An entrepreneur who has opened entertainment venues in partnership with musicians Jon Bon Jovi and Hank Williams Jr. in Nashville, Tennessee, now wants to buy and redevelop the property in Chicago’s River North where Hard Rock Cafe closed last year.
Nashville entertainment investor strikes deal for Hard Rock site in Chicago
Josh Joseph has contract to buy property in River North
By Ryan Ori
CoStar NewsJune 11, 2026 | 6:01 P.M.
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IN THIS ARTICLE
- Properties
- Companies
- Hard Rock International (USA), Inc.
Accommodation and Food Services
- Contacts
- Peter Caruso
Managing Director, JLL
- Josh Joseph
Principal, Frontline Real Estate Partners