With consumers still making the vast majority of purchases at brick-and-mortar stores, traditional retailing remains strong despite the competition from e-commerce. Shopping Centers Today, the official publication of the International Council of Shopping Centers, which is hosting its ICSC ReCon 2017 conference this week, recently published a roundup of retail projects making headlines in 2017. Knowing the list wouldn’t be complete without Addison & Clark, a joint venture of Taylor Johnson client M&R Development and Bucksbaum Retail Properties, we facilitated an interview to discuss the mixed-use development across from Wrigley Field and why it will be a real game changer for the historic neighborhood. Read the Shopping Centers Today story here and check out this Bisnow story for more information on this project and others underway in Lakeview.

A recent aerial shot of construction at Addison & Clark, the retail and residential complex across from Wrigley Field. The project is on schedule to deliver in 2018. ©Brian Fritz Photography