The Holiday Club’s longtime home at the northwest corner of Sheridan and Irving Park roads is coming down, clearing the way for a seven-story apartment building in Chicago’s Buena Park neighborhood. The bar closed in May after more than two decades at 4000 N. Sheridan Road, and demolition of the surrounding historic buildings has been underway this fall.
What’s replacing the Holiday Club?
Developer Catapult Real Estate Solutions plans a seven-story, mixed-use building at 4006 N. Sheridan Road, with 91 apartments above ground-floor commercial space. Plans call for 11 studios, 46 one-bedroom apartments and 34 two-bedroom apartments, along with 38 parking spaces and approximately 2,000 square feet of retail. Built Form LLC designed the project, and Summit Design + Build has been named general contractor.
According to Urbanize Chicago, demolition permits were issued in late August. Chicago YIMBY reported in October that demolition had progressed from the rear of the property, while portions of the old Holiday Club frontage were still standing as of October 20. Workers also reported salvaging hundreds of pallets of brick for reuse. A confirmed completion date for the replacement building has not been announced.
A neighborhood fixture since 2001
The Holiday Club opened its first location in Wicker Park in 1993, then expanded to Sheridan Road in 2001. Over the years, the Buena Park bar became known for its retro atmosphere, dancing, classic cocktails, comfort food and old-fashioned photo booth. Its illuminated sign was a familiar landmark near the Sheridan Red Line station.
The bar announced May 17, 2026, as its final day at this location. Its website now confirms it is permanently closed. Earlier reporting said the owner was exploring a possible relocation, but no new location has been confirmed.
The architecture being lost
There is another story here beyond the closing of a popular bar. Preservation Chicago traced the site’s older residential portion to 1904–1905, designed by David Robertson. The Gothic-style terra-cotta storefront was added in 1925 to a design by architect Adolph Woerner. In the 1930s, that storefront housed a Walgreens.
Preservation advocates had called attention to the building’s distinctive detailing and urged a preservation-minded approach. The property was not protected by landmark designation, however, and demolition was permitted. The redevelopment also replaces neighboring storefronts and housing along Sheridan and Irving Park.
What’s next for the corner?
The new building will bring additional housing and retail space to a transit-served intersection, while replacing a stretch of older neighborhood architecture and a longtime gathering place. According to the 46th Ward office, the residential project is allowed under the site’s existing zoning, although specific parking, loading and retail-space exceptions went through the zoning review process.
For anyone who remembers late nights at the Holiday Club, this is one of those corners that will look very different the next time they pass by.
Sources: Block Club Chicago, Chicago YIMBY, Urbanize Chicago, Preservation Chicago and the 46th Ward.