Politics & Government

'Boutique' Grocer Coming to Former Hospital Site

A Connecticut and New York-based grocer will soon be landing in Lincoln Park.

The vacant Lincoln Park Hospital garage site will soon be vacant, no more.

Coming to the Lincoln and Webster avenues' space is boutique grocer, Mrs. Green's Natural Market, which is already established in New York and Connecticut, according to a Wednesday announcement made by 43rd Ward Ald. Michele Smith. The Lincoln Park store will be the first for the company to land in Chicago.

"Mrs. Green's is bound to the community agreement that was part of  the planned development and will have to abide by the loading zone and other restrictions contained in the (planning development) ordinance," Smith said in her announcement.

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The store aims to be a "one stop shop" for natural and organic food and supplements, according to its website. Wheat-free, dairy-free, low carb, vegan and kosher products will all be available. It's expected to open around Thanksgiving.

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"We carry only the freshest, certified organic produce," its website says. "We believe that assisting customers is our primary job ... We make every effort to make your shopping experience a pleasurable one, and we look forward to your visit."

A 75-unit luxury apartment building is also under construction nearby and the former hospital building will be redeveloped as condominiums beginning later this year.

The developer of the Lincoln Park Hospital site made important concessions to reduce the impact of that development on the community, Smith has said. Those included changing the loading configuration for the site, reducing commercial uses by 50,000 square feet, converting proposed office space to rental units, and reducing a proposed 40 housing units on Grant to 8 houses.  

The changes a summarized in a new Planned Development Ordinance that Smith introduced to the city's zoning committee last fall. 


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