A tipster points us to this item scheduled for consideration by the Santa Monica Planning Commission tomorrow night–an unnamed retailer wants to tear down the old three story Borders space on the Third Street Promenade (near Santa Monica Blvd.) and build a one story, 8,084 square foot building that, judging by renderings, looks uncannily like an Apple Store. No. An Apple Store 2.0. The applicant for the project is listed as ASB/Blatteis Promenade Holdings, LLC–its purchase of the property was reported in September 2010. No retailer is listed on the application and SaMo Planning couldn’t say who it will be. Apple currently has a store on the Promenadedown by Arizona Ave. and just opened it first 2.0 store at the Americana in Glendale.
Full story: Someone Wants to Build a Glass-Roofed Apple Store on the Third Street Promenade