June 2026 Newsletter
WIN: Millinery Mart Building at 65 E. Wacker Begins Pre-Leasing as “Wacker Place” After Adaptive Reuse Completed
"A Wacker Place building that once served as a hub for manufacturing women's hats then the offices for Esquire magazine is close to taking...
LOSS: A Rare 1875 Post-Chicago Fire Building Demolished at 107 E. Oak Street
"A three-story red brick building constructed as a residence in the years following the Chicago Fire of 1871 at 107 E. Oak St. was...
LOSS: Once Envisioned as McKinley Park’s 23-Acre Riverfront Festival Grounds, the Damen Silos Site Has Been Paved Over for a Parking Lot
"A parking lot now sits where a fixture of the Southwest Side once stood. The former home of the Damen Silos was quietly paved...
THREATENED: Neighbors Rally Against Francis Parker School’s Proposed Demolition to Clear Residential Building for Campus Expansion
"After months of community debate, Ald. Timmy Knudsen (43rd) has thrown his support behind a revised Francis Parker School expansion plan, arguing the proposal...
WIN: Historic Rogers Park Fire House at 1721 W. Greenleaf Avenue Will Be Adaptively Reused
"A shuttered fire station in Rogers Park is going to be restored for community use by a development team with roots in the neighborhood."Developer...
WIN: Adaptive Reuse Planned for McKinlock Building at 209 W. Jackson Boulevard
"Initial details have been revealed for the upcoming residential conversion of the existing office building at 209 West Jackson Boulevard in The Loop. Also...
WIN: City Council Approves Adaptive Reuse of Art Deco Lincoln Trust & Savings Bank Building at 3959 N. Lincoln Avenue
"The Chicago City Council has approved $357,000 in multi-family program funds for a mixed-use affordable development at 3959 N. Lincoln. Planned by affordable developer...
POTENTIAL WIN: Dwight Perkins-Designed James H. Bowen High School at 2710 E. 89th Street Recommended for National Register of Historic Places
"Carl Schurz High School is an architectural marvel: An absolute Prairie School beauty at Milwaukee Avenue and Addison Street that rightfully earned city landmark...
WIN: After Decades of Delays, Developers Secure $3 Million City Grant to Adaptively Reuse Grace’s Furniture Building
""Plans to redevelop the building at 2616-18 N. Milwaukee Ave. into a mixed-use project with Logan Square Athletic Club as its anchor tenant is...
WIN: Chicago City Council Approves Adaptive Reuse of David Fireproof Storage Warehouse at 3240 W. Lawrence in Albany Park
"The Chicago City Council has approved a mixed-use development at 3240 W. Lawrence in Albany Park. Planned by APZ Holdings LLC, the project site...