April 2022 Newsletter

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WIN: After Difficult Negotiations, 1710 W. Lunt Renovation Moving Forward

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"A developer is dumping plans to turn a historical-yet-vacant Rogers Park building into a 20-unit complex after efforts to amend the plan to appease...
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POTENTIAL WIN: Owner Chooses Rehab Over Demolition for 2222 N. Halsted Street

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"The owners of a 135-year-old Lincoln Park three-flat want to add a fourth-floor addition to the property, but some neighbors resisting the change. "The building...
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WIN: Historic Morse Theater to Reopen as Rhapsody Theater

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"A historical theater in Rogers Park is getting yet another makeover, this time morphing into The Rhapsody Theater that will host magic shows and...
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WIN: Bronzeville Marshall Field Warehouse to be Transformed into The Lillian Marcie Center for the Performing Arts

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"A much-anticipated addition to Bronzeville’s cultural corridor will receive $26 million since the 2023 state budget has been signed into law. "The Lillian Marcie Center...
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WIN: The Forum Receives $1 Million Restoration Grant from Andrew M. Mellon Foundation

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"Efforts to revive Bronzeville’s historic Forum just received a $1 million boost. "The Andrew M. Mellon Foundation awarded the grant through its Humanities in Place...
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WIN: Theater Renovation Underway at the Fine Arts Building

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Fine Arts Building / formerly the Studebaker Building, 1884 and 1898, Solon Spencer Beman, 410 S. Michigan Ave. Photo Credit: Eric Allix Rogers Fine Arts...
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POTENTIAL WIN: Closed Mars Candy Factory To Be Repurposed for Community Use

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"As the Mars chocolate factory prepares to close in 2024, its owners are working with Galewood residents to figure out how the community can...
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THREATENED: Promontory Point – “It’s not just the limestone that people are trying to save, but the way it has come to be a...

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"The waves of Lake Michigan crash below while the limestone rocks wait to emanate a warm, comforting feeling within students like senior Feya Epel....
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WIN: Adaptively Reused and Landmarked, Stewart School Lofts Sells For Big Profit (Chicago 7 2014)

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"More development news to share this morning, as Stewart School Lofts has been sold to a developer for $23 million, a premium of $7...
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WIN: Historic 1928 Parking Garage To Be Adaptively Reused for Residential

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"A building on Broadway in Lake View is undergoing an unusual transition, only part of which pedestrians can see from street level. The layer...

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