August 2026 Newsletter
WIN: Austin Coming Together Acquires Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1903 J.J. Walser House and Launches a Restoration Campaign (Chicago 7 2025)
“In the Austin community on Chicago’s West Side sits the J.J. Walser House, designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1903. A...
WIN: Ongoing Media Coverage Generates Awareness Regarding the Challenge and Vision of St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church (Chicago 7 2026)
“Just over one year since the world greeted a new pope, a pope born in America’s heartland, Chicago. Since the elevation of Pope Leo...
THREATENED: Full Building Permit Issued for 4006 N. Sheridan Road New Construction as Demolition Permits Remain Pending for the Ornate Terra Cotta Holiday Club...
“The full building permit has been issued for the residential redevelopment of 4006 North Sheridan Road in Uptown, as three demolition permits continue to...
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....
LOSS: DePaul University Demolishes the Sheffield-Belden Group for Practice Gym (Chicago 7 2024)
“DePaul University demolished five campus buildings over the summer to make way for its $42.3 million athletics practice facility that is expected to open...
WIN: City Council Approves Landmark Designation and Renovation of Up Top Building at Altgeld Gardens (Chicago 7 2017 & 2022)
POTENTIAL WIN: Chicago Plan Commission Approves By The Hand Club For Kids’ Renovation of Altgeld Gardens’ Historic “Up Top” Building, Home to the Birthplace...
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closure of the 124-year-old Cortland Street bridge, some alderpeople want to see the structure’s landmark status rescinded...
THREATENED: Chicago’s Jewish History Is Hiding in Plain Sight: Chicago Loop Synagogue (Chicago 7 2026)
“What strikes me most about the first generation of Jewish architects in Chicago is how seamlessly they moved between the commercial skyline and the...
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...