Southport Corridor Chicago

Lou & Grey Southport almost open

The paper is coming down, the signs are up and the clothes are in. Lou & Grey Southport Avenue in Chicago is almost open!

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It’s a lake in #Lakeview

It’s a lake in #Lakeview on Flickr.

Have you seen the Lakeview Master Plan? Is it time for the proposed CVS extreme makeover?

The Lakeview Master Plan was created in 2011, and out of it we have been lucky enough to get great things like the Low Line Market, People Spots and the upcoming Lincoln/Southport and Wellington corner improvements (just to name a few). CVS was specifically listed as a candidate for a makeover (and every time it rains, the roof leaks and there are buckets all over the store to collect the water, so something has to get fixed).

What are your thoughts? Is it time for a CVS extreme makeover?

See the full PDF plan from the Lakeview Chamber here.

Southport CVS – After

Art exhibit at the former Lulubelle’s Pancake House

Art exhibit this Friday, April 10 at the former Lulubelle’s Pancake House. Details can be found here.

J. Crew Southport Corridor Chicago building permit approved, construction starting this week

J. Crew’s building permit has been approved by the City of Chicago this past week, and construction will start shorty at 3423 N. Southport. As previously reported, J. Crew will take about 6,000 square feet on the ground level with additional unannounced retail above. The building should be completed by the end of 2015, although it should be mentioned that the Gap across the street took about a year to complete, and is about the same size.

Rendering of J. Crew on Southport Avenue in Chicago, Illinois.

Red Lobster Coming to Southport

3349 N. Southport is for lease and after months of negotiations, Red Lobster confirmed it’s newest location will be opening in this location. Look for a complete gut-rehab and all you can eat shrimp scampi coming this fall.

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J. Crew Construction on Chicago’s Southport Corridor

Southport Corridor Chicago - Spring, 2015

J. Crew Construction on Chicago’s Southport Corridor, a set on Flickr.

Construction of #JCrew on the Southport Corridor

Retail Rumors: Could SoulCycle be coming to Southport?

So we know J. Crew is coming to 3243 N. Southport on the first level, and we also know NYC based SoulCycle is expanding into Chicago. Taking a look at the developers website, we noticed a “SoulCycle” logo towards the back of the building rendering:

3423 N. Southport’s rendering with SoulCycle\’s logo towards the back of the building

Again, complete speculation at this point, but would you welcome SoulCycle to Southport?

The official J. Crew rendering

Retail and Apartments coming to Southport, Lincoln and Wellington

From Crain’s Chicago Business, a mixed-use development is coming to the former Herdegen-Brieske Funeral Home with about 10 apartments and full retail on the first level.

“A venture led by Chicago-based developer Stonestreet Partners bought a former funeral home in Lakeview that it plans to redevelop into retail space and apartments. Stonestreet paid $3.8 million for the Herdegen-Brieske Funeral Home property at the northeast corner of Lincoln, Southport and Wellington avenues, a 12,500-square-foot building on 0.33 acres, according to a statement from Mid-America Real Estate, the Oakbrook Terrace brokerage that sold the property. Stonestreet CEO David Trandel said he aims to keep the brick building, which dates back to 1918, and find a retail or restaurant space to lease its street-level space. Trandel, who is teaming up on the project with Barrington apartment developer Rick Cavenaugh, also plans to redevelop the property with about 10 apartments. Mid-America Principal Paul Bryant and Vice President Andrew Becker represented the seller, the Herdegen family.”

And more from the Chicago Sun-Times, apartments will rent between $2,500 to $3,300 per month, and national retail tenants are eyeing the spot for it’s prime location.