THREATENED: Demolition Threat for Wheatland Building at 4435 S. Western Blvd
"For real estate developers and investors around Chicago, the best-laid plans often involve warehouses.
"It is a humble use and not without controversy, but the push for shipping and storage across the metropolitan area has been the hottest thing in property development in years. It’s led to a proliferation of...
THREATENED: Dispute Over Historic Tours at Edgar Miller Designed Glasner Studio Results in Legal Actions
"Edgar Miller’s Kogen-Miller Studios is one of Chicago’s most idiosyncratic and astonishing architectural sites. Lately, though, it has been ensnared in a disagreement that has shut down public access and programming, as one set of owners of the condo complex in the Near North Side Old Town neighborhood are...
THREATENED: 6740 S. South Shore Drive Begins 90-Day Demolition Delay
"A Mediterranean house in South Shore has survived two developers’ demolition plans in recent decades" but may not survive this third attempt.
"In 2007, a developer planned to replace the house and another building on the site with a 19-story, 128-condo building and three attached townhouses, a plan that was...
THREATENED: Happy Wash Terra Cotta Building To Be Demolished for New Development
"The city has signed off on a developer’s plan to replace a Wilson Avenue retail building with an apartment complex, the third time a developer has tried to build on the site.
"The Zoning Board of Appeals on Friday approved plans to replace the single-story retail strip at 1359 W....
THREATENED: Schulze Baking Company Data Center Adaptive Reuse Stalled Since 2018
"Chicago still has its mojo in the data center business.
"Data centers aren’t the sort of real estate development that get much glory. There’s typically no reason for the public to visit them and their appearance can be drab. They are distinguished by the large quantities of space they require...
THREATENED: Openlands Letter Writing Campaign to Protect the South Shore Nature Sanctuary, and to Prioritize the Restoration of Jackson Park and South Shore Golf Courses
"In 2017 the Chicago Park District proposed a plan to redevelop the Jackson Park 18-hole golf course and the South Shore 9-hole course, combining them into a single 18-hole course. The new design was presented by Tiger Woods and his company TGR Designs.
"The proposal calls for the destruction of...
THREATENED: Crumbling Brick Falls From Long-Vacant Guyon Hotel (Chicago 7 2013, 2014 & 2018)
"Emergency repairs are underway at the vacant Guyon Hotel in Garfield Park after bricks fell from the exterior, forcing neighbors to evacuate, officials said.
"Witnesses reported bricks had fallen from the property, 4000 W. Washington Blvd., Monday evening, said Mike Puccinelli, spokesperson for the city’s buildings department. The bricks 'caused...
THREATENED: Asphalt Plant Prevents CMD Affordable Housing Reuse From Moving Forward (Chicago 7 2020)
"Unable to secure financing from the city or the state, the developers that planned to build 120 units of affordable housing in an empty McKinley Park warehouse have given up and put the property up for sale.
"The $41 million project might have been well underway and maybe even finished...
THREATENED: Pioneer Arcade Redevelopment Stalls Without Allocation of Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (Chicago 7 2015)
"1535 N. Pulaski Road is no ordinary Chicago building. Modeled after 17th- and 18th-century Spanish Baroque style architecture, rising two stories with an ivory-colored, terra-cotta facade, the Pioneer Arcade building in Humboldt Park was once a hub for indoor recreational fun, a bowling and billiards hall that was operational...
THREATENED: Schulze Baking Company Data Center Adaptive Reuse Stalled Since 2018
"Chicago still has its mojo in the data center business.
"Data centers aren’t the sort of real estate development that get much glory. There’s typically no reason for the public to visit them and their appearance can be drab. They are distinguished by the large quantities of space they require...
THREATENED: Demolition for Sideyard Looming Fire-Era 2240 N. Burling After Demolition Delay Expires
"Judy Blatherwick and her family put in decades of work restoring their graceful, Italianate wood-frame home in Lincoln Park, but after selling the nearly 150-year-old building to a local real estate titan, it now faces demolition.
"'There has been a lot of love put into this house, and it’s a...
THREATENED: Openlands Letter Writing Campaign to Protect the South Shore Nature Sanctuary, and to Prioritize the Restoration of Jackson Park and South Shore Golf Courses
"In 2017 the Chicago Park District proposed a plan to redevelop the Jackson Park 18-hole golf course and the South Shore 9-hole course, combining them into a single 18-hole course. The new design was presented by Tiger Woods and his company TGR Designs.
"The proposal calls for the destruction of...
THREATENED: Pike House/Watchman’s Residence Proposals Due April 28!
