April 2022 Newsletter
PETITION: Use the $52M of federal funds to RESTORE, NOT DEMOLISH the historic skyscrapers! Save the Century and Consumers Buildings! (Chicago 7 2011, 2013...
For nearly twenty years, the General Service Administration (GSA) has allowed the historic Century and Consumers Buildings on State Street in the heart of...
WIN: Spared From Demolition, Washington Park National Bank Plan Now Includes Façade Preservation! (Chicago 7 2016 & 2020)
"In January 2020, developer Leon Walker was eager to start a project that could have heralded a turnaround for the Woodlawn community on the...
WIN: St. Laurence Church School to Become Arts Incubator (Chicago 7 2011)
St. Laurence Arts Incubator / Former St. Laurence Catholic School, 7200 S. Dorchester. Rendering Credit: The Rebuild FoundationFormer St. Laurence Catholic School, 7200 S....
WIN: Shuttered Overton Elementary School to be Adaptively Reused as Community Center and Washington Park Streets and Sanitation Building to Become Culinary Incubator
(Former) Anthony Overton Elementary School, 4935 South Indiana Avenue. Image Credit: Chicago Architecture BiennialSoul City Kitchens / former Washington Park Streets and Sanitation building,...
LOSS: Art Deco Orange Garden Neon Sign Removed After Sale
"The owners of Orange Garden Chinese Restaurant are selling the 90-year-old business after auctioning its iconic neon 'Chop Suey' sign, hoping to find a...
LOSS: Beloved Dinkel’s Bakery to Close After 100 Years In Business
"Dinkel’s Bakery, one of the most iconic bakeries in Chicago, is closing April 30 after more than 100 years on the North Side."The bakery,...
LOSS: After 115 Years, Gepperth’s Meat Market in Lincoln Park Permanently Closed
"Gepperth’s Meat Market, a Lincoln Park mainstay since 1906, closed on Saturday, April 30. The venerable butcher was known for prime cuts of beef,...
LOSS: Demolition Permits Issued For 4155 S. Packers Industrial Building
"A demolition permit has been issued for the removal of an eight-story masonry building located at 4155 S Packers Avenue in the New City...
SOLD: Beautifully Restored Greystone East Garfield Park Is Uniquely Attractive to Buyer
752 S. Francisco Avenue, Built 1896. Photo credit: Keller Williams Infinity752 S. Francisco Avenue, Built 1896. Photo credit: Keller Williams Infinity"A 19th-century greystone in...
BUYER WANTED: Little Village Former Schlitz Tied-House For Sale
"I know it's not in Milwaukee, but since it was built by Schlitz Brewing in 1900, this building in Chicago's Little Village has got...