Southport Corridor News and Events – Chicago, Illinois
Chicago’s Southport Corridor in Chicago’s Lakeview Neighborhood. All the latest news of what is happening in and around Lakeview's Southport Corridor neighborhood.
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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Lincoln Avenue
“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.”
“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.”
B. Rose Salon is moving two doors north and their current space is for lease. Pure Nirvana Spa closed several weeks ago, and B. Rose is taking over that space. Rumor on the ‘Port is that a restaurant will be coming into the space, but no word yet on what type/kind.
Continue reading “B. Rose Salon’s space moving two doors north to Pure Nirvana’s former location”
3819 N. Southport Avenue, former home of Lulu Belle’s pancake house is being torn down for a mixed use development. More information as we receive it, but expect condos and retail in this location.
Good news for all of you who have been asking for an adult wine-bar type of space on the Southport Corridor. Crosby’s Kitchen has recently purchased the Wrigleyville Dental space, and will begin a new-concept build out in the spring of 2016. We’ve been told it will be an over-21 space, most likely a Wine Bar/Dinner Bistro establishment. We’re also hearing the possibility / wishlist of a rooftop deck on the space, and the possibility of a tear-down to the old dental space with reconstruction. So, kid-friendly up front, adult-friendly in the back.
We reached out to Alderman Tom Tunney on the status of the proposed TOD at 3401 N. Southport Avenue as far as when development would take place. Per the Alderman, the developers still need to go through the planning commission and zoning committee, and then once approved, construction could start later in 2015 or early 2016 (update, we are hearing now 2017). Galleria Liquors would be coming back as a tenant, but it is unlikely that Rise Sushi will be (they are looking for a new location around Southport however).
From May’s WLVN meeting, the group voted yes (27-18) in recommending the Southport TOD mixed-use building at 3401-09 N. Southport. See the floor plans below, and more detailed designs can be found at this link.
As we have blogged in the past, Rise Sushi and Galleria Liquors site locations are being proposed for this Transit Oriented Development (TOD).
Continue reading “Your first look at 3401 N. Southport’s Proposed TOD”
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.
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Southport CVS – After
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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.
Continue reading “Retail and Apartments coming to Southport, Lincoln and Wellington”
As we have reported over the past several months, J. Crew is coming to 3423 N. Southport Avenue, and Crain’s Chicago Business has the updated rendering of what the building will look like with J. Crew signage.
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| J. Crew on Chicago’s Southport Corridor. The building should be completed by the end of 2015. |
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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 over the next several months into 2016-17:
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