July 2021 Newsletter
Chicago Tribune Op-ed: Soldier Field revamp hit taxpayers hard. So will the Obama Center.
"The president and CEO of the Chicago Bears, Ted Phillips, recently announced that his organization put in a bid to buy the Arlington International...
LOSS: “Spotlight on Demolition” July 2021
5100 N. Kedzie Avenue, Albany Park
5642 N. Ashland Avenue, Edgewater
9241 S. Damen Avenue, Beverly
6719 S. Marshfield Avenue, West Englewood
3714...
IN MEMORIAM: Robert Meers; Chicago Real Estate Developer
"Robert Meers, a real estate developer whose historic preservation projects included Chicago's Monadnock Building and Lake Forest's Market Square, died June 26, according to...
LOSS: Iconic Art Deco R.V. Kunka Drug Store Sign Destroyed
After being overpainted with black paint in October 2020, the iconic and beloved R.V. Kunka Pharmacy art deco storefront has been fully removed.While the...
WIN: Kay Shoes Building Will Be Adaptively Reused for Residential, Not Demolished for New Construction
"About two years after dwindling sales shut down longtime family business Kay Shoes, the shoe store’s owner is reviving the Avondale building."Owner Monyca Price...
WIN: Preservation-Oriented Buyer Outbids Developers for Fannie May House
"The Uptown home of the woman who co-founded the Fannie May candy stores sold for slightly over $1 million, with the buyers planning to...
POTENTIAL WIN: Florsheim Mansion Sold to Buyers With Interest in Restoration
"A Gold Coast mansion that combines the designs of two noted Chicago architects from different eras sold at nearly a million dollars off its...
THREATENED: Northwestern Medicine to Demolish Old Irving Park Home for Temporary Construction Office and Stormwater Retention Tank
"Northwest Side neighbors say they were blindsided by news Northwestern Medicine is demolishing a 120-year-old home in Irving Park as it builds its $150...
WIN: Hollander Warehouse Building Adaptively Reuse Moving Forward
"The nearly 110-year-old Hollander Storage & Moving building on Milwaukee Avenue could finally see new life after city officials backed a zoning change to...
WIN: Former South Side Chicago Synagogue to Become Mixed-Use Creative Space
"Perched along a quiet, tree-lined street on this city’s South Side, the worn brick and concrete building on South Champlain Avenue is hard to...