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Originally Posted by lakeshoredrive
With part of the loop transitioning to residential, this lot would be a prime spot to build something like One Chicago with a tall residential tower and a large grocery store at the retail base. People who live in the loop would probably appreciate having a grocery store that is close by to walk to. So hopefully a developer is smart enough to do this.
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A grocery store is sort of the holy grail of the Loop residential transition. The Goth Target partially satisfied this need, but it's not quite a full grocery store (the produce certainly sucks). The Walgreens at State/Randolph also has the feel of a grocery store although they mostly just sell essentials/packaged goods.
It looks like the city is gonna subsidize a grocery store at 135 S LaSalle though as part of that building's residential conversion. The developers (Riverside/John O'Donnell) haven't announced the grocery operator yet, but the renderings indicate a huge 2-level store that would be comparable to the Lakeshore East Mariano's. Seems to be based on the Whole Foods at 66 Broadway in NYC's financial district, which is an extremely similar type of evolving neighborhood...