January 2026 Newsletter
WIN: DePaul Agrees to Landmark Cortelyou Commons After Community Opposes Plans to Demolish Historic Sheffield Buildings (Chicago 7 2024)
"A 96-year-old Collegiate Gothic building on the DePaul University campus is being considered Thursday for preliminary landmark status. The city’s landmarks commission will decide...
WIN: After 14 Months of Building Court Hearings, Onyx360 Finally Takes Ownership of Elim/Reformation Lutheran Church for Renovation and Adaptive Reuse as Health Center
"In late 2024, Roseland’s historical Reformation Lutheran Church faced demolition. Dilapidated after years of being vacant, the church was embroiled in a lengthy legal...
POTENTIAL WIN: Walser House Ownership Transferred to Fannie Mae After Failed Foreclosure Auction (Chicago 7 2025)
"The Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Walser House, a dilapidated 123-year-old home in Austin that inspired the architect’s better-known works has now been acquired by the...
WIN: After Decades of Neglect, New Chicago Park District Leadership Prioritizes Restoration of the Burnham Designed Pavilion in Jackson Park (Chicago 7 2017, 2018,...
"The Burnham Building, a century-old, templelike pavilion in Jackson Park that for years has lain in near ruin, appears finally set to receive the...
WIN: City of Chicago Awards $800,000 Adopt-A-Landmark Fund to Four Chicago Landmarks
"The Chicago Department of Planning and Development has announced four new winners for its latest allocation of Adopt-A-Landmark grants earlier this month. The four...
WIN: Preliminary Landmark Designation of 30 N. LaSalle Street Building Heightens Awareness of Chicago Stock Exchange Building History, Trading Room, and Entry Arch, and...
"A 43-story office tower in Chicago’s Loop business district has been granted preliminary landmark status, an important step toward funding a conversion of much...
Opinion: Do We Dare Squander Chicago’s Architectural Heritage Again? 30 North LaSalle and the Chicago Stock Exchange Building
"On Dec. 4, the Commission on Chicago Landmarks voted to consider 30 North LaSalle St. — an unassuming International-style office tower designed by Dallas...
LOSS: Despite Strong Community Opposition, Demolition Permit Issued to Loyola University to Demolish 1234 W. Loyola Avenue
"Loyola University will soon demolish a former apartment building that also housed small businesses."The university was issued a demolition permit to tear down the...
WIN: Long-Vacant Former Wayman Church Adaptively Reused for Seven on Elm Residential Condos
"New condos priced at a million dollars and up now fill a 19th century church that served residents of Cabrini-Green and was deemed a...
WIN: Groundbreaking for the Pioneer Arcade Adaptive Reuse After Decade Long Preservation Effort (Chicago 7 2015)
er er "The historical Pioneer Arcade building is getting a new shot at life with construction underway on an affordable housing development conversion that’s...