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Chipotle to Join Harper Court
04/24/2012 - Chipotle Mexican Grill will join LA Fitness, Hyatt Place Hotel and the University of Chicago in the new Harper Court development, set to open in 2013. The Hyde Park location will be Chipotle’s second location on Chicago’s South Side. As a lead tenant in the new Harper Court, a major, mixed-use project anchoring the redevelopment of Hyde Park’s 53 rd Street, Chipotle adds a new flavor to a growing roster of dining options in the neighborhood. In a recent survey, University of Chicago students singled out Chipotle as a restaurant they wanted in the neighborhood. READ MORE >>
Hyde Park residents drive new anchor development
03/22/2012 - Since 1934, the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) has been dedicated to shaping a more sustainable and prosperous greater Chicago region. As an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, MPC serves communities and residents by developing, promoting and implementing solutions for sound regional growth. The MPC was instrumental in facilitating the 53 rd Street Vision Workshop, a year-long community process that shaped the redevelopment. Through the MPC's Corridor Development Initiative (CDI) the Harper Court project is turning community input into reality. READ MORE >>
CMIG releases video on the Harper Court groundbreaking ceremony
03/15/2012 - University of Chicago President Robert J. Zimmer, Commissioner of Housing and Economic Development Andrew Mooney and 4th Ward Alderman Will Burns joined the Harper Court Partners, LLC team on Nov. 16 to celebrate the groundbreaking for the major new mixed-used development project in Hyde Park. READ MORE >>
Changes coming to Hyde Park
02/11/2012 - After more than a decade of planning, change is finally tangible along Hyde Park's East 53 rd Street corridor. Buildings have been renovated, a few restaurants have opened, and a site has been cleared for a hotel and 12-story office tower to be built on land owned by the University of Chicago. READ MORE >>
Construction Update
12/19/2011 - The past month of construction activity has included construction coordination efforts and the drilling of caissons. Also, on December 7, 2011, 4 th Ward Alderman Will Burns, the South East Chicago Commission and the Hyde Park Chamber were instrumental in gathering local businesses and residents for a community meeting relating to the project’s construction. Harper Court Partners, LLC and representatives from the James McHugh Construction Co. addressed concerns relating to the opening of Harper Avenue and parking along 53 rd Street. READ MORE >>
Academics of Real Estate
11/30/2011 - Across the U.S., new development projects are in short supply, given a cautious sentiment among lenders and investors. Yet, in Chicago's Hyde Park, construction recently began on one of the South Side neighborhood's largest real-estate projects in decades, a $134 million retail, office and hotel development. What's the secret? Academia. READ MORE >>
Positively 53rd Street
11/29/2011 - The Harper Court development promises some additions that would be normal for any college area—a movie theater, hotel, and 24-hour diner, just to name a few. But what's unique about the project isn't just that it centralizes all of these necessities; it's bringing them all to Hyde Park for the first time. READ MORE >>
Jobs, Open Thoroughfare Headed to Harper Court
11/28/2011 - Here's the good news about the job market: nearly 1,000 jobs are headed to Hyde Park, and more specifically 53 rd Street thanks to the University of Chicago. READ MORE >>
Groundbreaking Event Celebrates Construction on New Harper Court
11/16/2011 - The groundbreaking marked the official beginning of construction on the 3.3-acre Harper Court site, which will become home to a 150,000-square-foot office tower, a three-story retail building, a hotel, and new retail and dining options along with other amenities. Construction on that phase of the project is scheduled for completion in 2013. READ MORE >>
Canyon-Johnson Teams With JV for Hyde Park Project
10/31/2011 - Canyon-Johnson Urban Funds and a joint venture between Vermilion Development, Inc. and JFJ Development will work together on a $106 million redevelopment of the mixed-use Harper Court in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. READ MORE >>
Work Begins on Clarke's 24-Hour Diner
10/04/2011 - Construction has begun on the home of the soon-to-be Clarke’s restaurant. READ MORE >>
Harper Court Partners Hosts Conference and Job Fair
09/08/2011 - Harper Court Partners, LLC, the team that is redeveloping Harper Court, is hosting a conference for minority- and women-owned businesses and local contractors next Thursday, Sept. 15 from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. READ MORE >>
Five Guys Opening This Monday
09/01/2011 - Save the date for Monday, Sept. 5 when Five Guys will open in Hyde Park. Starting at 11 a.m., hamburger lovers are invited to visit the popular restaurant. The tentative daily hours are 11 a.m. – 10 p.m. seven days a week. READ MORE >>
Harper Court Hotel Design Tweaked
08/24/2011 - In response to criticism from the community, the developers of the new Hyatt Place Hotel at Harper Court presented some new renderings to the Chicago Plan Commission last week. READ MORE >>
Progress Continues for Five Guys
08/23/2011 - With new signage and the scaffolding recently removed from the soon-to-be home for the first-ever Five Guys restaurant in Hyde Park, the renovation is nearing completion. READ MORE >>
Change Coming to Hyde Park
08/10/2011 - The University announced plans to revitalize commercial activity along its 53rd street corridor in 2008 with a project called Harper Court, Antheus revealed plans for its own 500,000-square-foot mixed-use development, City Hyde Park, at 51st Street and South Harper Avenue. READ MORE >>
LA Fitness & University of Chicago Join Harper Court as Anchor Tenants
08/10/2011 - Harper Court Partners, LLC recently announced that LA Fitness and the University of Chicago will become anchor tenants in the new Harper Court. Harper Court is expected to debut in 2013. READ MORE >>
LA Fitness To Anchor Harper Court; New Renderings Revealed
08/08/2011 - A couple of end-of-day updates on the Harper Court redevelopment project in Hyde Park. The latest renderings from the first phase are revealed, and LA Fitness will fill roughly 46 percent of the retail in Phase 1. READ MORE >>