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New tune for Blue Man Group’s longtime Chicago home: apartments

Briar Street Theater’s conversion to 66 residential units is set to begin in early 2026
JAB Real Estate plans to add onto the top and side of the Briar Street Theater building in Chicago to create 66 apartments. (dPict Visualization)
JAB Real Estate plans to add onto the top and side of the Briar Street Theater building in Chicago to create 66 apartments. (dPict Visualization)
CoStar News
July 17, 2025 | 8:14 P.M.

After nearly three decades as the home to Blue Man Group concerts, a 124-year-old building in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood is ready for its next act, a conversion to apartments set to start early next year.

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