Tag: Retail and Shopping

New retail and shopping news in Chicago’s Southport Corridor.

Tween Fashion Frankie’s on the Park Coming to Southport

Lincoln Park and Santa Monica, CA’s Frankie’s on the Park, a tween fashion store is coming to 3708 N. Southport Avenue, across the street from the new Coalfire Pizza and next door to Subway.  You can read more about Frankie’s here from their website.

From Crain’s Chicago Business:

Frankie’s on the Park, a boutique marketplace for tween and teen girls, is opening its second Chicago store in September at 3708 N. Southport Ave. in Lakeview. Founded by Lisa Burik in 2008, Frankie’s on the Park also has locations at 2322 N. Clark St. in Lincoln Park and in Santa Monica, Calif. Crain’s Chicago Business reported on Frankie’s in a 2010 story about entrepreneurs serving the tween market.

Think this will be a good addition to the neighborhood?

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Summer 2015 on Chicago’s Southport Corridor

The rain has finally stopped long enough for us to get our annual photos of the Southport Corridor during summertime. Some of these view will look quite different next summer with the addition of SoulCycle and J. Crew coming, along with the proposed Southport TOD.

Evereve and Lou & Grey

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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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B. Rose Salon’s space moving two doors north to Pure Nirvana’s former location

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.

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Southport’s TOD could begin development late this year (update – looks like later in 2018 now)

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.

Signs of the Southport Corridor

Fun signs around Southport…

Jeni’s Southport
D\’Augustino\’s
Southport CTA
DavidsTea
BlueMercury
Splendid
U.S. Apothecary
Lou & Grey
Lole Southport
Teavana
Gap
Justin\’s
Fleet Feet Southport
Francesca\’s
U.S. Apothecary
Lou & Grey
Spencer\’s Jolly Posh Foods
Leahey Consignment
Candyality
Music Box
Mercury Theater
Click Shoes & More
Persona
Cafe Tola
Dog-a-holics
Lole

Your first look at 3401 N. Southport’s Proposed TOD

As we have blogged in the past, Rise Sushi and Galleria Liquors site locations are being proposed for this Transit Oriented Development (TOD).

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A Detailed Look at Lou & Grey in Chicago

Lou & Grey opened in April in Chicago’s Southport Corridor, and here are photos of the store from their Facebook page.  The store is located at 3442 N. Southport 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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