![]() ![]() These fixtures were in place prior to Apple’s tenure at the site, and are currently being rebuilt by construction crews. Adjacent to the store are also lines of trees, a fountain, and a brick patio creating a central hub in Broadway Plaza. Retail SVP Angela Ahrendts has stressed the importance of turning Apple stores into modern-day town squares since unveiling a new retail strategy in 2015. Behind the store, Apple is installing large stone foundations that will serve as part of a public gathering space. ![]() Two lighted Apple logos are currently concealed above both entrances. Based on photos and city documents, 9to5Mac has created an illustration roughly depicting the store’s planned appearance when complete:Įntrances on both east and west sides of the store allow traffic to move freely from one end of the plaza to the other. Sections of stone block walls flank the north and south sides. The majority of the building is wrapped in paneled glass walls that curve at each corner, following the roofline. In contrast to the sharp, tall facades of the buildings that frame it, Apple Walnut Creek is low-profile, transparent, and smooth. Vehicles and pedestrians coming from any direction will see the structure at the intersection of Main Street and Olympic Boulevard. Yesterday, 9to5Mac stopped by the construction site to get a closer look, where significant progress has been made in the months since.Īpple’s new store is located on perhaps the most desirable plot of land in the entire shopping center. We first brought you photos of the upcoming Apple Walnut Creek in February, when little more than steel framing and the beginnings of a roofline offered a rough look at what was to come. None of Apple’s stores have reopened for in-store shopping.Nestled between retailers Neiman Marcus and Crate and Barrel in the heart of Walnut Creek’s bustling Broadway Plaza, construction crews have been hard at work for over a year on what will soon become the East Bay’s most impressive Apple store. The company said all employees at the stores it closed Monday would continue to receive their regular pay for the day.Īpple had only reopened some Bay Area stores last week for storefront or curbside service, sales, and Genius support appointments after being closed for two months because of the regional shelter-in-place regulations aimed at containing the spread of coronavirus.
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