# Chicago Place

Chicago, IL · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-762d1576d9` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/il/chicago-chicago-place/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-762d1576d9.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-762d1576d9.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-762d1576d9

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | closed | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | housing, retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | By 2009, the mall portion had closed and largely been abandoned, with only the Saks store remaining. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1989 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Closed | 2009 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 314521 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Stores at peak | 46 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Original developer | BCE Development Properties, Inc. | reported · web research agent |
| Planning notes | Above that, is a tower containing condominiums. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “By 2009, the mall portion had closed and largely been abandoned, with only the Saks store remaining.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Place
- **after_notes**: “By 2009, the mall portion had closed and largely been abandoned, with only the Saks store remaining.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Place
- **status**: “By 2009, the mall portion had closed and largely been abandoned, with only the Saks store remaining.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Place

## Anchors

Saks Fifth Avenue

## Parties

- Urban Retail Properties Co. — owner (2003–)
- BCE Development Properties, Inc. — original_developer
- Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP — original_architect
- Solomon, Cordwell, Buenz and Associates — original_architect
- Sudler & Company — owner (2003–)

## Timeline

- 1989: Opened
- 1991: Completed
- 2009: Mall portion closed and largely abandoned
- 2026: Saks anchor store closed

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Chicago Place is a mixed-use high-rise on the 700 block of North Michigan Avenue in Chicago along the Magnificent Mile, completed in 1991. The lower levels originally contained a vertical mall anchored by Saks Fifth Avenue. Above that, is a tower containing condominiums.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Place

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Place
- found by hermes-web (staffboxfree) — https://web.archive.org/web/20040504160956/http://www.emporis.com/en/cd/cm/?id=115616
- found by hermes-web (staffboxfree) — https://web.archive.org/web/20040504160956/http://www.emporis.com/en/cd/cm/?id=100367
- found by hermes-web (staffboxfree) — https://web.archive.org/web/20040504160956/http://www.emporis.com/en/cd/cm/?id=100366
- found by hermes-web (staffboxfree) — https://web.archive.org/web/20040504160956/http://www.emporis.com/en/cd/cm/?id=115811
- found by hermes-web (staffboxfree) — https://web.archive.org/web/20040504160956/http://www.emporis.com/en/cd/cm/?id=103368
- Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) — https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=6869fc5bfb3f4757954ef7a9e9ccbebf (2014-10-02)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Chicago Place, Chicago, IL." Record m-762d1576d9, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/il/chicago-chicago-place/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_chicagochicagoplace,
  title = {Chicago Place, Chicago, IL},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/il/chicago-chicago-place/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-762d1576d9, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.