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Originally Posted by ithakas
I'm guessing Sears/311 Wacker, Trump/LSE/river, Hancock/Water Tower?
I know people were making fun of Jewel as a bit out of touch with their Jojo mascot, but I think their strategy of partnering with developers for prime urban sites has been really smart (The Sinclair, the new Uptown proposal near the Penascola). As a teenage employee of the branch, I hope they tackle the Roosevelt Jewel next, and add to this fourth peak – they should build something on the scale of the previous two redevelopments on the parking lot west of the Roosevelt tracks first, and once open, close the existing store and sell the lot the store is currently on outright for a signature tower.
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The Jewel at Roosevelt is my local store, and I'm frankly fine with it. It could definitely use an upgrade, but it wasn't in such woeful condition as the Clark/Division store or the Southport/Addison store back in 2010. But if they were to go with a Sinclair-type development there, at least there's a Trader Joe's, Mariano's, and Whole Foods within a mile.