Marty Markowitz Wants Apple In The Municipal Building

The Municipal Building, and a rendering for an Apple Store inside of it

Last we checked, Brooklyn Borough president Marty Markowitz was begging Steve Jobs to open an Apple store in Brooklyn. Now the Daily News reports that Markowitz, and others lobbying for the company to open up shop in the borough, have their eyes set on the Municipal Building on Joralemon Street across from Borough Hall. How convenient to Mr. Markowitz's office.

The Municipal Building already houses some city offices, but according to the paper, Deputy Mayor Stephen Goldsmith has been looking to consolidate city real estate holdings and save $50 million in doing so. He says the Municipal Building is currently an "underutilized city asset. It just sits there."

The BBP says of the building, "It's got the foot traffic... is iconic... I think it would make for a beautiful location," adding, "They haven't made it until they've made it in Brooklyn." Hmm... pretty sure Apple's "made it," but if it takes throwing down a challenge then so be it. So far Apple is saying they have not made a decision yet on a Brooklyn location.

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By Jen Carlson in News on August 13, 2010 3:02 PM

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FotoDogue

Isn't the Brooklyn Municipal Building a landmark? Or does Markowitz figure he can rangel his way around that?

Downtown Brooklyn might provide a more centralized location but if Apple wants to stick with their more creative 'Think Different' image they'll go with Williamsburg.

whitecastlerock

Whatever Markowitz wants,do the opposite. Order the shit online-save money in the process.

Blue387

Surprise the hell out of everyone and put it in Bay Ridge.

wiseguynyc

An Apple Store could certainly help with the revitalization of that area. Despite having Brooklyn Heights close by, the Municipal Building area on east to the Full St. Mall has seen better days. I'd also put in a vote for the former Jennifer Convertibles space on Montague Street.

Rfive

Meh. Montague has no public transportation access and is a narrow one way street.

Rfive

Put it in the old Gage & Tollner on Fulton, now that Arby's has vacated. It'll bump up the status of the newly paved mall a bit.

ddhboy

Downtown Brooklyn makes the most sense since its the most accessible to the population in Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan. Still, with the boom a lot of the stores that were already in the area had to shut down, and with the bust, the ones that remained are on their last two feet, so even if they open the apple store in the area, they may very well be neighborless in the next couple of months.