April 2022 Newsletter
POTENTIAL WIN: Owner Chooses Rehab Over Demolition for 2222 N. Halsted Street
"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...
WIN: After Difficult Negotiations, 1710 W. Lunt Renovation Moving Forward
"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...
SUN-TIMES EDITORIAL: Bad times at Antioch Baptist: A roofer’s torch claims another landmark Chicago church
"'Great architecture has only two natural enemies,' the late Chicago preservationist Richard Nickel famously said. 'Water and stupid men.'"But Nickel might’ve added a third...
WTTW Chicago: The Richard Nickel Story
"Just a few decades ago, Chicago was tearing many architectural landmarks, including the work of legendary architect Louis Sullivan. No one, it seemed, felt...
Starship Chicago: Thompson Center A Film by Nathan Eddy (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)
"Architect Helmut Jahn’s kaleidoscopic, controversial State of Illinois Center in Chicago, which shocked the world when it opened in 1985, may not be long...
90-Day Demolition Delay: 3246 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue, North Park
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Date Received: 07/05/2022
Ward: 39th Ward Ald. Samantha Nugent
Applicant: Hanna Architects, Inc.
Owner: 3244-50 Bryn Mawr, LLC C/O Igor Michin
Permit Description: Partial demolition of an existing...
90-Day Demolition Delay: New Devon Theater / Assyrian American, 1618 W. Devon Ave., Rogers Park
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Date Received: 12/3/2021
Ward: 40th Ald. Andre Vasquez
Applicant: Alpine Demolition Services, LLC
Owner: Doris Eneamokwu
Permit Description: Opening of closed existing windows, install new window frame and glazing,...

