“This week, Apple began construction to replace the iconic 32-foot glass cube at its heavily trafficked retail store on Fifth Avenue,” AppleInsider reports. The site offers a first look at the work in progress.

“Those who pass the storefront will encounter a temporary wall of grey plywood fronting the street,” AppleInsider reports. “A small gap between the walls serves as a pathway for customers to still access the staircase that leads to the store below.”

AppleInsider reports, “On the way to the staircase, customers can see stacks of materials and temporary materials associated with the construction. The materials and workers are there to begin work on a $6.7 million project to replace the glass cube that began this week.”

Read more and check out the photos in the full article here.

[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "Brawndo Drinker" for the heads up.]

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