Grocery withdraws from Lincoln Park Hospital plan - Chicago Sun-Times: "Richard Zisook, principal of Sandz Development Co., said the specialty grocer Fresh Market terminated its lease because of city-mandated changes to its loading requirements.
Fresh Market proved to be a flash point for neighborhood opposition to the project at Lincoln and Webster. Many residents feared its trucks would infringe on a residential area that abuts the property.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel brokered an agreement backed by the local alderman, Michele Smith (43rd), that called for most loading to occur from Lincoln Avenue. A prior design had the trucks using Webster, a mostly residential street.
Zisook said in a letter to area residents that the change forced a reconfiguration of the store that Fresh Market could not accept. It had agreed to lease 20,000 square feet.
He said that while he was “extremely disappointed” with the loss of Fresh Market, “we are moving forward with efforts to secure a new tenant or tenants for the space as soon as possible.” Sources said Zisook is trying to find another grocer for the space."
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