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Montessori School Expands at Streeterville MXU

The Guidepost Montessori at Magnificent Mile school is more than doubling in size to accommodate the addition of an elementary school at Optima Signature, a mixed-use development in Streeterville.

Developer Optima, Inc., said the school will lease an additional 14,000 square feet – the building’s last available retail space – with plans to open this fall to serve first through fifth grades.

“Since the school’s opening just over a year ago, many of the families living at Optima Signature – or who live or work in the surrounding neighborhood – have embraced the school’s convenience factor and its quality Montessori early childhood education program,” said Optima CEO David Hovey Sr.

“Whether you want to grab breakfast or lunch, take your pet in for a check-up, or you’re in need of an elementary school, the retail line-up at Optima Signature is dynamic and truly fills a niche in the growing Streeterville neighborhood,” Hovey continued.

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