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WIN: The Iowa Building Restoration Underway

"The building that sits in Jackson Park at 56th Street and South Shore Drive is known as the Iowa Building, but this small shelter...

WIN: Austin’s Pink House Saved But Some Character Lost in Gut Renovation

"The iconic pink house in Austin is being renovated — and the color it became famous for is now gone."The Victorian at 556 N....

IN MEMORIAM: Arthur Takeuchi, Chicago Architect

"Arthur Shigeo Takeuchi (June 16, 1931 - October 28, 2022), architect, pupil of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and former faculty member of the...

90-Day Demolition Delay: Harold Meitus House, 6740 S. South Shore Dr., South Shore

#101010607 Date Received: 03/29/2023 Ward: 5th Ald. Leslie Hairston. Applicant: Precision Excavation, LLC C/O Estefania Enriquez Owner: South Shore & 67, LLC C/O Naser Odeh, Manager Permit Description: Wreck...

90-Day Demolition Delay: 3524 N. Fremont St., Northalsted

#101011966 Date Received: 04/11/2023 Ward: 44th Ald. Thomas Tunney Applicant: Castleview Holdings, LLC C/O William Broderick, Manager Owner: Castleview Holdings, LLC C/O William Broderick, Manager Permit Description: Demolition of...

90-Day Demolition Delay: 2240 N. Burling Street, Lincoln Park

#100994354 Date Received: 11/18/2022 Ward: 43rd Ald. Timmy Knudsen Applicant: Evergreen Solutions, LLC C/O Ewelina Chojniak Owner: 2224 N Burling, LLC C/O Thaddeus Wong, Manager Permit Description: Demolition of...

90-Day Demolition Delay: Burnham Designed Pavilion in Jackson Park, 2241 E. Marquette Drive (A Chicago 7 Most Endangered in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 &...

#100995228 Date Received: December 5, 2022 Ward: 4th Ald. Sophia King Applicant: Bauer Latoza C/O Ed Torrez Owner: Chicago Park District C/O Heather Gleason, Director of Planning and Construction Permit...

Chicago Reader: Best person to tell you everything you wanted to hear and more about why that neglected building that’s attracted a developer’s eye...

"Looking for a short answer to the question of why Chicago needs to save, say, the shuttered, circa 1920 Continental Can Company building at...

MAS CONTEXT: From Resources to Rubble: Evaluating Chicago’s Demolition Delay Ordinance in its Twentieth YearChi

"Two blocks west of City Hall sits Chicago’s most infamous empty lot. From 1927 to 2002, this was the site of the Old Mercantile...