February 2023 Newsletter
THREATENED: Southwest Side Industrial Buildings – Fisk Power Station – 2023 Most Endangered
The enormous Fisk electrical-generating station dates from 1903. Designed by architects Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge, it achieved the previously impossible task of employing technology...
WIN: Washington Park National Bank Façade Preservation Redevelopment Plan Receives City Funding (Chicago 7 2016 & 2020)
"A long-stalled effort to build high-end offices on the site of the century-old Washington Park National Bank building in Woodlawn has received a multimillion-dollar...
THREATENED: Demolition Looming Historic Three-Flat at 2240 N. Burling After Demolition Delay Expires
"Judy Blatherwick and her family put in decades of work restoring their graceful, Italianate wood-frame home in Lincoln Park, but after selling the nearly...
WIN: Final Landmark Recommendation Protects Both Interior and Exterior of Innovative 1970s Netsch Home
"The Old Town home that innovative 20th-century architect Walter Netsch designed with a bold, unconventional floor plan of multiple levels and bands of skylights...
THREATENED: Southwest Side Industrial Buildings – Damen Silos – 2023 Most Endangered
Damen SilosOVERVIEW: Damen SilosThe Damen Silos situated along the South Branch of the Chicago River have been an iconic part of Chicago industrial and...
THREATENED: Southwest Side Industrial Buildings – Damen Silos: 2023 Most Endangered
Damen SilosOVERVIEW: Damen SilosThe Damen Silos situated along the South Branch of the Chicago River have been an iconic part of Chicago industrial and...
POTENTIAL WIN: Three Adaptive Reuse Development Proposals Presented for 1769 W. Pershing in the Central Manufacturing District (Chicago 7 2020)
"Further details and renderings have been revealed for the finalist of the Central Manufacturing District RFP. Located at 1769 W Pershing Road in McKinley...
AIA Guide to Chicago, 4th Edition by American Institute of Architects Chicago Edited by Laurie McGovern Petersen
"Chicago’s architecture attracts visitors from around the globe. The fourth edition of the AIA Guide to Chicago is the best portable resource for exploring...
WIN: After 23 Year Advocacy Effort, Promontory Point Receives Final Chicago Landmark Recommendation (Chicago 7 2022)
"The Commission on Chicago Landmarks voted unanimously on Thursday to recommend that City Council designate Promontory Point as a city landmark; a decision met...
90-Day Demolition Delay: 1621 N. Bell Avenue, Wicker Park
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Date Received: December 5, 2022
Ward: 32nd Ward Ald. Scott Waguespack
Applicant: Bridges Excavating Inc. C/O Monique Ranuro
Owner: 3 R Development, LLC C/O Richard Campbell, Manager
Permit...