June 2024 Newsletter
THREATENED: Demolition Looms for Ornate Terra Cotta Holiday Club Building (Chicago 7 2023)
"Plans for a seven-story apartment building with retail are moving forward at the site of Uptown’s Holiday Club."Catapult Real Estate Solutions is overhauling the...
WIN: Historic Mary Thompson Hospital Adaptively Reused for Residential Apartments
"The former Mary H. Thompson Hospital in Fulton Market is still standing, but now the property is a 210-unit luxury apartment building near Fulton...
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...
LOSS: Former City Theater / The Strand at 3031 N. Lincoln Avenue Being Demolished
"Demolition permits have been issued to clear the way for a new mixed-use development at 3037 N. Lincoln. Planned by 3027-37 LINCOLN LLC, the...
LOSS: House at 1836 West Addison Street from 1891 to Be Demolished
"A 2,240-square-foot single-family home at 1836 West Addison Street in North Center received a demolition permit from the City of Chicago on August 1....
IN MEMORIAM: Mary Ann Smith, Former Alderperson and Chicago Landmark Commissioner
IN MEMORIAM: Mary Ann Smith, Former Alderperson and Landmark Commissioner"Former Ald. Mary Ann Smith’s fingerprints are all over the 48th Ward."From overseeing the creation...
IN MEMORIAM: Ben Weese, architect and preservationist who helped save Glessner House
"Ben Weese was an architect and historic preservationist who was part of the 'Chicago Seven' architectural group, an informal coterie of Chicago architects who...
90-Day Demolition Delay: 161 E. Erie St, River North
The Demolition Delay Ordinance, adopted by City Council in 2003, establishes a hold of up to 90 days in the issuance of any demolition...
The Uptown Theatre, a Palace of Dreams By Robert Loerzel
"'It outdoes your dreams,' the advertisements declared. 'IT WILL HUSH AND THRILL YOU. It throbs with beauty—lovely enough to hold the heart of a...