April 2025 Newsletter
WIN: Chicago Daily News Building Sold to Developer with Extensive Historic Preservation Experience (Chicago 7 2008)
"A Chicago real estate firm known for redeveloping historic properties plans to buy the historic former home of the Chicago Daily News from the...
WIN: TIF Approved for Adaptive Reuse of The Clark Adams Building / Bankers Building at 105 W. Adams Street for Residential
"The Chicago Community Development Commission has initially approved TIF funding for the redevelopment of 105 W. Adams Street in The Loop. Located at the...
POTENTIAL WIN: Landmarked Superior Street Rowhouses Listed For Sale
"The lender that seized a River North development site after the years-long saga of a failed high-rise project there has listed the property for...
WIN: TIF Funding Approved for Harris Bank at 111 W. Monroe Street Adaptive Reuse
"The Chicago City Council has approved city funding including $40 million in TIF for the adaptive reuse and conversion of 111 W. Monroe. Planned...
THREATENED: 120-year-old Jackson Park Pavilion Sits as a Park District Ruin (Chicago 7 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021)
"As warm weather eases its way into the city, the Burnham Building, a 120-year-old pavilion in Jackson Park, ought to be a perfect little...
WIN: Driehaus Foundation Grant Catalyzes Restoration of Sears Sunken Garden
"The long-awaited rebirth of a 120-year-old North Lawndale garden could begin this summer with the restoration of the park’s 100-foot long Mediterranean Revival pergola,...
WIN: Chinatown’s On Leong Merchants Association Building Proposed for National Register of Historic Places
"The former On Leong Merchants Association Building has been a symbol of Chinatown for nearly a century, carrying with it a history as colorful...
POTENTIAL WIN: Buyer Expresses Interest Restoring and Reopening Portage Theater, If Back Taxes Are Addressed (Chicago 7 2012)
"The historic Portage Theater could get a new owner — if the property’s hefty overdue tax bill can get sorted."The Portage Theater has been...
THREATENED: Property Tax Burden Leaves Owners No Choice But to List Yukon Building at 400 S. Clark Street For Sale (Chicago 7...
The Yukon building, 1898, Holabird & Roche, 400 S. Clark St. Image credit: WBEZ Chicago"A downtown Chicago building — meant to be temporary when...
WIN: Pittsfield Building Developer’s TikTok Videos Reach Millions of Viewers
"One of the more unique takes on the POV trend on TikTok: 'POV: You bought a 100-year-old skyscraper . . . '"For those unlikely...