December 2021 Newsletter
WIN: Hollander Warehouse Building Adaptively Reuse Moving Forward
"The nearly 110-year-old Hollander Storage & Moving building on Milwaukee Avenue could finally see new life after city officials backed a zoning change to...
WIN: Former South Side Chicago Synagogue to Become Mixed-Use Creative Space
"Perched along a quiet, tree-lined street on this city’s South Side, the worn brick and concrete building on South Champlain Avenue is hard to...
WIN: Roberts Temple Awarded $150k African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Grant
"The Grand Boulevard church where Emmett Till’s mother showed his brutalized body to the world can make much-needed repairs thanks to a grant."Roberts Temple...
WIN: Marshall Field Warehouse Stable to be Transformed into Performing Arts Theater and Museum
"An old Marshall Field & Company warehouse building at 4343 S. Cottage Grove Avenue is one step closer to being reborn as a performing...
WIN: Landmarks Commission Recommends Landmark Designation for The Monastery of the Holy Cross!
"The Monastery of the Holy Cross is a significant early work of architect Hermann J. Gaul, a renowned ecclesial architect of the early 20th...
THREATENED: Happy Wash Building Threated By New Construction
"A development team wants to replace a retail strip and parking lot along Wilson Avenue with a two-building development totaling 34 units, the second...
THREATENED: Home to the Roy Boyd Gallery for 42 years, 739 N. Wells is Now Targeted for Demolition
"The development boom along Wells Street in River North could be adding another 178 apartments to the mix. Developer Vista Property Group has filed...
WIN: Saved from Demolition, Former Industrial Building Reused as Parchment Studio
"A 120-year-old metal finishing warehouse on Logan Square’s Armitage Avenue that was spared from the wrecking ball is now a vibrant food prop styling...
LOSS: Stop-Work Order Issued After Decorative Terra Cotta Ornament Stripped Without Permit from New Devon Theater Façade
"The city has halted work on a historically protected building in Rogers Park after its new owner improperly removed a terra cotta bust and...
THREATENED: Wayman AME Church for Sale Again as Land
"A historical church that for decades served residents of the now-demolished Cabrini-Green public housing towers is back on the market more than three years...