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Full Speed Ahead – Construction permit issued for Amazon Books Southport Corridor

A construction permit has been issues on October 26, 2016 for Amazon Books first brick and mortar location in Chicago. Amazon Books currently has three other bookstores that are now open including Seattle, Portland and San Diego, and will soon open in Boston. Chicago would be #5 on their list, opening sometime in 2017 at 3441 N. Southport Avenue, former location of Mystic Celt.

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Proposed Transit Oriented Development (TOD) at 3647-49 Southport Avenue

Another TOD has been proposed on Southport in the current location of both Spotless Cleaners and Sushi Mura next to CVS. There will be a meeting on Monday, October 17 at Mercury Theater at 7:00 PM to discuss this development according to the Southport Neighbors Association.

From Southport Neighbors:

“Proposed Transit Oriented Development (TOD) at 3647-49 Southport: Learn about this proposed development, tentatively planned for 5 stories, 21 mostly 1 bedroom units, with 5 parking spots, 1 car share spot, and 42 bike parking spots.

This development is still in the planning stages, so it is extremely important that you attend Monday\’s meeting to learn all the details and to provide your input.”

In addition to this newly proposed TOD, these Southport TODs have already been approved:

Curbed Chicago has a great write-up of the benefits of Transit Orient Developments (TODs) that you can read here.

Here are the renderings and documentation from Tom Tunney\’s website:

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Confirmed: Amazon Books is coming to Chicago’s Southport Corridor

DNA Info Chicago has confirmed that Amazon Books is indeed coming to the Southport Corridor after we broke the news to you first from our blog post yesterday:

“Amazon will open a brick-and-mortar bookstore on the Southport Corridor next year. The online megastore confirmed that it will open an Amazon Books location on Southport Avenue in 2017, two years after its first physical store opened in Seattle.”

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Southport Corridor Changes into 2017

Whether you are new to the area or a long-time resident, one thing is for certain: nothing is permanent except change. So if you can’t keep up with all of the changes happening to Chicago’s Southport Corridor, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.

Here is a summary of what to expect into 2017+:

F.I.S.H. Poke Bar Sushi is coming to 3208 N. Southport (former Burger Boss location)
Amazon Books is coming to 3443 N. Southport
Mint Julep is closed
Shake Shake coming to Addison and Clark development in Wrigleyville
LensCrafters coming to 3428 N. Southport, the former Teavana location
Hanna Andersson coming to 3452 N. Southport, the former Southport Suites building
Real Good Juice Co. is coming to 3548 N. Southport, site of the former Bahn Mi Baget space
Rise Sushi and Galleria Liquors to be replaced by this Transit Oriented Development (TOD)
Chipotle eyeing the Southport Corridor, possibly in the Southport TOD
3424 N. Southport is currently being redeveloped into a mixed-use space with retail and residential units
Frio Gelato is coming to 3721 N. Southport
Bow Truss Coffee Roasters is coming to Southport & Belmont in Bel-Port Liquors former location
Capital One Cafe and Peet\’s Coffee coming to 3435 N. Southport
Newport Bar & Grill is now closed
Tuco & Blondie Tex-Mex restaurant from Four-Star Restaurant Group is now open in Justin’s former location
B. Rose Salon at 3341 N. Southport has closed and the space is now for lease
Cafe Tola is expanding to Sweet Sensations former space
5411 Empanadas has opened at 3715 N. Southport
Banana Republic is eyeing the Southport Corridor and trying to find a good location
Dog-a-holics retail shop is now Bentley\’s Pet Stuff
Addison & Clark development is underway
Hotel Zachery with Big Star Chicago among many other changes in Wrigleyville
Lush Cosmetics has opened on Southport
Deleece Restaurant has re-concepted to Grassroots
Coda Di Volpe Italian Restaurant from Billy Lawless and Ryan O\’Donnell is now open
Elevare MD is opening next to Fleet Feet
J. Crew has opened at 3423 N. Southport
SoulCycle has opened at 3423 N. Southport
Williams-Sonoma/West Elm has interest in Southport
Crosby\’s Kitchen is expanding with a new adult concept into the former Wrigleyville Dental space called Ella Elli
Vivial Fine Comfort Food and Cocktails closed; Tango Sur taking over the space as a Tapas Wine Bar
LuluBelles Pancake House building was demolished and new retail/residences have been built and are for rent
Burger Boss and Dojo Chicago are closed and leased – tenants TBD
FlatTop Grill former space is for rent
Einstein\’s Bagel space is currently for lease
Venus Restaurant is coming from The Mercury Theater in Cullen\’s former space
A new mixed-use development is coming to 3334 N. Southport Avenue with retail
Bareburger now open on Lincoln Avenue, part of L3\’s new development including Bitter Pops
Whole Foods is under construction and coming in 2017 to Lincoln, Ashland and Belmont
Large-scale mixed-use development coming to 1356 W. Wellington Avenue with an American Mattress store
The Former “Uncle Fun” building is now a new mixed-use retail and residential development
TOD development at 3400 N. Lincoln Avenue
Mirador Restaurant has closed
Indira moved to 3337 N. Southport
1342 W. Belmont is being demolished
3451-53 N. Southport actively being marketed for lease
Target coming to Belmont and Clark

Southport and Wellington mixed-used development construction finally starting

Construction has finally started on 1356 W. Wellington in what will become a new mixed-use retail and apartment development.

Rendering of 1356 W. Wellington from DNA Info Chicago

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.”

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