Apple Store Near Barclays Closes Temporarily Amid 'Improvements'

BROOKLYN, NY — An Apple store near Barclay's Center closed temporarily this week as the shop appears to undergo renovations, according to its website and recently-filed permits.

Plans for plumbing modifications, HVAC work and interior renovations at the store, situated on the corner Flatbush Avenue and Ashland Place, were filed with the Department of Buildings this week and last, city records show.

As of Thursday, the plans were listed as approved on the buildings website, but the store at 123 Flatbush Avenue hadn't been given work permits, which are required for these renovations.

Reached for comment, Apple confirmed that the store is closed amid "improvements," as stated on its website.

A spokesperson added that online speculation that the store was closed because of an unspecified emergency or COVID outbreak is false.

The reopening date hasn't been confirmed, but shoppers can check its hours online, where it is currently listed as "temporarily closed" through at least July 27.

Park Slopers are now about equidistant from the Apple store at the World Trade Center or the outpost in Williamsburg.

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