Opening November 8th, the historic Lincoln Theatre has had had much of its original grandeur restored, and through sensitive adaptive use by design architect Allan Shulman, will reopen with a 24,000 square foot H&M in the former auditorium space. Also moving in: Swatch, 100 Montaditos, 4D Gelato, and Sabon.

A grand two story Gap store is planned to be built at 1001 Lincoln Road, with a design by Touzet Studio that has been widely praised by everyone from preservationists to retail honchos and architecture lovers.

After almost being canceled completely due to allegations (later proved false) of dirty dealings on the part of certain parties associated with the project, a city-initiated plan to develop three empty parking lots north of Lincoln Road is continuing. The original widely-admired leading proposal, by a star-studded team, may be in jeopardy, however, as a new advisory committee convenes. Whichever plan wins will include plenty of retail.

Wedged in between two of the Lincoln Lane North Project lots just off Lincoln on Lenox Avenue, the restaurant Yard House (Not Yardbird) is building themselves a new building with an additional retail space for another tenant on the side.

A giant three-level Forever 21 is going into the historic former Saks Fifth Avenue building, which is getting an extensive gutting and restoration by design architect Allan Shulman. The building had slowly turned into a mess since Saks left decades ago. It will be the largest retail space on Lincoln Road,

Tesla, the fabulously electric sports car maker, is opening a new showroom on Lincoln Road. Currently under construction, it will be the first car dealership on Lincoln in decades. The street originally had many.

Dylan's Candy Bar, straight out of New York and the excessively preppy world of Dylan Lauren's daddy Ralph, comes Dylan's candy bar at 801 Lincoln Road. The opening is planned for December, according to Eater Miami.