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Originally Posted by Swicago Swi Sox

It also depends on how they plan to refashion the stairs from upper Illinois down to Lower Illinois and these new shops. Has anyone seen the plans for that work?

The current stairs and pretty junky, but if they were more inviting pedestrians on upper Illinois would be more apt to explore down there. In the summer the pedestrian route from Michigan Ave to Navy Pier pretty much runs right down Upper Illinois.

Are there plans for Retail on Upper Illinois? If there is, hopefullly it is layed out better than current offerings. Right now there is vacant retail space in both 160 E. Illinois (Avenue East) and 240 E. Illinois (Faribanks), but in both cases they are not very inviting retail due to the store front layout.

At 160 E. Illinois the front doors for retail are set back behind the outside line of columns, so it is kind of hidden

At 240 E. Illinois the retail is kind of on a weird island where you wouldn't expect a store. From West to East it goes Garage Pedestrian Access Door, then the Door to the Condo Building, the the weird retail space, then the large car entrance for the parking garage, then the stairs down to Columbus.

I'm hoping for an integrated stair. The current stairs are too utilitarian.