“Holiday Club will be closing its doors on May 17, 2026 to make way for an apartment complex, the popular Uptown bar announced on Instagram.
“The closing date announcement comes after owner Sonny Domingo confirmed in February that the bar would not be renewing its lease for the building at 4000 N. Sheridan Road, which has been the bar’s home since 2001.
“Domingo told Block Club that the club is exploring the possibility of relocating, but has not confirmed when it would open, or where the new location would be.
“The Rat Pack-themed bar has been a late-night hotspot known for its ’80s and ’90s weekly dance parties and Wednesday karaoke nights. It houses one of the city’s last analog photo booths.
“The bar’s Instagram announcement has amassed over 2,000 likes and comments from regulars expressing their sadness and disappointment that the corner building will be replaced by an apartment building with retail space. Catapult Real Estate Solutions plans to build a seven-story complex with 91 apartments, 38 parking spaces and about 2,000 square feet of retail, Block Club previously reported.
“‘My boyfriend and I met at Holiday Club,’ one commenter said. ‘We’re so incredibly sad.’
“The impending closure prompted dozens of people dressed in black to gather on the corner of Irving Park and Sheridan roads on April 18, where they set up a memorial of sorts with a framed picture of Holiday Club, candles, flowers and beer cans.
“‘It’s been a place that’s helped me find everything I was looking for and missing,’ she said. ‘A place of camaraderie, community, fantastic music and love.'” (Preziosi, Block Club Chicago, 4/27/26)
Preservation Chicago has been advocating with the community to find a preservation-oriented outcome. Despite the significant architecture of these buildings, they were overlooked by the Chicago Historic Resources Survey. Lacking an orange-rating, they are not subject to a 90 Day Demolition Delay.
In 1925, the Gothic terra cotta storefront was constructed, designed by architect Adolph Woerner as a development by owner Abe Gumbiner. Woerner is the architect responsible for the Landmarked Village Theatre. During the 1930s, this ornately ornamented building was home to a Walgreens Drug Store.
The residential segment of the 4000-4006 N. Sheridan building was built as part of a larger development that includes a row of six-flats setback from the street. It was designed by architect David Robertson and was completed 1904-1905.
David Robertson has a few structures listed in the CHRS, but these buildings are not orange rated. It was a Colin & Morris development who were successful developers in turn-of-the-century Chicago. Original address was roughly 1333-1341 N. Sheridan.
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- Holiday Club Is Closing May 17 After 25 Years In Uptown; The bar revealed its last day of service on Instagram after announcing in February it is closing to make way for an apartment building. Owner Sonny Domingo says the club is exploring the possibility of relocating, Lucia Preziosi, Block Club Chicago, 4/27/26
- Uptown bar Holiday Club announces closing date but could reopen elsewhere; The popular Rat Pack-themed bar and dancing spot is closing to make way for apartments. Patrons decried the news on its Instagram page, Mary Norkol, Chicago Sun-Times, 4/27/26
- Holiday Club announces closing date after decades in Uptown, Alonzo Small, WGN 9 Chicago, 4/27/26
- Holiday Club In Uptown Would Be Replaced With Apartments Under Plan; The developer said he’d love to have Holiday Club return after construction, but he isn’t sure if it is feasible for the business to wait that long, Madison Savedra, Block Club Chicago, 6/10/24
- Catapult propels Uptown apartments to replace Holiday Club in Uptown; Can develop 91 units by right but needs city approval for parking reduction, The Read Deal Staff, The Real Deal, 6/10/24
- Holiday Club’s Fate Uncertain As Its Longtime Uptown Home Could Become 7-Story Apartment Building; The popular bar is hoping there is room for it in the new 92-unit building proposed to be built at the corner of Irving Park and Sheridan roads, Joe Ward, Block Club Chicago, 8/29/23
- Holiday No More? 7 Story Development Slated For Sheridan & Irving Park, Uptown Update, 8/27/23
- Rendering Reveal: 4006 N. Sheridan (Holiday Club Building), Uptown Update, 9/13/23
- Terra Cotta Buildings Throughout Chicago. A 2023 Chicago 7 Most Endangered