WIN: Mellon Grant Funds Removal of United Electrical Workers Union Hall Mural
"Efforts to preserve a renowned mural on the Near West Side have received a financial boost. The Chicago Public Art Group has been awarded more than $450,000 from the Mellon Foundation to preserve the two-story 'Solidarity' mural in the former UE Hall, 37 S. Ashland Ave…"The mural, painted in...
POTENTIAL WIN: Zoning Approved for Adaptive Reuse of Millinery Mart Building at 65 E. Wacker for Residential
"The Committee on Zoning has approved the redevelopment of the existing historic building at 65 E. Wacker into apartments. Planned by Mavrek Development and ACRES Commercial Realty Corp, the building stands at the intersection of E. Wacker Pl and N. Garland Ct near the Chicago Riverwalk."With Pappageorge Haymes Partners...
WIN: Grant Received to Adaptively Reuse Vacant Chicago Firehouse as as a Youth Center for the National Museum of Mexican Art
"The National Museum of Mexican Art has received a $1 million grant to help its conversion of an old Chicago fire station into a youth arts center, the museum announced Tuesday."The money, from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, will be used to turn a decommissioned Little Village firehouse into...
WIN: Restoration of Historic Esdohr House in Jefferson Park Complete
"The historic Esdohr House, one of the oldest remaining structures in Jefferson Park, has been restored and will host pop-ups next summer."The house at 4822 N. Long Ave., which is about 140 years old, has sat vacant in Jefferson Park’s namesake park for decades. The Jefferson Park Advisory Council...
WIN: City Council Approves Adaptive Reuse of 1220 W. Van Buren for Residential Oxford Lofts
"The Chicago City Council has approved the residential conversion of the loft building at 1220 W Van Buren Street in the West Loop. The historic factory building sits near the corner with S Racine Avenue and would join various developments nearby like 1060 W Van Buren. Efforts for this...
POTENTIAL WIN: Boylston Building at 116-122 W. Illinois Street to be Converted to Residential
"A loft building in Chicago’s River North has traded hands for the first time since it was built more than a century ago, setting up a redevelopment that is a sign of the times: an office-to-apartments conversion."Chicago developer Mo2 Properties has bought the seven-story Boylston Building at 116-122 W....
POTENTIAL WIN: Developer Plans to Adaptively Reuse Pelouze Building as Residential
"A Chicago loft office building with ties to architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and actress Mary Tyler Moore has been sold to a local investor that plans to convert the Streeterville structure into apartments."Horizon Realty Group plans to convert the seven-story Pelouze Building at 230 E. Ohio St....
WIN: Illinois Senate Passes Resolution 891 to Support the Restoration of Promontory Point’s Historic Limestone Retaining Wall (Chicago 7 2022)
"To support the preservation of Promontory Point, a historic landmark in Burnham Park, State Senator Robert Peters passed a resolution which aims to restore and protect the Point’s historic limestone retaining wall while ensuring public access and ecological sustainability.“Promontory Point is a valued piece of Chicago’s history and an...
WIN: Funding Approved for Second Phase of Lathrop Homes After Lengthy Delays (Chicago 7 2007, 2013, 2022)
"Additional funding has been approved by the Chicago Community Development Commission for the next phase of the Lathrop Homes redevelopment around 2712 N Hoyne Avenue. Earlier this year we covered the project when it gained funding approval from the CHA, now an additional $25 million in TIF money is...
WIN: Landmarks Commission Approves $2.4M in Adopt-a-Landmark Funding
On December 5, 2024, the City of Chicago Landmarks Commission approved more than $2.4 million in Adopt-a-Landmark funds today to support renovation projects at First Baptist Congregational Church, and Greater Union Baptist Church, and Wicker Park Lutheran Church in West Town.Preservation Chicago testified in support of all three churchesPreservation...
WIN: Landmark Commission Rejects Demolition Permit Application for Historic Former Fiat Dealership/E2 Nightclub Building on Motor Row Landmark at 2357 S. Michigan
"Chicago's Commission on Landmarks has denied a permit application to demolish the building on South Michigan Avenue, located in the city’s historic Motor Row District. ...families of the victims feel that a permanent monument or memorial for their loved ones is long overdue."The Richard H. Driehaus Executive Director of...
WIN: Landmarked Ludlow Typograph Company Building Celebrates Ribbon Cutting after Adaptive Reuse as The Ludlow
"Alderman Hopkins joined developer Heart of America Group to celebrate the ribbon cutting of The Ludlow, the residential conversion of the Ludlow Typograph Building at 2032 N. Clybourn."The structure was designated as a Chicago landmark back in May 2022, with its exterior facade protected by the designation. Built and...
