April 2023 Newsletter
WIN: Six-Corner Sears Adaptive Reuse Nearing Completion (Chicago 7 2016)
"The Sears department store at 4712 W Irving Park Road in Portage Park continues to undergo a significant transformation, as the $90 million, six-story...
WIN: Former Goldblatt Brothers Building Invest South/West Adaptive Reuse to Anchor Back-of-the-Yards Revitalization at 47th and Ashland
"A project with affordable housing, space for local businesses and a federally qualified health care center got a funding boost from the City Council...
THREATENED: 6740 S. South Shore Drive Begins 90-Day Demolition Delay
"A Mediterranean house in South Shore has survived two developers’ demolition plans in recent decades" but may not survive this third attempt."In 2007, a...
THREATENED: Dispute Over Historic Tours at Edgar Miller Designed Glasner Studio Results in Legal Actions
"Edgar Miller’s Kogen-Miller Studios is one of Chicago’s most idiosyncratic and astonishing architectural sites. Lately, though, it has been ensnared in a disagreement that...
WIN: Ongoing Efforts to Survey and Save Chicago’s Workers Cottages
Chicago’s vernacular architecture faces a threat that collectively has an impact at least as significant as losing a grand ballroom or downtown building.Workers cottages...
THREATENED: Demolition Threat for Wheatland Building at 4435 S. Western Blvd
"For real estate developers and investors around Chicago, the best-laid plans often involve warehouses."It is a humble use and not without controversy, but the...
WIN: Restoration of 1954 W. North Avenue Includes the Reconstruction of the Corner Turret Lost in the 1960s
"Construction continues on the mixed-use development at 1954-1956 W North Avenue in the heart of Wicker Park. Located at the heart of the neighborhood...
WIN: New Construction Incorporates Historic Façade at 3731 N. Sheffield Avenue
"The Chicago City Council has approved the residential development at 3731 N Sheffield Avenue in Wrigleyville. Located just north of the intersection with W...
WIN: Chicago Legacy Business Margie’s Candies to Continue Into Fourth-Generation After Death of Owner
"The third-generation owner of Margie’s Candies died last month, ushering in a new chapter for the beloved neighborhood institution."Peter George Poulos died of cancer...
BUYER WANTED: Landmarked Sears Administration Building Listed for Sale
"The former Sears headquarters in Homan Square and other buildings and land around it are up for sale."Indianapolis-based Royal Pine Properties is selling the...