July 2025 Newsletter
WIN: 223 W. Erie Street Will Be Converted to Residential
"Plans have been revealed for the residential conversion of the existing loft building at 223 West Erie Street in River North. Located at the...
LOSS: Six Years After Demolition Was Rushed to Allow New Construction High-Rise, 16 W. Maple Remains a Vacant Site
"A development site in a busy pocket of the Gold Coast where plans for a residential high-rise fizzled out is on the market."Calmwater Capital...
WIN: Historic Greystone Building Incorporated Into Higher Density New Construction at 1539 North Wells Street
"A permit issued by the City of Chicago will allow an addition to be built at the rear of a vintage greystone rental building...
WIN: 688 N. Milwaukee Avenue to be Converted to Residential
"A renovation permit has been issued for the conversion of office space to residential at 688 N. Milwaukee. Planned by Property Adventures Corporation, the...
WIN: After 20 Year Vacancy, Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives to Restore Historic Pullman Home
"Redevelopment plans are underway for a historic South Side home that’s sat vacant and in disrepair for two decades, according to the Chicago Housing...
THREATENED: 6116-34 S. MLK Drive At Risk of Emergency Demolition
"Dozens of tenants of an apartment building on Chicago's South Side have been given a two-day notice to vacate."That notice says it is from...
CHICAGO LEGACY BUSINESS: Polo Inn in Bridgeport Celebrates 40th Anniversary
"The Polo Inn is not a regular place."The restaurant, banquet hall and bed and breakfast will celebrate its 40th anniversary Aug. 7, 2025. Samber...
CHICAGO LEGACY BUSINESS: Opened in 1978, Les Nomades Will Likely Close After Sale of Building
"The nearly five-decade home of Les Nomades in Chicago is for sale in a deal expected to end a nearly half-century run of the...
CHICAGO LEGACY BUSINESS: Hanig’s Footwear Closing Mag Mile Store After 50 Years
"On a typical day, each shoe rack in the stock room of Hanig’s Footwear would have roughly 120 shoe boxes. But now the racks...
CHICAGO LEGACY BUSINESS: Torstenson Glass Leaving Chicago, Established 1889
"Developers are proposing a five-story apartment complex that would bring 92 apartments to the former Torstenson Glass site in Lakeview, a property that housed...