Bake 425 to Replace Homemade Pizza Company on Southport?

According to Crain\’s Chicago Business and Bake 425\’s website, Bake 425 is slated to take over the former Homemade Pizza Company location at 3440 N. Southport this December.  However, Cushman and Wakefield is marketing this new construction building.  We walked passed the current building and saw plenty of blue-prints, so we will see what happens next.

Retail Rumors: Is J. Crew Finally Coming to Southport?

Update the week of January 26: J. Crew is signing their lease this week.

After years of rumors it is almost all but confirmed that J. Crew is coming to 3423-25 N. Southport Avenue.  Construction should start in early 2015 and should take about a year to complete the new construction space.

J. Crew was originally speculated to open in the now EVEREVE location, but the storefront was not large enough for a typical J. Crew store.  It has been reported that they have been looking at Southport \”for years\”.  A formal announcement should happen by the end of the year.

Now onto that West Elm Market rumor that’s been circulating for quite some time now!?!?

Former Caribou Coffee at 3240 N. Ashland becoming a Dentist Office (Wrigleyville Dental)

According to EveryBlock, the former Caribou Coffee that was located at Ashland and School will now become a Dentist office.  Caribou closed this past year and are in the process of turning into Peet\’s Coffee, but this location was not included.

A reader on Everyblock says that Wrigleyville Dental next to Crosby\’s Kitchen will be the new tenant, and stated that Crosby\’s will be taking over that space and expanding.  Time will tell.

The Red Balloon Company opening in March, 2015 at 3651 N. Southport Ave.

It was announced on The Red Balloon Company\’s Facebook page today that their grand opening on Chicago\’s Southport Corridor will be in March, 2015.  Construction is coming along and the new mixed-use building will consist of three upscale apartments with Red Balloon on the ground floor. The Red Balloon Company is a children\’s store featuring clothes, toys and gifts for children.  

You can read our original blog post from March, 2014 here.  

Ivivva by Lululemon has officially expanded on Roscoe and Southport

As we reported earlier in the year, Ivivva by Lululemon would be expanding into newly built space, which it will share with Fleet Feet.  They have moved into their new space and further construction will combine and finish the spaces, per EveryBlock.

Construction Progress: Ann Taylor’s Lou & Grey and Corridor Brewery

Construction is coming along at 3442 N. Southport (Lou & Grey) and 3446 N. Southport (Corridor Brewery.  Looks like both businesses have about the same footprint with a distinct look and feel.

The look of Ann Taylor\’s Lou & Grey store in North Carolina.
Corridor Brewery & Provisions logo

Join Galleria Liqueurs Southport on DECEMBER 10TH, 2014 for an EXCLUSIVE Holiday Wine Tasting Event

On Wed Dec 10th from 7:00p to 8:30pm, Galleria Liqueurs (Southport) & Wine Dept Manager Dustin Halton will be hosting an \’exploration of  \’sparkling wine\’ seminar in which participants will get to taste a variety of sparkling wines from around the world, and also learn about the history of sparkling wine and how sparkling wine is made. 

The fee for this seminar is $20/person and will include a presentation, tasting 10 sparkling wines, and a Q&A session afterwards.

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Participants will also be eligible for our monthly $100 GIFT CARD GIVEAWAY (This Month Galleria Liqueurs)

**Must be in attendance on 12/10/2014 at 3409 N. Southport to be eligible for the raffle drawing and giveaways.

Demolition for 3423 N. Southport Avenue Approved

The city has approved the demolition of the former Candyality and Coobah buildings.  Look for L3 to tear them down in the immediate future.  No word yet on tenants but below is the listing brochure by Cushman and Wakefield (although rumor on the street is that J. Crew will finally find a home on Southport here).

And here is what is coming:

Southport’s Rise Sushi and Galleria Liquors could be replaced by a TOD

From Tom Tunney’s office, there has been a proposal for the Rise Sushi and Galleria Liquors location to build a new mixed-used Transit Oriented Development (TOD).  The proposal would include 30 apartments with ground-level retail next to the Southport “L” line.

Per the developer, “It is important to note that NONE of our residents will have the ability to secure a 383 Parking permit. Therefore, since this is a transit-oriented development, residents except for the 7 units that will have access to parking spaces will not own a car. This development will not cause residents to park within the neighborhood since they will not be able to secure the required parking permit.”

The Lakeview Chamber of Commerce agrees with building this development as it would help local businesses and the local economy (more people in a dense urban area = more local dollars being spent). You can read more about the benefits of TODs here.

A meeting with the developers will take place at Mystic Celt during the West Lakeview Neighbors meeting on Monday, May 11, 2015 at 7pm. Detailed information can be found here.

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