Largest Starbucks Store in the World to Open in Manhattan
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Starbucks Roastery in Seattle (Joshua Trujillo, Starbucks)
New York—Seattle-based coffeehouse chain Starbucks is opening a new Roastery in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District in 2018. Drawing inspiration from the first Starbucks Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room which opened in late 2014 in Seattle, the new 20,000-square-foot New York location will be the largest Starbucks store in the world, according to theWall Street Journal.
Starbucks’ new Roastery will be located at 61 Ninth Ave., adjacent to Apple’s flagship Meatpacking District store and across the street from Google’s New York headquarters. The store will sit within the 9-story building currently under development at Ninth Avenue and W. 15th St., on the site formerly occupied by Prince Lumber. Developed by Vornado Realty Trust and Aurora Capital Associates and designed by Rafael Vinoly Architects, 61 Ninth Ave. will feature approximately 170,000 square feet of mixed-use space and is scheduled for completion by the end of 2017. The building will also incorporate a variety of sustainable features and aims to achieve LEED Gold certification…
