{"id":482482,"date":"2026-02-21T19:26:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T19:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/482482\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T19:26:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T19:26:13","slug":"new-details-and-renderings-revealed-for-backbeat-hotel-in-lake-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/482482\/","title":{"rendered":"New Details And Renderings Revealed For Backbeat Hotel In Lake View"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Updated renderings, official name, website, and opening timeline have been revealed for the upcoming mixed-use hotel at 3257 North Halsted Street in <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoyimby.com\/category\/lake-view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lake View<\/a>. Now known as the Backbeat Hotel, the property has been in development for just over a year at the corner of West Aldine Avenue by developers Allan O\u2019Brien of Men\u2019s Room, along with InFocus Builders.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Backbeat-12-1024x393.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"393\" class=\"size-large wp-image-88117\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">PREVIOUS (left) \u2013 current (right) renderings of Backbeat Hotel by JSA and SRB<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Backbeat-11-1024x425.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"425\" class=\"size-large wp-image-88118\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Backbeat Hotel rendering by JSA and SRB<\/p>\n<p>The LGBTQ+-centered property is being designed collaboratively by Jonathan Splitt Architects and Studio Rodrigo Buelva. The new structure will replace the former home of Yoshi\u2019s Cafe and will take inspiration from Chicago\u2019s alternative and house music scene. This has led to a redesign of its exterior to include more rounded corners, protruding window frames, and custom lighting.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Backbeat-02-1024x616.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"616\" class=\"size-large wp-image-88127\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Backbeat restaurant rendering by JSA and SRB<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Backbeat-05-1024x626.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"626\" class=\"size-large wp-image-88124\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Backbeat rooftop rendering by JSA and SRB<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Backbeat-07-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" class=\"size-large wp-image-88122\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Backbeat pool rendering by JSA and SRB<\/p>\n<p>Inside, the hotel will feature a basement speakeasy lounge accessed through a wall of vinyl sleeves, a Japanese-inspired Chicago-soul restaurant on the ground floor with a patio, a small lobby, and a rooftop pool and lounge under a retractable glass roof for year-round use. All of these amenities will be accessible to the public as well as hotel guests.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Backbeat-04-1024x616.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"616\" class=\"size-large wp-image-88125\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Backbeat room rendering by JSA and SRB<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Backbeat-06-1024x628.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"628\" class=\"size-large wp-image-88123\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Backbeat room rendering by JSA and SRB<\/p>\n<p>The six-story structure will contain 50 hotel rooms, including 12 suites. The rooms will take on a modern minimalist aesthetic and will even be able to sync to guests\u2019 pulses, per the hotel\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/backbeathotel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">website<\/a>. While the rainbow fins on the exterior may be gone, they have been replaced with translucent panels illuminated by LED lights, allowing the hotel to create various displays.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Backbeat-08-1024x706.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"706\" class=\"size-large wp-image-88121\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Backbeat Hotel rendering by JSA and SRB<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Backbeat-01-1024x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" class=\"size-large wp-image-88116\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Backbeat Hotel rendering by JSA and SRB<\/p>\n<p>Having been <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoyimby.com\/2025\/10\/zoning-fully-approved-for-hotel-at-3257-north-halsted-street-in-lake-view.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">fully approved<\/a> by the city late last year, the development team appears to have secured funding and is planning to commence demolition of the existing building this summer. This will be followed by 18 months of construction ahead of a planned 2028 opening, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/windycitytimes.com\/2026\/02\/20\/first-look-backbeat-hotel-planned-for-northalsted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Windy City Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/g_VSUf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe<\/a> to YIMBY\u2019s daily e-mail<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/yimbygram\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Follow<\/a> YIMBYgram for real-time photo updates<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/YIMBYFB\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Like<\/a>\u00a0YIMBY on Facebook<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yimbytweets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Follow<\/a> YIMBY\u2019s Twitter for the latest in YIMBYnews<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoyimby.com\/category\/3257-n-halsted-street\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">3257 N Halsted Street<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoyimby.com\/category\/building\/hotel\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hotel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoyimby.com\/category\/jonathan-splitt-architects\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jonathan Splitt Architects<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoyimby.com\/category\/lake-view\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lake View<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoyimby.com\/category\/lake-view-east\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lake View East<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Updated renderings, official name, website, and opening timeline have been revealed for the upcoming mixed-use hotel at 3257&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":482483,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[228,226,227,229,88],"class_list":["post-482482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=482482"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482482\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/482483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=482482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=482482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=482482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}