June 2026 Newsletter
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...
POTENTIAL WIN: Vote Recommends Multiple-Property National Register Designation for Chicago’s Thousands of Historic Courtyard Apartment Buildings
"Chicago's entire class of vintage residential courtyard buildings — totaling in the thousands — could be headed for the National Register of Historic Places...
CHICAGO LEGACY BUSINESS: Sky Ride Tap Faces an Uncertain Future (Chicago 7 2016 & 2026)
"If you've ever been to the Sky Ride Tap, you've undoubtedly seen Kyriakos 'Carl' Damianides. Since he bought the bar in 1972, he's been...
CHICAGO LEGACY BUSINESS: The Green Mill Sold to Long-Time General Managers Who Will Continue Legacy
"One of the greatest taverns and most impactful nightclubs in the history of this toddlin’ town, the Green Mill sits near the corner of...
CHICAGO LEGACY BUSINESS: Italian Village Restaurants Adds Café Pisolino Espresso Bar, Continuing 99 Years of Family Legacy at 71 W. Monroe Street, Downtown
"The Loop's oldest Italian restaurant has opened an espresso bar to court morning commuters, Downtown residents and workers."Café Pisolino is open on the ground...