maybe it will drop and come back," he said in an interview last Monday, sitting outside the restaurant. He said the cafe saw a 20 percent drop the first year the remodel was done and an additional 20 percent the following year. With the opening of more than five new eateries over the past two years alone in a renovated wing at the shopping center, and several more slated to open this year, Berkowitz called it quits. Owner Dennis Berkowitz said he started losing about $300,000 a year after new restaurants opened at the center about 12 years ago but was still making a profit.
The 30-year-old restaurant - known for its singing servers, corned beef and pastrami sandwiches and large slices of cake - closed its doors at the end of business on Saturday, June 30. An influx of new dining options and steadily increasing rent has apparently put the final nail in the coffin at Max's Opera Cafe at Stanford Shopping Center. According to 9to5Mac, remodeling work will be completed under the direction of San Francisco-based architecture firm Woods Bagot - the same firm that designed the expansion of Hong Kong Central's Apple Store in 2016. Earlier this year, Apple launched a similar remodel at a store in Washington, which features a 6K video wall for Today at Apple events. The latest remodel is part of Apple's plan to revamp its 500-plus retail stores worldwide, according to the "all things Apple" website 9to5Mac. Apple moved into the custom-designed 16,600-square-foot, two-story building in October 2012 after relocating from its original Palo Alto store at 451 University Ave. This will be the second time in six years that Apple has transformed the site. According to the building permit application filed with the city of Palo Alto by SeaBay Building Group, the revamp includes a new video wall, a ceiling in the back of the building and a second-floor reconfiguration, as well as new structural support in the basement to accommodate the video wall. The newly remodeled store had been kept out of public view. last month to launch a reported $6.6-million remodel, according to permit details posted on Buildzoom. The company closed its iconic arched glass retail store at 340 University Ave.
"You'll love what we've done with the place," the tech company recently posted on the Palo Alto Apple store website. Saturday when the store officially reopened its doors. Apple fans got their first look at the newly renovated Apple store in downtown Palo Alto at 10 a.m.
In the latest Shop Talk column, read about the $6.6 million remodel of the downtown Palo Alto Apple store, the closure of a 30-year-old restaurant and the opening of a new Mexican eatery.ĪPPLE REOPENS PALO ALTO STORE. A new video wall, a ceiling in the back of the building and a second-floor reconfiguration are among the changes of the newly remodeled Apple store in downtown Palo Alto that reopened on June 30, 2018.
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