April 2025 Newsletter
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...
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...
THREATENED: Is Alexander Calder’s Flamingo at Federal Center Endangered? (Chicago 7 2017)
"Over 1,400 pieces of public art in Illinois, 815 of which are in Chicago, are in limbo after the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)...
WIN: Construction Progress for Adaptive Reuse Former Wayman Church to Residential
"Not all former churches that sell for residential use get demolished. A Christian Science church in Kenwood got new condos tucked inside its limestone...
WIN: City Council Approves Adaptive Reuse of 100 Year-Old Logan Square Church for 16 Residential Units
"The Chicago City Council has approved a planned residential conversion for a 1920s church at 2625 N. Talman.. Planned by Mo2 Properties, the church...