Status Update: The Thompson Chicago in the Gold Coast
Work continues at The Thompson Chicago, the city’s soon-to-be newest hotel. It’s actually the former Sutton Place Hotel (21 East Bellevue Place), perched on...
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Status Update: Argo Tea Pavilion and Connors Park
The rebuilding of Connors Park in the city’s Gold Coast neighborhood continues apace. The old, mostly concrete park has been jackhammered away, and in its place...
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Flagship Starbucks Opened in Gold Coast Yesterday; Serves Booze Tomorrow
It’s been a few months since we last checked in on the new flagship Starbucks going up in the Gold Coast, and guess what — it’s open! The store at...
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Status Update: Flagship Starbucks
The new flagship Starbucks store at 1003 North Rush Street in the Gold Coast is taking shape. You can see the two balconies that will hang over the public sidewalk....
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Another Retail Tear-Down on Rush Street
The retail growth spurt in downtown Chicago’s Oak/Walton/Rush Street corridor continues. This time it’s 1007 North Rush that will face the proverbial...
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Glass and Class on Rush Street
Something unexpected showed up in our inbox this morning. It’s a rendering of the new Brunello Cucinelli store that’s going into the former Jake space at...
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Status Update: Flagship Starbucks
Demolition is underway at 1003 North Rush Street, the future home of Chicago’s Flagship Starbucks store. We were the first people to tell you that the store is...
Read MorePublic Park Privatized in Chicago’s Gold Coast
In the last couple of months, we’ve received two inquiries from people asking what’s going on with Connors Park. If you’re not familiar with the...
Read MoreNew Flagship Starbucks Cuts Wood, Stacks Bricks
Our recent series of articles on the flagship Starbucks to be built at 1003 North Rush Street have been very popular (previous coverage here, here, and here). According...
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Chicago to Get One of Six Starbucks Flagship Stores
“We really want to send a new message. Especially in this neighborhood, and this city; and this is the place to do it.” -Dean Klein, Starbucks I’m not...
Read MoreStatus Update: What’s Going on at Ikram?
Progress is swift at the new location of Chicago fashion house Ikram. Ikram Goldman’s new location for her eponymous boutique at 15 East Huron Street is coming...
Read MoreWould You Like Some Booze With Your Latte?
When the design for Starbucks’ new Gold Coast store was made public, it struck a familiar chord with us. (See our previous coverage here) What it reminded us of...
Read MoreRitz or Roast? Is This The New Rush Street Starbucks?
As the retail chess match on Oak Street starts to settle down a little, more pressure is being put on Rush Street to pick up the slack. The bad economy forced a lot of...
Read MoreCedar Tower Axed
The proposed hotel tower to be built at the site of the Cedar Hotel in the Gold Coast is dead. We’ve been following the attempted renaissance of the Cedar...
Read MoreStatus Update: Almost Done at 930 North Rush
We’ve been following the lot at the corner of Rush and Walton streets for a while here, here, here and here) as it was transformed from a condemned...
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