Month-in-Review NewsletterJanuary 2025 Newsletter

January 2025 Newsletter

    THREATENED: Buyer Needed to Save and Repurpose Former Holy Angels School at 545 E. Oakwood in Bronzeville

    "A 19th-century Catholic school building in Bronzeville that was headed toward demolition and replacement with new apartments has received a reprieve of sorts while...

    WIN: Permits Issued for Conversion of Otis Elevator Company Foundry at 1600 S. Laflin Street into Residential in Pilsen

    "The Chicago City Council has approved the residential conversion of the industrial building at 1600 S. Laflin Street in Pilsen. Located on the southwest...

    WIN: Former Wicker Park Orphanage at 1239 N. Wood Street in Wicker Park Adaptive Reuse Zoning Approved

    "The Chicago City Council has approved the rezoning for a residential development planned at 1239 N. Wood. Planned by Chicago Pro Builders, the project...

    WIN: Zoning Approved for Adaptive Reuse of Hudson Motor Car Company Building at 2222 S. Michigan Ave.

    "The Chicago City Council has approved a rezoning for a revised development plan for the existing structure at 2222 S. Michigan. Developed by Hudson...

    POTENTIAL WIN: Developer Seeks Permits for Residential Conversion of Telephone Square Building at 309 W. Washington

    "Initial details have been revealed for the residential conversion of 309 W. Washington Street in The Loop. Located on the intersection with N, Franklin...

    WIN: Developer Begins Construction on Pelouze Building Adaptive Reuse

    "A Chicago loft office building with ties to architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and actress Mary Tyler Moore has been sold to a...

    THREATENED: Another Round of Lawsuits Delay Pittsfield Building Renovation

    "The landmark Pittsfield Building can't catch a break."When completed in 1927, the 38-story East Loop high-rise stood as the tallest on the Chicago skyline,...

    POTENTIAL WIN: Adaptive Reuse to Residential Proposed for Lightner Building in Michigan Boulevard Landmark District

    "Nearly a decade after buying a vintage office building across from Grant Park, a pair of New York developers is eyeing a residential conversion."A...

    WIN: Closed in 2013, Emmett Elementary Will Reopen After Adaptive Reuse as Community Center. (Chicago 7 2014)

    "The Aspire Center community hub at the site of a former elementary school on the West Side is in the final stretch of construction...

    WIN: Funding Approved for Second Phase of Lathrop Homes After Lengthy Delays (Chicago 7 2007, 2013, 2022)

    "A plan to redevelop a vacant section of the Lathrop Homes public housing development along the Chicago River is getting a funding boost."The City...