Some developments in Lakeview relevant to Uptown. Courtesy Facebook / Alexander RaffaeleWhile Holiday Club strips the last elements off of the facade at 4000 N. Sheridan, they are finalizing plans to relocate to 3044 N. Lincoln in Lakeview. The location is a similar one story structure that was until recently the former home of Waxman candles, which closed in March. While we are happy that Holiday Club might have found a new home, we are sad that the new home isn't in Uptown, which has some open spots that might have worked. The most obvious, of course, is the former Nick's Uptown spot [...]

Aerial view of the 4740 N. Clark property (@aproperties)For many years now, the Community Counseling Centers of Chicago (a.ka. "C4") has operated inside the building complex at 4740 N. Clark. (Eds: The C4 website is no longer active) The three buildings in the complex are owned by a separate not-for-profit, the Edgewater Uptown Building Corporation, which is based out of the C4 administrative office on Belle Plaine. As best as we can tell, all three Clark Street buildings have been operating tax-free for a minimum of 30 years.C4 has had funding issues for many years, and the building was previously for sale. [...]