"The Eugene S. Pike House built in 1894 is a historic home designed by Harry Hale Waterman. It is located in the Beverly neighborhood of Chicago at 1826 W. 91st Street in Chicago. This picturesque home is nestled at the southern edge of the Dan Ryan Woods in Beverly,...
THREATENED: Dispute Over Historic Tours at Edgar Miller Designed Glasner Studio Results in Legal Actions
"Edgar Miller’s Kogen-Miller Studios is one of Chicago’s most idiosyncratic and astonishing architectural sites. Lately, though, it has been ensnared in a disagreement that has shut down public access and programming, as one set of owners of the condo complex in the Near North Side Old Town neighborhood are...
THREATENED: Regent Theater / Village North/ New 400 Theater Chicago’s Oldest-Running Movie House at Risk of Closure
"Tony Fox never planned to own a movie theater. Fox bought The New 400 Theaters and surrounding storefronts in 2007 as a redevelopment project. Two years later, he began operating the theater, which has been open in Rogers Park for more than 100 years.
"Fourteen years and thousands of movie...
THREATENED: IDOT Releases New Redefine the Drive Renderings (Chicago 7 2022)
"New renderings have been released of the potential future condition of the northern lakefront as part of the Redefine the Drive efforts currently underway. Led by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT), the study of North Jean-Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive...
THREATENED: Southwest Side Industrial Buildings – Damen Silos: 2023 Most Endangered
The Damen Grain Silos situated along the South Branch of the Chicago River have been an iconic part of Chicago industrial and agricultural history for over a century. Grain was one of the major industries upon which Chicago was built and the Damen Silos played a significant role for...
THREATENED: Southwest Side Industrial Buildings – Continental Can Company Building – 2023 Most Endangered
In 2022, plans were announced to demolish of one of the most prominent buildings in the Central Manufacturing District’s-Original East District (CMD East), the Continental Can Building at 3815 S. Ashland Avenue, for the construction of a new cold storage facility. The historic structure, notable for its Gothic terra...
THREATENED: Southwest Side Industrial Buildings – Damen Silos – 2023 Most Endangered
The Damen Grain Silos situated along the South Branch of the Chicago River have been an iconic part of Chicago industrial and agricultural history for over a century. Grain was one of the major industries upon which Chicago was built and the Damen Silos played a significant role for...
THREATENED: Demolition Looming Historic Three-Flat at 2240 N. Burling After Demolition Delay Expires
"Judy Blatherwick and her family put in decades of work restoring their graceful, Italianate wood-frame home in Lincoln Park, but after selling the nearly 150-year-old building to a local real estate titan, it now faces demolition.
"'There has been a lot of love put into this house, and it’s a...
THREATENED: Southwest Side Industrial Buildings – Fisk Power Station – 2023 Most Endangered
The enormous Fisk electrical-generating station dates from 1903. Designed by architects Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge, it achieved the previously impossible task of employing technology to create the world’s largest coal-fired electrical generators, based around the steam engine turbine. These systems redeveloped and refined the mammoth production of electricity for...
THREATENED: CVS to Close Wicker Park Located in Landmarked Home Bank and Trust Company Building
"CVS is closing its retail store and pharmacy at the corner of Ashland Avenue and Division Street in Wicker Park.
"The location in the historic Home Bank and Trust Company Building, 1200 N. Ashland Ave., will close March 7, spokesperson Amy Thibault said Thursday.
"The store’s closing is part of a...
THREATENED: Walgreens Closure Leaves Landmarked Noel State Bank Vacant
"The shelves are barren, the Vitamin Vault is half-empty and the remaining employees are mopping and cleaning up as Walgreens prepares to close its flagship Wicker Park store Tuesday.
"For the past decade, the drugstore and pharmacy has operated out of the landmark Noel State Bank building, 1601 N. Milwaukee...
THREATENED: Southwest Side Industrial Buildings – Damen Silos: A 2023 Chicago 7 Most Endangered
The Damen Grain Silos situated along the South Branch of the Chicago River have been an iconic part of Chicago industrial and agricultural history for over a century. Grain was one of the major industries upon which Chicago was built and the Damen Silos played a significant role for...
THREATENED: Openlands Letter Writing Campaign to Protect the South Shore Nature Sanctuary, and to Prioritize the Restoration of Jackson Park and South Shore Golf Courses
"In 2017 the Chicago Park District proposed a plan to redevelop the Jackson Park 18-hole golf course and the South Shore 9-hole course, combining them into a single 18-hole course. The new design was presented by Tiger Woods and his company TGR Designs.
"The proposal calls for the destruction of...
