Chicago Place - Chicago, Illinois - Large Tower Block Featuring Shops and Restaurants

Chicago Place is a 608 foot building containing offices, shops and restaurants and is located at North Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. Opening hours are 10am to 7pm Monday to Friday, 10am to 6pm on Saturdays and 12pm to 5pm on Sundays. Chicago Place is managed by Grubb & Ellis Property Solutions Worldwide.

The 49 story tower was opened in 1991 with Saks Fifth Avenue as its anchor store, but number of stores has reduced since then with much of the area converted to office space. Above the complex is a further 50 floors containing luxury condominiums. The building was erected during a period of great building investment between 1988 and 2001 with other arrivals being the 900 N. Michigan Avenue building, Crate & Barrel, 676 N. Michigan Avenue and the 600 N. Michigan Avenue building

The mall has numerous stores and restaurants located on several levels with the anchor store being Saks Fifth Avenue, which is on level one. The other stores featured on level one are Talbots and Talbots Woman. There are no shops on level two but on level three shoppers will find art and gifts at Russian Creations, whilst fashion items for taller women can be found at Tall Girl.

The next floor up has just one store, which is Abby & Yanni Fine Furs & Outwear where visitors will find furs and outwear. The next set of stores are located on level eight, which is also home to the food court. The three shops on this level are a gift vendor called Love From Chicago, Luxury Nails a nail salon for men and women and Time-Us, which sells clocks and watches and does repairs too.

There are a few places serving food for visitors at the eight floor food court. Hot snacks and sandwiches can be purchased from Subway, whilst Mexican food can be obtained from Taco Bell Express. Other eateries at the food court include Chicago Dog & Grill, Little Tokyo Express, Panda Express and Great Steak & Potato.

North Michigan Avenue is part of what is known as the Magnificent Mile and features many things for visitors to do with many restaurants serving American, Italian, Indian, Brazilian and other national delicacies. A very popular attraction is Chicago's First Lady Architectural Tours, which provides a view of the city's building via a river cruise. There are many museums in the area too including Chicago Children's Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, McCormick Freedom Museum and Loyola University Museum of Art with the latter two both in North Michigan Avenue.

Visitors seeking a little pampering can find Elizabeth Arden Red Door Salon & Spa, Renew Spa, Tiffani Kim Institute and Spa NORDSTROM a short distance from Chicago Place. There are restrooms available at Chicago Place and elsewhere in North Michigan Avenue including at The 900 Shops, Water Tower Place and The Shops at North Bridge. There are numerous places to park in the area including at G.O Parking Inc and Standard Parking.