August 2026 Newsletter
WIN: City Council Approved Landmark and Class L for Holabird & Root’s 1929 Chicago Daily News Building at 2 N. Riverside Plaza ...
“The Chicago City Council has approved the landmark designation and Class L tax incentive for the Chicago Daily News Building. Located at 2 N....
THREATENED: Aldermen Move to Rescind the Chicago Landmark Status of the 1902 Cortland Street Drawbridge at 1440 W. Cortland Street (Chicago 7 2026)
“As frustrations mount over the city’s indefinite closure of the 124-year-old Cortland Street bridge, some alderpeople want to see the structure’s landmark status rescinded...
WIN: Leasing Underway at The Bellwether, the Adaptive Reuse of the Landmark 1905 Rector Building at 79 W. Monroe Street, as the Iconic Weather...
“Leasing is underway for The Bellwether, an office-to-residential conversion of the former office building at 79 W. Monroe. Planned by R2 Companies, the landmark...
WIN: One of the Largest Terra Cotta Restorations in the Country Is Underway at the 1927 Pittsfield Building at 55 E. Washington Street
“One of Chicago’s most historic skyscrapers—the Pittsfield Building—is entering a new chapter. The 38-story Gothic Revival tower, completed in 1927, is being transformed from...
THREATENED: Permit Review Committee Approves Data Center Conversion of the Chicago Landmark Office Building at 300 W. Adams Street, Days Before Mayor Johnson Called...
“The Permit Review Committee, a subcommittee of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks, has approved the adaptive reuse of a historic office building at 300...
PARTIAL WIN: Exterior Nears Completion at the Second Church of Christ, Scientist, Where Solon S. Beman’s 1901 Facades Have Been Integrated Into New Construction
“In Lincoln Park, one of the more unique facadectomies in the city is moving closer to exterior completion. At 2700 North Pine Grove Avenue,...
WIN: Vintage Loft Leahy Building at 226 W. Ontario Street in River North Sold for Conversion to 70 Apartments
“A Chicago developer is adding another midsize office-to-residential project to the growing list of conversions downtown, one that will add two stories to the...
THREATENED: Foreclosure and Lost Financing Stall the Redevelopment of the Landmark Pioneer Trust & Savings Bank Building at 4000 W. North Avenue in Humboldt...
“The redevelopment of the abandoned Pioneer Trust & Savings Bank is in limbo as its owners continue to seek financing for the long-stalled project...
WIN: University of Chicago Selects Steven Holl Architects and JLK Architects for the Renewal of the 1916 Ida Noyes Hall at 1212 E. 59th...
“The University of Chicago has selected Steven Holl Architects (SHA) to lead the renewal of Ida Noyes Hall, a 111-year-old building on the Midway...
WIN: The 1897 Charles Warrington Earle School at 6121 S. Hermitage Avenue in West Englewood Reopens as 50 Units of Affordable Housing After Twelve...
“Mayor Brandon Johnson recently joined Chicago DOH Commissioner Lissette Castañeda, Gorman & Company, the Phoenix Foundation and community partners to celebrate the ribbon cutting...