC tourism
c: impending iPhone 5 release

you really only need to look at those 3 points to probably assume something is wrong with the glass; hairline fractures? whatever holds the panels together failing?

it must be a necessary change / fix for them to do it during such a busy time.

hmm until November?.. that's interesting. do you think they'll want to have the construction walls up during the fall when iPhone 5 is supposedly set to be released?

My first and probably last trip to New York next week and they choose now to do the cube. Thanks Apple!