June 2025 Newsletter
POTENTIAL WIN: After Decades of Neglect, CDOT Announces Plans to Restore Darrow Bridge by Burnham and Root (Chicago 7 2025)
"The Chicago Department of Transportation will restore Jackson Park’s condemned Darrow Bridge based on its 1895 design and reopen it, but agency officials said...
WIN: After Decades of Neglect, Garfield Park Bandstand Receiving Full Restoration
"The Garfield Park Bandstand, built 128 years ago to host live musical performances, is undergoing a $2.2 million restoration after spending decades in decay...
WIN: Chinatown’s On Leong Merchants Association Building Proposed for National Register of Historic Places
"The former On Leong Merchants Association Building has been a symbol of Chinatown for nearly a century, carrying with it a history as colorful...
LOSS: Eamus Catuli Building at 3633 Sheffield Avenue Historic Building Across From Wrigley Field Demolished
"The tiered seating has been torn from the rooftop at 3633 North Sheffield Avenue in Wrigleyville, as demolition gets underway for the second of...
WIN: Newly Opened Chicago Board of Trade Building Museum Celebrates Chicago’s Rich Trading History
"A museum dedicated to preserving the legacy of open outcry trading opens Tuesday inside the Chicago Board of Trade Building, the latest step in...
WIN: Upper Floors of 111 W. Illinois Street to be Converted to Residential Use
"Another residential conversion is on tap for unused workspace in downtown Chicago, with a local development team announcing plans to convert the upper stories...
WIN: Former St. Cornelius Church To Be Adaptively Reused for Pickleball Courts
"Christopher Petrick never thought he would turn to a church for a pickleball court and club, but the 38,000-square-foot lot with high ceilings and...
POTENTIAL WIN: Briar Street Theatre / Former Marshall Field & Co. Warehouse Could Be Incorporated Into Residential New Construction
"The now-defunct longtime home of the Blue Man Group could be transformed into housing and retail, creating 66 residential units in a dense pocket...
WIN: Humboldt Park United Methodist Church To Be Adaptively Reused for Residential Use
"On June 23, the City of Chicago issued a permit allowing the Latin United Community Housing Association (LUCHA) to convert the sanctuary of the...
WIN: Closed in 2013, Emmet Elementary Transformed into Aspire Center for Workforce Innovation After Adaptive Reuse (Chicago 7 2014)
"City leaders and developers recently celebrated the grand opening of The Aspire Center for Workforce Innovation at 5500 W. Madison. Planned by Westside Health...