During the company's launch event Tuesday, Apple showed a rendering of what its Fifth Avenue flagship would look like after renovations wrap up at the property, complete with sidewalk windows and the return of the iconic glass cube.

The tech giant filed permits in April to remove the cube surrounding a set of stairs that descend into the subterranean retail space as part of a rehab that will double the store's square footage. Apple had renovated the cube before, simplifying its design with fewer glass panels, and there was speculation that a similar upgrade might be afoot this time around.

The exact look of the cube was unclear from the rendering shown at the event, which showcased the new iPhone X and other Apple product lines and retail concepts, but the plaza in front of the GM Building is seen embedded with windows shining light into the store below.

While Apple is widely known for its sleek design of products and stores, the firm ran into trouble with an obscure building regulation this spring when it painted the construction fence surrounding the Fifth Avenue site white. The New York City Building code requires all fences be painted hunter green. The fence has since been repainted.