Water Tower’s problems hardly are confined to this mall alone, of course, but are symptomatic of the broad, internet-induced malaise that has afflicted brick-and-mortar retail.

But like retail most places, the mall took a hit following the COVID-19 pandemic, losing its food court and retail giant Macy's. Water Tower Place was bought by MetLife Investment Management in 2022.

Water Tower Place owner pitches mall consolidation, lists upper floors for sale Owner MetLife started to explore consolidating the mall’s retail space last year and is now looking to sell, or ...

When Water Tower Place opened its cosmopolitan doors in 1975, the audacious notion was that all of the upscale delights of a suburban shopping center could be replicated on prime Magnificent Mile ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Less shopping and more business. That could be the future for the upper floors of Chicago's iconic Water Tower Place. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch ...