June 2019 Newsletter

16 W. Maple St. – 90-Day Demolition Delay

Address: 16 W. Maple St. #100817848 Date Received: 05/23/2019 Ward: 2 Applicant: Taylor Excavating & Construction, Inc. Owner: Twelve West Maple, LLC Permit Description: Demolition and removal of an existing...

1847 N. Humboldt Blvd. (rear)– 90 – Day Demolition Delay

Address: 1847 N. Humboldt Blvd. (rear) #100819371 Date Received: 05/15/2019 Ward: 1 Applicant: D.S. Construction Inc. Owner: Humboldt Community Christian School Permit Description: Partial demolition and removal of a three-story...

Back by Popular Demand! Join Preservation Chicago for a Woodlawn/Jackson Park Walking Tour Saturday, August 10 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Saturday, August 10 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.Join Woodlawn Historian Mike Medina and Preservation Chicago’s Ward Miller on a tour around historically significant sites...

Save the Date: Chicago 7 Bus Tour Saturday, August 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday, August 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.Plan to join Preservation Chicago for a Chicago 7 Most Endangered of 2019 tour conducted by...

2825 S. Short St. – 90 – Day Demolition Delay

Address: 2825 S. Short St. 100810780 Date Received: 06/05/2019 Ward: 11th Applicant: D.S. Construction Inc. Owner: Doyle Builders Permit Description: Demolition of a 2-story brick house. Status: Under review

Open access edition of SAH Archipedia goes live!

From a statement from the Society of Architectural Historians:“In honor of the 243rd birthday of the United States on July 4, the Society of...

National Trust names new President and CEO

Paul Edmondson is the National Trust’s 9th President and CEO. He has been serving as the Interim President and CEO since the departure of...

New IIT College of Architecture dean hails from Chicago

Reed Kroloff, a principal at the Chicago firm Jones Kroloff, will take the helm at IIT’s College of Architecture on August 1.According to a...

Advocates seek to make condominium deconversions harder

Rising rents are encouraging real estate investors to buy out condominium buildings and deconvert them to rental units in Chicago and across the country....