ADVOCACY
WIN: Chicago Collaborative Archive Center Press Conference for Reuse of Century and Consumers Building Generates Stong Media Coverage (Chicago 7 2011, 2013 & 2022)
Interior Lobby Photo of Consumers Building, 1913, Jenney, Mundie & Jensen, 220 S. State Street. Photo Credit: John O'DwyerInterior Lobby Photo of Consumers Building,...
LOSS: Demolition Underway For 4155 S. Packers Industrial Building
"A demolition permit has been issued for the removal of an eight-story masonry building located at 4155 S Packers Avenue in the New City...
BUYER WANTED: Beverly Bungalow by Architect Walter Burley Griffin
"The man who prevented the demolition of a historically significant bungalow in Beverly and spent a decade restoring it has it on the market."'Nobody...
LOSS: Ornate Reebie Company Warehouse Building Façade To Be Demolished
"The Community Development Commission has approved $10 million in TIF funding for Timeline Theatre. Currently located in a church building in Lakeview East, the...
LOSS: ‘Spotlight on Demolition’ May 2022
4155 S. Packers Avenue, Stockyards
Roy Boyd Gallery, 739 N. Wells St., River North
1757 W. Superior Street, West Town
2834 S. Normal...
PARTIAL WIN: Target to Anchor Sears Building at Six Corners (Chicago 7 2016)
"Target will be the anchor tenant of the Sears redevelopment project at Six Corners that’s also bringing luxury apartments to the area."Ald. Jim Gardiner...
PARTIAL WIN: Willis Tower Lobby Renovated, But Calder’s Universe Sculpture Hasn’t Returned (Chicago 7 2017)
"When Sears Tower opened in 1974, its status as the tallest building in the world kept people looking upward, serving to distract from its...
Address: 25251-5257 N. Kenmore Avenue, Edgewater
#100970529
Date Received: 05/12/2022
Ward: 48th Ald. Harry Osterman
Applicant: Heneghan Wrecking & Excavating Co., Inc.
Owner: LS 5251, LLC C/O Steve Ciaccio
Permit Description: Demolition of a one-...
WIN: Major Reversal for Epworth Church as Demolition Permit is Hastily Withdrawn and Landmark Process Begins
Epworth United Methodist Church, 1890, designed by architect Frederick Townsend, with additions by Fred J. Thielbar of the architectural firm of Theilbar & Fugard,...
Address: 344-346 W. 65th St., Englewood
#100956171
Date Received: 03/14/2022
Ward: 20th Ald. Jeanette Taylor
Applicant: McDonagh Demolition, Inc.
Owner: City of Chicago
Permit Description: Emergency wreck and removal of a two-story, multiple-unit, masonry building...