December 2021 Newsletter
WIN: After Six Years, Goldblatt Building Window Renovation Finally Nearing Completion
After 6 Years Of Scaffolding, Window Work At Goldblatt’s Building Might Finally Be Finished SoonA scaffolding canopy lining the ground floor of the Goldblatt's...
WIN: Englewood Fire House to be Restored by INVEST South/West Program
Business Hubs, Housing And Public Plazas: Developers Make Their Pitches For 2nd Phase Of Englewood Square; Four proposals center around repurposing the former firehouse...
WIN: Adaptive Reuse of the Jewel Laundry Building Completed
Historic Rogers Park building to be preserved and expanded into apartments, Jay Koziarz, Curbed Chicago, 11/22/17
WIN: Chicago Vocational High School Alumni Launch Effort to Landmark and Restore School Building and to Reestablish the once Vibrant Vocational Programs
Could preserving school’s regal architecture help CVS regain status as ‘the pride of the South Side’? Some grads of Chicago Vocational High School say...
WIN: Adaptive Reuse Project Completed at Sears on Lawrence (Chicago 7 2016)
Adaptive Reuse Project Completed at Sears’ First Ground-Up Store, Paul Bubny, ConnectCRE News, 3/5/21
WIN: Renovation Underway for Long Stalled IIT Main Building Adaptive Reuse (Chicago 7 2015)
Plan to turn historic Armour Building into apartments gets city boost, The Community Development Commission OK'd $5.5 million in TIF money for the near...
WIN: Despite Continued Aldermanic Delays, Obsidian Collection Pushes Forward with Purchase and Restoration of Palmer Mansion (Chicago 7 2017)
Obsidian Collection buys Lu Palmer Mansion at $1.25 M, now needs zoning change; On April 22, Angela Ford of The Obsidian Collection closed on...
POTENTIAL WIN: Increased Support For Central Park Theater Restoration (Chicago 7 2012)
The push to rehab this historic Chicago theater is gaining renewed traction; The latest effort to save Balaban & Katz's first movie palace in...
WIN: New Developer’s Congress Theater Restoration Plan Gaining Momentum After Earlier Foreclosure
Long-Vacant Congress Theater Could Reopen In 2023 With New Developer On Board; After a previous move to revitalize the historic venue fell through, Baum...
WIN: Laramie State Bank to be Restored by INVEST South/West Program (Chicago 7 2019)
Austin’s Laramie State Bank Is Becoming A Museum. But First, It Needs Emergency Repairs To Fix Severe Water Damage; The building has rapidly deteriorated...