Venus Restaurant construction starting in former Cullen’s location

From Chicago Cityscape, close to a $500,000 gut-renovation will be starting at Cullen’s former space as The Mercury Theater starts to construct Venus. Venus Restaurant will be located at 3741 N. Southport Avenue and will be a restaurant with a live theater component.  DNA Info Chicago first reported the news last year, and you can read more information on Mercury\’s new restaurant concept here.

Interior demolition of the former Mystic Celt building to start soon

A permit has been approved to demolish the interior of Mystic Celt.  A very similar permit was issued for the new Billy Lawless restaurant before it was demolished to make way for a new restaurant, so time will tell if the building will be torn-down or just gutted and revamped for new retail tenants.

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Say Hello to Addison & Clark (Former Addison on the Park) Development

Here are the latest renderings for “Addison & Clark” – the development previously known as Addison on the Park.  Development has been approved and is starting in spring of 2016, with construction lasting about two years.

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J. Crew Southport tentatively scheduled to open in late January, 2016

We’ve reached out to J. Crew about an opening date and they have let us know they are tentatively scheduled to open in late January of 2016.  SoulCycle is also scheduled to open in late January as well.

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J. Crew and SoulCycle Construction – September 29, 2015

J. Crew and SoulCycle. September 29, 2015. by Southport Corridor

J. Crew and SoulCycle Construction – 9-4-15 by Southport Corridor

J. Crew and SoulCycle Construction – 9-4-15 by Southport Corridor

Watching #JCrew and #SoulCycle grow on the @SouthportCor on July 7, 2015 by Southport Corridor

Watching #JCrew and #SoulCycle grow on the @SouthportCor on July 7, 2015 by Southport Corridor

J. Crew and SoulCycle Construction Watch – July, 2015

J. Crew and SoulCycle are coming up fast on Chicago\’s Southport Corridor.  The plan at this point is for J. Crew to open towards the end of this year and SoulCycle early next year.

L3 Capital buys Mystic Celt

“The owner of the Mystic Celt bar sold its single-story building on Southport Avenue to a real estate investor that has redeveloped several properties on the Lakeview shopping avenue.”

As we wrote about in May, L3 Capital was in the process of buying Mystic Celt, and it was confirmed today by Crain’s Chicago Business.

“The owner of the Mystic Celt bar sold its single-story building on Southport Avenue to a real estate investor that has redeveloped several properties on the Lakeview shopping avenue.”

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Confirmed: SoulCycle opening on Southport above J. Crew

As we reported a few weeks ago, SoulCycle will be opening above J. Crew on Southport at 3423 N. Southport. Confirmed by Crain’s Chicago Business:

“SoulCycle said it signed a lease to open a 4,000-square-foot spinning studio on Southport Avenue by early 2016. The New York-based company will open its third Chicago studio at 3423 N. Southport Ave., above a J. Crew clothing store in a two-story building being developed by Chicago-based L3 Capital.”

Look for SoulCycle Southport to open in the first quarter of 2016. What are your thoughts, neighbors?

A Detailed Look at Whole Food Lakeview Chicago

As we know, Whole Foods is coming to the intersection of Belmont, Ashland and Lincoln in Chicago, and will be the second largest Whole Foods in Chicago.  Take a detailed look at the plans for the store.  What are your thoughts?

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Blueprints Don’t Lie. SoulCycle above J. Crew on Southport

As we suspected from our earlier post on J. Crew, we spotted blueprints of 3423 N. Southport with SoulCycle’s signage pictured above.  What are your thoughts, neighbors?