With major new pedestrian eye-candy projects coming soon to Cermak between Michigan and McCormick, I've been thinking about how the big condo tower on the north side of Michigan and Cermak is currently a big blank wall of nothingness that'll be right across from the lovely new McHugh hotel and retail storefronts.
Those look like they might be retail units in the front, just not occupied. Can anyone confirm?
In 2017 when these new projects are done, that building's going to be a bit of a visual continuity blockade for the redeveloped Cermak/Motor Row. Even if those are retail units and they can fill them up, I think they'd need to do some facade work to make it blend in more with the emerging neighborhood.