WIN: Preservation Chicago Rescues Chicago Tribune Archival Material Before Freedom Center Demolition
The Chicago Tribune was founded in Chicago in 1847 and went on to become of the leading newspapers locally and nationally. Though diminished in recent years from the contraction in the newspaper industry and multiple corporate owners, the Chicago Tribune remains an important Chicago institution.A Designated Chicago Landmark, the...
WIN: Long-Vacant Stock Yards Bank Plan Announced for Recording Studio Adaptive Reuse
“A pair of long-unused sites at the Halsted Street entrance to the old Union Stock Yard is being pitched for a two-building, $80 million music campus that would include a state-of-the-art facility for producing film scores, education programs in a historic building and related ventures.“The city’s Department of Planning...
WIN: City Council Approved Adaptive Reuse of Crittenton Anchorage / Wolfson Building After Landmarking Saved It From Demolition
“Zoning has been partially approved for the upcoming redevelopment of the former Florence Crittenton Anchorage at 2678 W Washington Boulevard in East Garfield Park…the vacant estate became a historical landmark in 2023 and is preparing for a new life as a community center and more.”“Sitting on a half-acre lot,...
WIN: Adaptive Reuse of Werner Brothers Storage Building Remains in Updated Redevelopment Plans (Chicago 7 2023)
"Plans for an affordable housing development on Howard Street are being tweaked to reduce the amount of apartments and increase the height of the proposed building."Development group Housing For All is looking to bring an affordable apartment complex to the corner of Howard and Paulina streets, across from the...
WIN: Adaptive Reuse of 208 S. LaSalle Approved by Chicago City Council
"The Chicago City Council has approved a rezoning for The LaSalle Residences, an office-to-residential adaptive reuse project at 208 S. LaSalle."Planned by The Prime Group, the 21-story building was Burnham’s last design before he died, built in 1914 for the Continental and Commercial National Bank. The Prime Group has...
WIN: TIF Approved for Field Building at 135 S. LaSalle Street Adaptive Reuse
"The largest project so far in the LaSalle Street Reimagined program inched closer to reality Tuesday when the Community Development Commission recommended that City Council green light it."That would unlock $98 million in tax increment financing funds for redevelopment of the landmark Field Building, a 44-story tower at 135...
WIN: Preliminary Landmark Recommendation Approved for Rector Building / Bell Federal at 79 W. Monroe Street
"The Commission on Chicago Landmarks has approved a preliminary landmark recommendation for the Rector Building located at 79 W. Monroe. Located at the southeast corner of W. Monroe St and S. Clark St, the building was constructed in 1905 with a large, seamless south addition completed in 1924."Meeting Criterion...
WIN: Class L Tax Incentives Approved for Congress Theater Restoration Project
"A potential groundbreaking date has been announced for the Congress Theater redevelopment in Logan Square. Located at 2135 N Milwaukee Avenue, the news comes as the Commission on Chicago Landmarks approves Class L tax incentives for the project. Chicago YIMBY last covered the project a year ago as it...
WIN: Kingdom Baptist Church / 15th Church Receives Final Landmark Recommendation
The Commission on Chicago Landmarks approved the Final Landmark Recommendation for the Kingdom Baptist Church“Meeting Criterion 1 for its value as an example of city heritage, the church was built as the 15th Church of Christ Scientist over a series of three phases commenced in 1926 and completed 17...
WIN: Landmark Report Accepted for 161 E. Erie After Rapid Response Advocacy Effort
"City landmarks officials are trying to prevent the demolition of an elegant, 19th century building that is among the first structures built in Streeterville after the Great Chicago Fire."The non-profit Johnson O’Connor Research Foundation applied for a demolition permit in July to bring down the 1870s building located at...
WIN: Preservation-Oriented Humboldt Park Receptory Building and Stable Project Design Receives Enthusiastic Response at City of Chicago Plan Review Committee Hearing
City of Chicago Landmarks Division Plan Review Committee approved the new preservation sensitive project for the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture housed in the Humboldt Park receptory and stables. Preservation Chicago is thrilled with this outcome. This represents a very different direction from the original design....
WIN: Google Releases Updated Thompson Center Rendering With Atrium Saved, But Original Colors Lost (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)
"Google will refashion the ground floors of the former Thompson Center atrium into a hotel lobby-like space with restaurants, retail, seating and greenery, according to a new rendering obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times."The image shows the building’s main concourse and lower level being turned into an almost single bi-level...
WIN: Bellinger Cottage at 2121 N. Hudson Street Beautifully Restored by Preservation-Oriented Buyers
During the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, 'Chicago patrolman Richard Bellinger worked valiantly to ensure his family’s cottage could endure the fire that was ravaging a vast stretch of the city.'"He succeeded, and the Bellinger cottage on Hudson Street became a legendary piece of Chicago history, one of few...
