Beverage and real estate industry observers have said for years that Total Wine, a liquor retail behemoth, is eyeing Chicago. In the face of this threat, Binny’s finds itself at a critical crossroads.

Three local experts have ideas about what could fill the long-vacant spots.

The decision this week by Best Buy to abandon its location at 875 North Michigan Avenue, on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile was just the latest blow to the city’s most valuable stretch of retail.

Online shopping is shaking up the mix of retailers in the core of the central business district, and it’s left more storefronts empty.

The restaurant industry is one of the hottest in Chicago, so Steve Grzanich sat down for a deep dive with Doug Roth (President and CEO of Playground Hospitality) and David Stone (Founder and Principal of Stone Real Estate) to touch on the Fulton Market, Michigan Avenue, and other Chicago areas that are driving the industry […]

The Main is a new nine-story, 112-unit apartment building at Chicago Avenue and Main Street in Evanston. It has a saw-toothed wall of glass and is next to a CTA Purple Line station.

The Colorful Story Behind the Windows: Stone Real Estate Partners with Arts of Life In our industry, leasing banners are just what you do. It’s standard. When you’re trying to lease retail space in a building, you put a few leasing banners in the windows that might have a nice pattern or bright color on […]

French brasserie to open in financial district as part of plaza redesign.

Retail rents in the Clybourn Corridor rose in 2016, demonstrating the area’s strength even amid increased vacancy and new developments in the works.