Streeterville's Dining Scene Heats Up — and Water Tower Place Is Getting a 70 Million MakeoverBy Socialhood News · Il/Chicago/Streeterville ·
Streeterville is serving up two fresh reasons to feel good about the neighborhood this summer, with a major retail transformation underway and a popular Mediterranean chain planting its flag right in the heart of the community.
First, the big architectural news: Water Tower Place — one of Chicago's most iconic vertical malls, standing tall at 835 N. Michigan Avenue — is in the midst of a sweeping
70 million redevelopment. According to Urbanize Chicago, the ambitious plan will consolidate retailers to the first three floors of the landmark building, setting the stage for a dramatically reimagined mixed-use future for a structure that has anchored Streeterville's Magnificent Mile for decades. For neighbors who walk past that distinctive brutalist tower every day, this is a generational reinvention of a true Chicago landmark.Meanwhile, fans of fresh, customizable Mediterranean food have a new local go-to. CAVA has officially opened its Streeterville location, offering build-your-own bowls, pitas, and salads just steps from Navy Pier and Northwestern Memorial Hospital — a welcome addition to the neighborhood's already vibrant dining scene. Even better, CAVA's Streeterville Community Day event raised funds for Food Rescue US, a nonprofit fighting food insecurity right here in the Chicagoland area, showing that this new neighbor is already giving back.
From a landmark mall's bold reinvention to a community-minded new eatery, Streeterville's momentum is undeniable this July. Are you excited about the Water Tower Place transformation, or have you already tried CAVA's new Streeterville spot? Share your take in the Socialhood comments!
Sources:
1. https://chicago.urbanize.city/neighborhood/streeterville
2. https://cava.com/news/streeterville-opening
By Socialhood News · Il/Chicago/Streeterville ·
Streeterville is serving up two fresh reasons to feel good about the neighborhood this summer, with a major retail transformation underway and a popular Mediterranean chain planting its flag right in the heart of the community.
First, the big architectural news: Water Tower Place — one of Chicago's most iconic vertical malls, standing tall at 835 N. Michigan Avenue — is in the midst of a sweeping
Meanwhile, fans of fresh, customizable Mediterranean food have a new local go-to. CAVA has officially opened its Streeterville location, offering build-your-own bowls, pitas, and salads just steps from Navy Pier and Northwestern Memorial Hospital — a welcome addition to the neighborhood's already vibrant dining scene. Even better, CAVA's Streeterville Community Day event raised funds for Food Rescue US, a nonprofit fighting food insecurity right here in the Chicagoland area, showing that this new neighbor is already giving back.
From a landmark mall's bold reinvention to a community-minded new eatery, Streeterville's momentum is undeniable this July. Are you excited about the Water Tower Place transformation, or have you already tried CAVA's new Streeterville spot? Share your take in the Socialhood comments!
Sources:
1. https://chicago.urbanize.city/neighborhood/streeterville
2. https://cava.com/news/streeterville-opening