# North Pier

Chicago, IL · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-8ce74f2c19` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/il/chicago-north-pier/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-8ce74f2c19.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-8ce74f2c19.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-8ce74f2c19

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | partial | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | reinhabit | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | housing, retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Lofts at River East apartments with exterior-facing retail (Target Express and Pinstripes bowling alley) | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1990 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2013 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Robert Meers | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | In 2013, it was purchased out of bankruptcy court by a developer who subsequently converted the building into the Lofts at River East apartments and closed the interior mall. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “In 2013, it was purchased out of bankruptcy court by a developer who subsequently converted the building into the Lofts at River East apartments and closed the interior mall.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Pier_(Chicago)
- **after_notes**: “Two floors of exterior-facing retail remain: an upper level facing Illinois Street and a lower level facing Ogden Slip. As of 2015, anchor tenants include a Target Express and a Pinstripes bowling alley.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Pier_(Chicago)
- **status**: “Two floors of exterior-facing retail remain: an upper level facing Illinois Street and a lower level facing Ogden Slip.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Pier_(Chicago)
- **strategy**: “In 2013, it was purchased out of bankruptcy court by a developer who subsequently converted the building into the Lofts at River East apartments and closed the interior mall.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Pier_(Chicago)

## Anchors

Target Express, Pinstripes bowling alley

## Timeline

- 1987: Renovation proposed by Robert Meers
- 1989: North Pier completed with three retail levels and four office floors
- 1990: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1990: North Pier Apartments tower completed
- 1997: Renamed River East Plaza
- 2013: Purchased out of bankruptcy and converted to Lofts at River East apartments
- 2015: Anchor tenants include Target Express and Pinstripes bowling alley

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

North Pier was a retail and office complex located in the Streeterville neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The timber loft building, which lines the north side of Ogden Slip, was originally named Pugh Terminal and used as a wholesale exhibition center predating the Merchandise Mart.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Pier_(Chicago)

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Pier_(Chicago)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "North Pier, Chicago, IL." Record m-8ce74f2c19, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/il/chicago-north-pier/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_chicagonorthpier,
  title = {North Pier, Chicago, IL},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/il/chicago-north-pier/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-8ce74f2c19, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

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.