Apple Michigan Avenue
- Architect
- Foster and Partners
- Style
- Contemporary Modern
- City
- Chicago, IL
Apple Michigan Avenue is Apple's flagship store for Chicago and the Midwest, standing at 401 North Michigan Avenue on the Magnificent Mile next to Pioneer Court. Designed by Foster and Partners, it replaced Apple's original Chicago location a few blocks north at 679 North Michigan Avenue, which closed in 2017 after 14 years in business.
the building
The original store. Apple North Michigan Avenue, serial number R035, opened June 27, 2003 as Apple's first flagship store anywhere and the first Apple Store in Chicago. Its 30,000-square-foot, three-floor space had a stone facade with an apple-logo-shaped window, a green roof, a skylight, and a signature glass staircase.
the style
The current store presents as a glass pavilion on Michigan Avenue, a contrast to the stone-clad original location a few blocks north.
More on Contemporary Modernthe architect
The current store was designed by Foster and Partners, an internationally significant architecture firm.
significance
The original store's final day of operation was October 19, 2017; the space then sat vacant until an H&M opened there in 2024, ending its run as an Apple address.
nearby
- Wrigley Building
- Tribune Tower
- 333 North Michigan Building
- InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile, an IHG Hotel
- London Guarantee Building
- Mather Tower