THREATENED: Oldest-Running Movie House in Chicago Likely To Close
"The New 400 Theaters navigated the pandemic and reopened in 2021 to continue its streak as the oldest-running movie house in the city. But crowds have not returned in droves to the movie theater at 6746 N. Sheridan Road. The downturn in business has all but ensured the theater...
THREATENED: Southwest Side Industrial Buildings – Continental Can Company Building: A 2023 Chicago 7 Most Endangered
In 2022, plans were announced to demolish of one of the most prominent buildings in the Central Manufacturing District’s-Original East District (CMD East), the Continental Can Building at 3815 S. Ashland Avenue, for the construction of a new cold storage facility. The historic structure, notable for its Gothic terra...
THREATENED: Dispute Over Historic Tours at Edgar Miller Designed Glasner Studio Results in Legal Actions
"Chicago boasts some of the finest art and architecture in the world, resulting in throngs of tourists visiting historic homes and buildings every year. But one gem has been off-limits to scholars, architecture enthusiasts and lovers of art for several years because of a legal dispute.
"At issue is a...
THREATENED: Werner Brothers Storage Building: A 2023 Chicago 7 Most Endangered
The Werner Brothers Storage Warehouse at 7613 N. Paulina Street reflects a time when storage companies took great pride in their buildings, hiring renowned architects to create majestic, sturdy, and stunning contributions to Chicago’s built landscape. Designed by George S. Kingsley and completed in 1921, this Rogers Park jewel...
THREATENED: Oldest-Running Movie House in Chicago Likely To Close
"The New 400 Theaters navigated the pandemic and reopened in 2021 to continue its streak as the oldest-running movie house in the city. But crowds have not returned in droves to the movie theater at 6746 N. Sheridan Road. The downturn in business has all but ensured the theater...
THREATENED: Taft Hall at the University of Illinois Chicago: A 2023 Chicago 7 Most Endangered
The campus of the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) was designed by acclaimed architect Walter Netsch of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). Executed in concrete and brick, the UIC campus is the largest collection of Brutalist architecture in the city of Chicago and is considered one of the crowning...
THREATENED: Asphalt Plant Prevents CMD Affordable Housing Reuse From Moving Forward (Chicago 7 2020)
"Unable to secure financing from the city or the state, the developers that planned to build 120 units of affordable housing in an empty McKinley Park warehouse have given up and put the property up for sale.
"The $41 million project might have been well underway and maybe even finished...
THREATENED: The Warehouse, Birthplace of House Music: A 2023 Chicago 7 Most Endangered
In 1975, nightlife organizer Robert Williams purchased the commercial warehouse building at 206 S. Jefferson Street with hopes to transform it into a nightclub comparable to the best dancefloors in New York City. After a two year of renovation and with one of best sound system available, the Warehouse...
THREATENED: Jeffery Theater Building & Spencer Arms Hotel: A 2023 Chicago 7 Most Endangered
The Jeffery Theatre and Spencer Arms Hotel, located at the corner of East 71st Street and South Jeffery Boulevard in the South Shore neighborhood, was completed in 1924 and designed by architect William P. Doerr. Built as an anchor of a vibrant commercial district, these two structures still evoke...
THREATENED: Asphalt Plant Prevents CMD Affordable Housing Reuse From Moving Forward (Chicago 7 2020)
"Unable to secure financing from the city or the state, the developers that planned to build 120 units of affordable housing in an empty McKinley Park warehouse have given up and put the property up for sale.
"The $41 million project might have been well underway and maybe even finished...
THREATENED: Extensive Research Shows ‘Every Process Was Ignored, Violated Or Skirted’ for Humboldt Park Construction
"A former alderman who leads a Humboldt Park cultural museum shielded key details about building an archives and storage facility in the park and repeatedly misrepresented the project to city and state officials, according to a new report from a local preservationist.
"The 16-page report by Mary Lu Seidel, director...
THREATENED: Pioneer Arcade Redevelopment Stalls Without Allocation of Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (Chicago 7 2015)
"1535 N. Pulaski Road is no ordinary Chicago building. Modeled after 17th- and 18th-century Spanish Baroque style architecture, rising two stories with an ivory-colored, terra-cotta facade, the Pioneer Arcade building in Humboldt Park was once a hub for indoor recreational fun, a bowling and billiards hall that was operational...
THREATENED: Terra Cotta Buildings Throughout Chicago: A 2023 Chicago 7 Most Endangered
Chicago’s terra cotta commercial buildings are a precious and endangered category of buildings. Located throughout Chicago, these structures range from small neighborhood commercial buildings to world-renowned skyscrapers.
