December 2018 Newsletter
WIN: Stone Temple Baptist Church Receives Federal Grant
Stone Temple Baptist Church was the only building in Chicago to receive a highly competitive African American Civil Rights Grant from the Federal Government....
WIN: City Approves Steep Fines to End “Demolition by Neglect”
The real estate markets in the Old Town and East Ukrainian Village Chicago Landmark Districts have gotten so desirable that developers are willing to...
WIN: Historic Wicker Park Church School Building Reuse Proposal
The historic school building adjacent to the First Bethlehem Evangelical Church owned by the Franciscan Outreach Association and currently used as a soup kitchen...
WIN: 1920’s Ukrainian Dairy/Leona’s Building Facade Saved
A construction permit was issued in January 2018 for the former Ukrainian Dairy site at 1938 W. Augusta Avenue, which is located within the...
WIN: Hudson Motor Building To Be Adaptively Reused
Renovations are underway for the three-story terra cotta Hudson Motor Building located at 2222 S. Michigan Avenue. Designed by Chicago architect Alfred Alschuler in...
WIN: Appropriate Facade Alterations for the former Continental Furniture Building in Milwaukee Avenue Landmark District
More renovations are coming to the Milwaukee Avenue Historic Landmark District between North Avenue and Division Street. The former Continental Furniture building will be...
WIN: Boutique Hotel Proposed For Historic Grace’s Furniture Building in Logan Square
After sitting vacant for many years, there is a redevelopment proposal for the former Grace’s Furniture Building located at 2618 N. Milwaukee Avenue to...
WIN: West Pullman Elementary School Landmarked Prior to Adaptive Reuse
The West Pullman Elementary School served as a Chicago Public School for over 120 years before being closed in 2013, along with 48 other...
PARTIAL WIN: After Emergency Demolition, Façade Reuse Proposed for 5th Church of Christ Scientist/Shiloh Baptist Church
Designed by Solon S. Beman in 1914, the Shiloh Baptist Church/5th Church of Christ Scientist is located at 4820 S. Dorchester Avenue and is...
PARTIAL WIN: Demolition Averted for Washington Park Substation (Chicago 7 2018)
In early 2018, the Washington Park Substation was facing an immediate threat of demolition as a permit was applied for in March 2018 and...