WIN: Cook County Land Bank Authority Celebrates 2,000th Renovated Home
"Local officials and leaders at the Cook County Land Bank Authority joined (owner) Tytus Henry Thursday to celebrate the completion of the single-family home at 8514 S. Peoria Ave."The four-bedroom, four-bath Victorian home is the 2,000th Cook County Land Bank Authority property to be redeveloped in the organization’s 10-year...
WIN: Mellon Grant Funds Removal of United Electrical Workers Union Hall Mural
"Efforts to preserve a renowned mural on the Near West Side have received a financial boost. The Chicago Public Art Group has been awarded more than $450,000 from the Mellon Foundation to preserve the two-story 'Solidarity' mural in the former UE Hall, 37 S. Ashland Ave…"The mural, painted in...
WIN: Residential Adaptive Reuse Proposed for Timber Loft Building at 811 W. Evergreen
"A zoning application has been submitted for a proposed residential conversion at 811 W. Evergreen. Located along W. Evergreen Ave just west of N. Halsted St, the project will adaptively reuse an existing vintage timber loft building. Honore Properties is the developer behind the proposal."With Kennedy Mann serving as...
WIN: Construction Begins on Adaptive Reuse of Historic Earle School for Affordable Housing (Chicago 7 2014)
"Developers are kick-starting work to convert the former Charles Warrington Earle School into affordable apartments after the Englewood property was one of 50 schools to close its doors more than a decade ago."Wisconsin-based Gorman & Co. anticipates the project — with 100% affordable units — will welcome its first...
POTENTIAL WIN: Clark Adams Building at 105 W. Adams Street Sold for Affordable Residential Adaptive Reuse
"A team of local investors has purchased a distressed Loop office tower that it plans to convert into apartments with the help of city taxpayers, reviving a vision from two affordable housing developers that was recently blown off course."Chicago-based Primera Group and a venture led by Bloomingdale investor Marc...
POTENTIAL WIN: Zoning Requested for Adaptive Reuse of Millinery Mart Building at 65 E. Wacker for Residential
"Mavrek Development is partnering with ACRES Commercial Realty Corp to redevelop the existing historic building at 65 E. Wacker Place. Located near the Chicago Riverwalk, the building stands along E. Wacker Pl between N. Wabash Ave and N. Michigan Ave."The development team’s vision for the project includes a comprehensive...
WIN: Zoning for Rector Building / Bell Federal at 79 W. Monroe Street Adaptive Reuse Approved
"The Zoning Board of Appeals has approved a variation for the residential conversion planned at 79 W. Monroe. Planned by R2 Companies and the Campari Group, the Rector Building is a 14-story Beaux Arts-style masonry office building constructed in 1905 with a large, seamless south addition completed in 1924....
POTENTIAL WIN: William LeBaron Jenney Designed Central YMCA Association Building at 19 S. LaSalle Street Considered for Residential Adaptive Reuse
"After picking up a distressed office building near Willis Tower off the discount rack, Chicago investor Igor Gabal has purchased a vintage LaSalle Street property out of foreclosure with a $50 million-plus plan to transform it into as many as 190 apartments. And he's already lining up his next...
WIN: Lincoln Trust Savings Bank Adaptive Reuse Affordable Housing Development Approved by City Council
"Two apartment buildings that will reshape a busy North Center intersection have been approved by City Council."The buildings will be at 3959 N. Lincoln Ave. and 3950 N. Damen Ave. at two sites owned by Fifth Third Bank on the southern end of the Damen/Lincoln/Irving Park intersection."The proposal for...
WIN: Grant Received to Adaptively Reuse Vacant Chicago Firehouse as National Museum of Mexican Art
"The National Museum of Mexican Art has received a $1 million grant to help its conversion of an old Chicago fire station into a youth arts center, the museum announced Tuesday."The money, from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, will be used to turn a decommissioned Little Village firehouse into...
WIN: $1.5M State Grant Awarded for Restoration of Pike House/Watchman’s Residence
"State Senator Willie Preston joined the Eugene S. Pike House Foundation, Beverly Area Arts Alliance and Commissioner Stanley Moore Saturday to announce significant state funding secured by Preston to save, renovate and reinvigorate the Pike House."'This investment not only honors the rich history of our community, but also ensures...
WIN: Barnes & Noble Opens Store in Noel State Bank Building
"What was once the most architecturally magnificent chain drugstore in Chicago will soon be the city’s most magnificent chain bookstore."On Wednesday,, Barnes & Noble will launch its Wicker Park store in the historic Noel State Bank building with a grand opening at 10 a.m. The space was previously occupied...
