Water Tower Place
Whether the block-wide Water Tower Place can be revived is a question with impact up and down the Magnificent Mile, where retail vacancy rates have doubled in recent years. Brittany Sowacke
Water Tower Place
Whether the block-wide Water Tower Place can be revived is a question with impact up and down the Magnificent Mile, where retail vacancy rates have doubled in recent years. Brittany Sowacke

For decades the Magnificent Mile was a popular and bustling shopping district for visitors from across the world. But in the last few years, the number of vacancies along Chicago’s iconic downtown stretch has continued to rise. A group of business owners and urban planners say it’s time to rethink what the Mag Mile could be and have some ideas. Reset sits down with a reporter and Mag Mile business owner to discuss the corridor’s past and its potential future.

GUESTS: Judy Crown, freelance reporter with Crain’s Chicago Business, Nichole Benolken, Managing Director at 360 Chicago Observation Deck

Water Tower Place
Whether the block-wide Water Tower Place can be revived is a question with impact up and down the Magnificent Mile, where retail vacancy rates have doubled in recent years. Brittany Sowacke
Water Tower Place
Whether the block-wide Water Tower Place can be revived is a question with impact up and down the Magnificent Mile, where retail vacancy rates have doubled in recent years. Brittany Sowacke

For decades the Magnificent Mile was a popular and bustling shopping district for visitors from across the world. But in the last few years, the number of vacancies along Chicago’s iconic downtown stretch has continued to rise. A group of business owners and urban planners say it’s time to rethink what the Mag Mile could be and have some ideas. Reset sits down with a reporter and Mag Mile business owner to discuss the corridor’s past and its potential future.

GUESTS: Judy Crown, freelance reporter with Crain’s Chicago Business, Nichole Benolken, Managing Director at 360 Chicago Observation Deck