February 2022 Newsletter

Threatened

THREATENED: Early Warning Signs

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Wins

WIN: Cook County Land Bank Authority Celebrates 1,000th Renovated Home

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"Cook County officials celebrated a milestone Wednesday morning on the West Side with the 1,000th renovated home as part of a county-run program. "The before-and-after...
Threatened

THREATENED: Loss of Chicago’s two-, three- and four-flats Reduces Affordable Housing

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"Already disappearing before COVID-19, Chicago’s two-, three- and four-flats, long seen as sources of affordable homeownership and rental opportunities, may emerge from the pandemic...
Buyer Wanted

BUYER WANTED: The Bellinger Cottage, which Survived the Great Chicago Fire, is for sale

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"A little over 150 years ago, the Great Chicago Fire destroyed about 17,450 buildings in the city, but not this one. That’s because Richard...
Wins

WIN: Muddy Waters House Receives $250,000 Adopt-a-Landmark Renovation Funds

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"The Commission on Chicago Landmarks voted unanimously during its March 3 meeting to award the Muddy Waters House, 4339 S. Lake Park Ave., with...
Wins

POTENTIAL WIN: Former Standard Club Building Sold to Hotel Developer

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"The real estate investor that bought a distressed Streeterville hotel last year has purchased another downtown property in need of a jolt of life:...
Wins

WIN: Covent Hotel Renovation for Permanent Supportive Housing Approved by City Council

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"A plan to devote city funds toward rehabbing a single-room occupancy building into permanent supportive housing in Lincoln Park is scheduled for a City...
Threatened

THREATENED: Petition Started to Landmark Our Lady Of Victory Church to Prevent Potential Demolition. (Chicago 7 2021)

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"A Northwest Side group wants a historical church that held its last mass last year to receive landmark status to prevent it from potentially...
Threatened

THREATENED: Promontory Point, A 2022 Chicago 7 Most Endangered

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Promontory Point Alfred Caldwell, 1937, Chicago Lakefront between 54th and 56th Streets Overview Last year, Preservation Chicago named the Chicago Lakefront as one of Chicago’s 7 Most...
Spotlight on Demolition

Spotlight on Demolition – February 2022

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