WIN: Landmark Commission Rejects Demolition Permit Application for Historic Former Fiat Dealership/E2 Nightclub Building on Motor Row Landmark at 2357 S. Michigan
"Chicago's Commission on Landmarks has denied a permit application to demolish the building on South Michigan Avenue, located in the city’s historic Motor Row District. ...families of the victims feel that a permanent monument or memorial for their loved ones is long overdue."The Richard H. Driehaus Executive Director of...
WIN: City Council Approved Adaptive Reuse of Crittenton Anchorage / Wolfson Building After Landmarking Save It From Demolition
"A three-building complex in East Garfield Park that for decades operated as shelter for women and single mothers will become a new community center, thanks to the help of a wealthy philanthropist.“The City Couuncil on Wednesday approved a measure to turn the former Florence Crittenton Anchorag complex at 2627...
WIN: Adaptive Reuse of Werner Brothers Storage Building Remains in Updated Redevelopment Plans (Chicago 7 2023)
"Plans for an affordable housing development on Howard Street are being tweaked to reduce the amount of apartments and increase the height of the proposed building."Development group Housing For All is looking to bring an affordable apartment complex to the corner of Howard and Paulina streets, across from the...
WIN: Kingdom Baptist Church / 15th Church Receives Final Landmark Recommendation
The Commission on Chicago Landmarks approved the Final Landmark Recommendation for the Kingdom Baptist Church“Meeting Criterion 1 for its value as an example of city heritage, the church was built as the 15th Church of Christ Scientist over a series of three phases commenced in 1926 and completed 17...
WIN: Landmark Report Accepted for 161 E. Erie After Rapid Response Advocacy Effort
"City landmarks officials are trying to prevent the demolition of an elegant, 19th century building that is among the first structures built in Streeterville after the Great Chicago Fire."The non-profit Johnson O’Connor Research Foundation applied for a demolition permit in July to bring down the 1870s building located at...
WIN: Google Releases Updated Thompson Center Rendering With Atrium Saved, But Original Colors Lost (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)
"Google will refashion the ground floors of the former Thompson Center atrium into a hotel lobby-like space with restaurants, retail, seating and greenery, according to a new rendering obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times."The image shows the building’s main concourse and lower level being turned into an almost single bi-level...
WIN: New Jewelry Store and Cafe Use Planned for Landmarked William B. Ogden House at 212 E. Erie
"A 140-year-old Streeterville mansion is about to get bejeweled."Chicago-based online jewelry business Local Eclectic is set to open its first brick-and-mortar location early next year in the six-bedroom house with historic landmark status. Local Eclectic owner Alexis Nido-Russo bought the space for $3.3 million in June."The online business, founded...
WIN: Old Fashioned Donuts Wins $50k Renovation Grant
"One of the city’s most beloved donut shops is getting a financial boost to kick off a long-awaited renovation project later this year."Roseland’s renowned Old Fashioned Donuts, 11248 S. Michigan Ave., is one of 50 small businesses across the country to receive a $50,000 grant through the national Backing...
WIN: Construction Begins on Adaptive Reuse of Historic Earle School for Affordable Housing
"Developers are kick-starting work to convert the former Charles Warrington Earle School into affordable apartments after the Englewood property was one of 50 schools to close its doors more than a decade ago."Wisconsin-based Gorman & Co. anticipates the project — with 100% affordable units — will welcome its first...
POTENTIAL WIN: Additional Funding Awarded for Adaptive Reuse of Von Humboldt School Into Affordable Teacher Housing (Chicago 7 2014)
"A long-gestating plan to redevelop the vacant Von Humboldt Elementary School into apartments for teachers got a boost in funding, though more is still needed to get the project off the ground."The Teachers Village apartment project coming to the closed Humboldt Park elementary school, 2620 W. Hirsch St., would...
POTENTIAL WIN: Residential Adaptive Reuse for St. Wenceslaus School Moving Forward Again
"A contentious plan to turn a vacant Catholic school into apartments is back on the table with an updated proposal."Developers trying to turn the St. Wenceslaus school building, 3425 N. Lawndale Ave., into housing are now pitching a proposal with 30 apartments and 24 parking spots, a project that...
POTENTIAL WIN: Adaptive Reuse of Loft Warehouse to Residential at 1220 W. Van Buren Moving Forward
"A residential development is being proposed at 1220 W. Van Buren. Located just west of the intersection of W. Van Buren St and S. Racine Ave, the conversion is being planned by Base 3 Development."Designed by Filoramo Talsma Architecture, the development will rehabilitate the historic building that was originally...
POTENTIAL WIN: Universal Overall Co. Building at 1060 W. Van Buren to be Converted to Residential
"Two local developers are planning projects that would add hundreds of residential units to the already booming West Loop while repurposing unused commercial space."Skokie-based F&F Realty has proposed a 325-unit apartment complex at 1060 W. Van Buren St., with 111 units in the existing eight-story warehouse building on the...