Month-in-Review NewsletterJanuary 2025 Newsletter

January 2025 Newsletter

    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...

    COLUMN: Former Chicago Daily News Building, Now for Sale, Deserves Landmark Protection (Chicago 7 2008)

    “The former Chicago Daily News Building is among the city’s best examples of Art Deco architecture, a big beautiful sculpted slab of limestone that...

    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...

    WIN: After Being Closed, East Side’s Old St. George Catholic Church Campus Will Be Adaptively Reused as Artist Community (Chicago 7 2021)

    "Artists who have been uplifted by Chicago’s creative communities over the years say they’re paying forward the support they’ve received by rehabbing a former...

    WIN: Landmarks Commission Approves $2.4M in Adopt-a-Landmark Funding

    On December 5, 2024, the City of Chicago Landmarks Commission approved more than $2.4 million in Adopt-a-Landmark funds today to support renovation projects at...