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Originally Posted by downtownpdx
Ready for demolition? Soon-to ... start construction Apple store, one block away @ SW 4th/Yamhill:
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Hopefully Apple changed their mind and they keep the existing building and subdivide it into a row of storefronts with mezzanine space. One space for Apple as well as 3 or 4 other major retailers/restaurants, all accessed from the street. Seems a complete waste of a fairly new two story building structure and downtown land to demo this building for a small one story pavilion for a single store setback deep in a plaza (what is it 1968?).
Technology and their companies change so fast (like Samsung's new superior phone, Jobs dying and Apple's recent stumbles) while tech companies keep changing their product retailing strategy, one time they want to sell it themselves, the next they want to get out of the direct retail business and focus just on their products. Hell, in 5 years probably all Apple products will be sold at Apple.com. I'd be surprised if this Apple pavilion lasted for very long, its so designed exclusively for Apple it would have to be demolished for another tenant, on top of being completely underbuilt for the site.