"Chicago coffee drinkers and tourists are a couple steps closer to getting the world’s largest Starbucks. Crate & Barrel is set to vacate the space at 646 N. Michigan Avenue by January 24, Curbed Chicago reports, clearing the way for the Starbucks Reserve — a four-story roastery, coffee shop, bakery, roof deck, and more — to take over and open in 2019. Starbucks also secured a building permit that estimates nearly $10 million in construction costs for the 43,000-square-foot space." - Daniel Gerzina
