June 2021 Newsletter
PARTIAL WIN: Court Allows Extra Time Merrick-Culver House, One of Austin’s Oldest Houses, Before Demolition Order
"A Chicago homeowner is in a battle against time to save what historians believe is the oldest home in the Austin neighborhood from demolition...
WIN: Kimbark Avenue Mansion in Landmark District Beautifully Restored
"Vince Baggetto has been designing kitchens for more than 30 years professionally and occasionally rehabbing houses for fun. When he spotted a 19th-century house...
WIN: ‘We are excited to embark on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to restore the Blair Mansion to a single-family home.”
"The buyers of a historical Lake Shore Drive mansion owned since the early 1950s by the International College of Surgeons will convert it back...
NEAR MISS: ‘No Real Structural Damage’ After Rooftop Fire on Landmark Bush Temple of Music
"A 'very smoky' deck fire atop a historic Near North apartment building drew lots of attention Wednesday morning but caused no injuries and 'no...
LOSS: After Three Years, High-Rise Proposed at Site of Demolished D.H. Burnham Building
"More West Loop residential development could be on the horizon. DAC Developments submitted a zoning application to build a 19-story, 207-foot residential tower with...
WIN: After Gut Renovation, Wilson Men’s Hotel Emerges as Micro Apartments
"A vintage single-room occupancy (SRO) hotel dating back to 1914 has reopened as the Wilson Club Apartments. Developer City Pads completed a full gut...
THREATENED: Precedent for Reversing Landmark Status Remains Problematic Despite Old Town Stable Development Comprise Offer
"A plan to change the zoning of a former horse stable and its neighboring buildings in the Old Town Triangle to limit what developers...
THREATENED: Chicago Sun-Times Op-Ed: Modernist building’s slated demolition exposes weaknesses in Chicago’s landmark laws
"The building’s official address on Fullerton Parkway is a parking lot, so odds are you’ve never really noticed the beautiful structure on Cleveland Avenue,...
WIN: St. Hedwig’s Long Vacant Convent to be Reused as Housing
"Several years ago, the convent building neighboring St. Hedwig Catholic Church in Bucktown was home to nuns. Soon it may become apartments."In a key...