December 2019 Newsletter
WIN: Logan Square Boys and Girls Club/ Former Temple Beth-El Will Be Adaptively Reused
A preservation-sensitive redevelopment plan is moving forward for the former Logan Square Boys and Girls Club/former Temple-Beth El Building. Located just west of Palmer...
THREATENED: Cook County Land Bank Chooses Proposal to Demolish Washington Park National Bank Building (Chicago 7 2016)
After a lengthy public process that generated three proposals for the Washington Park National Bank Building, the Cook County Land Bank Authority chose to...
WIN: Al Capone’s House Sells for Renovation
After a few months and dozens of offers later, the Al Capone’s house located at 7244 S. Prairie Avenue sold for $226,000, more than...
LOSS: Beloved Heartland Café Demolished
After 43 years in business, a beloved Chicago legacy business has been closed and the iconic historic building that housed it has been demolished....
WIN: Cadillac Warehouse Building on Motor Row to be Adaptively Reused as Hotel
Reinvestment in Chicago’s Historic Landmark Motor Row District continues to gain momentum. The six-story industrial loft Cadillac Warehouse Building, later known as a Chevrolet...
PARTIAL WIN: Adaptive Reuse Advances for Prairie Farmer/ WLS Studios Building at 1230 W. Washington Boulevard
The redevelopment of the three-story Prairie Farmer/ WLS Studios building at 1230 W. Washington Boulevard at Willard Court in the Fulton Market District is...
WIN: Direct Engagement in Bronzeville and Roseland
Having watched demolition, abandonment and neglect erode their communities, Bronzeville and Roseland residents are stepping up with hard work and advocacy to save what...
THREATENED: McKinley Park’s Central Manufacturing District should be a Landmark District
The grand and magnificent buildings that comprise the Central Manufacturing District (CMD) harken back to a time in the early 1900s to the 1920s...
WIN: Cedar Street celebrates restored Bennett Brothers Building opening
Cedar Street Companies was proud to unveil its $45 million restoration of the former Hartmann Building at 30 E. Adams now renamed “The Alfred,”...
LOSS: Four Lakeview Buildings Demolished for New Construction
"A row of four 19th-century apartment buildings in Lakeview will be demolished, to be replaced by two 21st century-apartment buildings."Of the four buildings, all...