April 2024 Newsletter
LOSS: Ruby Dry Cleaning Building at 2801 W. Montrose to be Demolished
"Crews will begin tearing down the Ruby Dry Cleaners buildings in Irving Park this spring to make room for a new four-story apartment building...
LOSS: Blommer Chocolate Company Factory to Close After 85 Years
"Blommer Chocolate Co. will close its factory in the heart of Chicago at the end of May due to increasing costs of running the...
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...
BUYER WANTED: Bertrand Goldberg Designed Helstein House Listed For Sale
"Before he designed Marina City, River City and other icons of Chicago modernism, architect Bertrand Goldberg designed 12 individual houses. This one, in Hyde...
BUYER WANTED: Landmarked Theophil Studios Condo at 143 W. Burton Place Listed For Sale
"A condo in one of the city's most distinctive 1940s residential buildings is coming on the market, with original details like streamlined corners, modernist...
90-Day Demolition Delay: 2923-25 W. Jackson Blvd., East Garfield Park
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Date Received: 02/05/2024
Ward: 27th Ald. Walter Burnett Jr
Applicant: MBR Wrecking & Construction, Inc. C/O Joel Reifer
Owner: 5301 W. Ogden, LLC C/O James Spyropoulous
Permit Description:...
SUN-TIMES: “Friends of the Parks ‘prepared to fight for the lakefront’ in battle over new Bears domed stadium”
"Friends of the Parks is 'prepared to fight for the lakefront' but not ready to say if that will mean mounting a legal challenge...
Block Club Chicago: For 2 Decades, A Historic Pullman Home Has Been Vacant Under CHA’s Watch
"Now gutted and in disrepair, a two-story, multi-unit row house on South Corliss Avenue has plywood and metal guards for windows and doors."The inside...
Chicagoland Architecture Substack Blog: Why is Demolition Always the Answer?
“Well, there’s a logic to it. If you can’t build one as good as the one you’re tearing down. There’s plenty of chances to...