Many of the well-recognized “Chicago School” buildings of the Loop and Central Area are recognized as designated Chicago Landmarks, but often those...
THREATENED: Dispute Over Historic Tours at Edgar Miller Designed Glasner Studio Results in Legal Actions
"Chicago boasts some of the finest art and architecture in the world, resulting in throngs of tourists visiting historic homes and buildings every year. But one gem has been off-limits to scholars, architecture enthusiasts and lovers of art for several years because of a legal dispute.
"At issue is a...
THREATENED: After Foreclosure Sale, Future Unknown for St. Therese of the Infant Jesus Church – Little Flower Church
"An example of an unprotected religious structure is 10 miles due south of Greater Union on the corner of 80th and Wood Streets, where the vacant former Little Flower Church wilts.
"The limestone-facade church was built in 1940 and served generations of Catholic worshippers before closing in 1993. Greater Mt....
THREATENED: Growing Community Opposition to Unpermitted Concrete Block Structure Across from Landmarked Humboldt Park Stable
"Juanita Irizarry delivered a gut punch of a speech at the December 14 meeting of the Chicago Park District Board of Commissioners. You could say she hit it out of the park.
"That’s hard to pull off when you’ve only got two minutes to make your case.
"But Irizarry, speaking as...
THREATENED: Landmarked Congress Theater Languishes Due to Rising Construction Prices and Labor Dispute
Closed for a decade, the Congress Theater is a shell of the gleaming movie palace and music venue it once was.
"Water is seeping into the 1920s venue, badly damaging the original structure and its ornate details. The plaster walls are crumbling, and parts of the ceiling have collapsed, scattering...
THREATENED: Despite Strong Community Opposition, Demolition Delay Expiring for Historic Three-Flat at 2240 N. Burling
"Judy Blatherwick and her family put in decades of work restoring their graceful, Italianate wood-frame home in Lincoln Park, but after selling the nearly 150-year-old building to a local real estate titan, it now faces demolition.
"'There has been a lot of love put into this house, and it’s a...
THREATENED: After 23 Year Advocacy Effort, Preliminary Chicago Landmark Status for Promontory Point Depends on Park District’s Consent (Chicago 7 2022)
"WRITE A LETTER to the Chicago Park District Board to vote "YES" to Landmarking Promontory Point! Use this letter (or customize it) to urge the Chicago Park District Board of Commissioners to vote for Promontory Point to become a full City-landmark. Becoming a legally recognized landmark in Chicago will...
THREATENED: CVS to Close Wicker Park Located in Landmarked Home Bank and Trust Company Building
"CVS is closing its retail store and pharmacy at the corner of Ashland Avenue and Division Street in Wicker Park.
"The location in the historic Home Bank and Trust Company Building, 1200 N. Ashland Ave., will close March 7, spokesperson Amy Thibault said Thursday.
"The store’s closing is part of a...
THREATENED: Walgreens Closure Leaves Landmarked Noel State Bank Vacant
"The shelves are barren, the Vitamin Vault is half-empty and the remaining employees are mopping and cleaning up as Walgreens prepares to close its flagship Wicker Park store Tuesday.
"For the past decade, the drugstore and pharmacy has operated out of the landmark Noel State Bank building, 1601 N. Milwaukee...
THREATENED: Openlands Letter Writing Campaign to Protect the South Shore Nature Sanctuary, and to Prioritize the Restoration of Jackson Park and South Shore Golf Courses
"In 2017 the Chicago Park District proposed a plan to redevelop the Jackson Park 18-hole golf course and the South Shore 9-hole course, combining them into a single 18-hole course. The new design was presented by Tiger Woods and his company TGR Designs.
"The proposal calls for the destruction of...
THREATENED: Landmarked Delaware Building Reuse Blocked By Absentee Tenant
"The owner of a landmark office building downtown had to deal last week with any landlord’s nightmare — a busted pipe that sent water gushing down several floors. But he said that’s not his biggest problem with the property.
"Attorney Steven DeGraff wants to convert the old Delaware Building at...
THREATENED: Cook County Scavenger Sale Undermines South and West Side Housing Stock
Scrap the Scavenger Sale to save struggling neighborhoods; Cook County's antiquated system for dealing with abandoned property entrenches poverty, Crain's Chicago Business Editorial Board, 7/25/22
THREATENED: Landmarked Noel State Bank Walgreens at Risk of Closure
Is Walgreens Closing Its Flagship Wicker Park Store Inside Old Bank? Neighbors Told Yes, But Company Says No Decision Made; A Walgreens representative said the branch was closing at a community meeting Wednesday — but the company said Thursday it has not made any decision regarding the location, Quinn...