Warby Parker – Southport Corridor News and Events

Touring Chicago’s Southport Corridor – Belmont to Addison Street

A tour around Lakeview’s Southport Corridor neighborhood in Chicago during the Late Summer and Early Fall of 2021

Tour Time! Shopping, eating and playing between Belmont Avenue and Addison Street along Southport Avenue during the late summer of 2021.

Casper Mattress Now Open at 3420 N. Southport Avenue

Casper Mattress has opened their new brick and mortar sleep shop at 3420 N. Southport on May 23, 2019. Take a look inside the new shop on Southport.

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Spring 2019 on Chicago’s Southport Corridor

We had an endless winter and cold, dreary spring, but the sun is finally shining and the Southport Corridor is getting ready for Summer. Here’s a tour around the ‘Port during the Spring of 2019.

Lush, Warby Parker, Bonobos

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Casper Mattress coming to 3420 N. Southport Avenue

After years of vacancy after Einstein Bagels closed their shop on Southport, and Paperchase pulled out of the US market, Casper Mattress is finally taking the long vacant space at 3420 N. Southport Avenue (and they are hiring).

Casper joins a list of Internet turned to brick and mortar shops along Southport Avenue, including Amazon Books, Warby Parker and Bonobos. In addition to the upcoming Southport shop, Casper is located at Oak Brook Center and Chicago’s Fulton Market.

Warby Parker Southport Corridor now open

😎 @warbyparker now open! (at Southport Corridor Chicago)
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Warby Parker is opening soon in Chicago's Southport Corridor.

Welcome Warby! 🤓 (at Southport Corridor News and Events – Chicago, Illinois)
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Warby Parker Now Hiring

🤓 @warbyparker now hiring for their @southportcorridorchicago location. See the blog for all the details! (at Warby Parker)
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Warby Parker now hiring for their new Southport Avenue shop in Chicago

You may recall that Warby Parker had rented space on the Southport Corridor earlier this summer, and now they are looking to hire for a number of positions:

This would make the 4th Optician shop on the Southport Corridor, including LensCrafters, CustomEyes and Big City Optical. Do you think the Southport Corridor can support four optician shops?

Warby Parker rumored to be coming to Chicago’s Southport Corridor

🤓 @warbyparker is rumored to be coming to the @southportcorridorchicago. See the blog for details. (at Southport Corridor News and Events – Chicago, Illinois)

Warby Parker rumored to come to 3432 N. Southport Avenue

Rumor on the street is that Warby Parker has signed a lease at the former ENAZ pop-up location and will be coming to the Southport Corridor. As we hear more we will post all the details.

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Southport Corridor changes into 2019

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 2019:

The Denim Lounge for Men is coming to SheOne\’s former location
Foxtrot Delivery Market coming to the TOD development at 3334 N. Southport Avenue
Warby Parker is rumored to be taking over Paperchase\’s backed out lease at 3420 N. Southport
Schoolyard Tavern under new ownership
TOD development at 3200 N. Southport now coming (Former Flattop Grill space)
TOD development coming to 3647 N. Southport
Rise Sushi and Galleria Liquors will be replaced by this Transit Oriented Development (TOD)
Large-scale mixed-use development coming to 1356 W. Wellington Avenue
1342 W. Belmont retail space for lease
Kai Sushi is now open at 3819 N. Southport
Big City Optical has moved into the former Frankies on the Park location at 3708 N. Southport
3740 N. Southport (Formerly Chaz\’s Real Estate Space) is now a nail salon
GNC is closed and is now for lease
Taco Bell on Addison will be replaced by Planet Granite and additional retail
Digits Nail Salon has closed, new nail salon is now open
Ivivva by Lululemon is closed. Space currently for lease
The auto body shop on Addison by Wrigley Field will be replaced by a new development
1035 W. Addison to be redeveloped
The former Blue Bayou space is for lease
Basics Salon at 3542 N. Southport is currently for lease or for for a possible TOD redevelopment in 2019-2020
Addison & Clark development is underway; Shake Shack, Cinemex Movie Theater, Harley Davidson and Lucky Strike will be anchor tenants
Cafe Tola is expanding into the Sweet Sensations former space