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Illuminarium Will Open in Former Crystal Gardens Space at Navy Pier
Illuminarium Experiences plans to open an Illuminarium at Chicago’s Navy Pier. The 32,000-square-foot entertainment experience will be situated inside the former Crystal Gardens venue, which will be transformed into the fourth Illuminarium location in the U.S., joining Atlanta, Miami and Las Vegas.
The initial design process of transforming Navy Pier’s Crystal Gardens into an Illuminarium has begun, under the direction of the architecture firms Rockwell Group and Perkins & Will. Illuminarium plans to invest more than $30 million in the redevelopment of Navy Pier. Construction is expected to begin in early to mid-2022, with Illuminarium opening its doors to locals and tourists in Chicago approximately one year later.
Navy Pier worked with JLL on leasing efforts and enlisted the help of managing director Peter Caruso and senior associate Courtney Rouleau to find the right tenant for Crystal Gardens. JLL EVP Adam Cody and SVP Matt Ramsey represented Illuminarium Experiences.
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