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WIN: Vintage Loft Leahy Building at 226 W. Ontario Street in River North Sold for Conversion to 70 Apartments
“A Chicago developer is adding another midsize office-to-residential project to the growing list of conversions downtown, one that will add two stories to the...
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PARTIAL WIN: Exterior Nears Completion at the Second Church of Christ, Scientist, Where Solon S. Beman’s 1901 Facades Have Been Integrated Into New Construction
“In Lincoln Park, one of the more unique facadectomies in the city is moving closer to exterior completion. At 2700 North Pine Grove Avenue,...
ADVOCACY
WIN: Owner Albert Friedman Plans the Next Adaptive Reuse of the Landmarked 1912 Medinah Temple as Bally’s Prepares to Move Out
“For more than a century, historic Medinah Temple has stood as Chicago’s exotic monument to adaptive reuse.“The Moorish-style amphitheater topped by two massive copper...
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WIN: One of the Largest Terra Cotta Restorations in the Country Is Underway at the 1927 Pittsfield Building at 55 E. Washington Street
“One of Chicago’s most historic skyscrapers—the Pittsfield Building—is entering a new chapter. The 38-story Gothic Revival tower, completed in 1927, is being transformed from...
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WIN: Leasing Underway at The Bellwether, the Adaptive Reuse of the Landmark 1905 Rector Building at 79 W. Monroe Street, as the Iconic Weather...
“Leasing is underway for The Bellwether, an office-to-residential conversion of the former office building at 79 W. Monroe. Planned by R2 Companies, the landmark...
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WIN: City Council Approves Landmark Designation and Renovation of Up Top Building at Altgeld Gardens (Chicago 7 2017 & 2022)
POTENTIAL WIN: Chicago Plan Commission Approves By The Hand Club For Kids’ Renovation of Altgeld Gardens’ Historic “Up Top” Building, Home to the Birthplace...
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WIN: City Council Approved Landmark and Class L for Holabird & Root’s 1929 Chicago Daily News Building at 2 N. Riverside Plaza ...
“The Chicago City Council has approved the landmark designation and Class L tax incentive for the Chicago Daily News Building. Located at 2 N....
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WIN: Ongoing Media Coverage Generates Awareness Regarding the Challenge and Vision of St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church (Chicago 7 2026)
“Just over one year since the world greeted a new pope, a pope born in America’s heartland, Chicago. Since the elevation of Pope Leo...
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WIN: Austin Coming Together Acquires Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1903 J.J. Walser House and Launches a Restoration Campaign (Chicago 7 2025)
“In the Austin community on Chicago’s West Side sits the J.J. Walser House, designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1903. A...
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WIN: City Council Approves $1.55 Million in TIF Funding for The Workshop, the Adaptive Reuse of a 1921 Building at 3741 W. Lawrence Avenue...
“The Chicago City Council has approved $1.55 million in TIF funding for The Workshop, a community-oriented performing arts and gathering space planned at 3741...