March 2020 Newsletter
LOSS: “Spotlight on Demolition” 3726 N. Lakeshore Drive, Buena Park Jefferson Pk Hospital, 1414 W Monroe, West Loop 2251 S. Wentworth Ave., Chinatown 4822...
“It’s an old, common cry in a city where demolition and development are often spoken in the same breath, and where trying to save...
1733 N. Mohawk Street, Old Town – 90-Day Demolition Delay List
Address: 1733 N. Mohawk Street, Old Town
#100863643
Date Received: 02/20/2020
Ward: 43rd Ward Alderman Michele Smith
Applicant: Platinum Homes Development
Owner: Gisela E. Heinecken
Permit Description: Demolition and removal of a...
11314 S. Michigan Avenue (Roseland’s South Michigan Avenue District – 90-Day Demolition Delay List
Address: 11314 S. Michigan Avenue (Roseland's South Michigan Avenue District, a Chicago Most Endangered 7 2020)
#100863125
Date Received: 02/18/2020
Ward: 9th Ward Alderman Anthony Beale
Applicant: Alliance Demolition and Excavation Services, Inc.
Owner: City...
THREATENED: 90-Day Demolition Delay List
The Demolition Delay Ordinance, adopted by City Council in 2003, establishes a hold of up to 90 days in the issuance of any demolition...
WIN: West Pullman Frank Lloyd Wright House Is Sold
"In West Pullman, an architecturally unusual—but characteristically slow-to-sell home—designed by Frank Lloyd Wright is finally under contract to sell after spending three years on...
WIN: Preservation Chicago’s Neighborhood Outreach and Survey Efforts Prime South Michigan Avenue in Historic Roseland for Reinvestment (Chicago 7 2020)
Roseland’s South Michigan Avenue Commercial District is the commercial center and heart of this Far South Side community. Once referred to by local residents as...
LOSS: Mercy Home Demolishes Beautiful Historic Building at 221 S. Racine for a Vacant Lot
Mercy Home is in the process of demolishing the building at 221-225 S. Racine.Despite dating from 1892 and having a highly intact, beautiful limestone...
THREATENED: After 150 Years, The Standard Club to Close on May 1, 2020
"Founded in 1869, The Standard Club was long a who’s who of Chicago Jewish business leaders. Early members included Julius Rosenwald, a former Sears...
BRAVO: Oxford Capital Designates Five of its Chicago Hotels for the City’s Coronavirus Response Effort
"Chicago hotel owner Oxford Capital Group is turning over 1,100 downtown hotel rooms to the city as part of a push to provide temporary...
WIN: Perkins-Nordine House Receives Preliminary Landmark Designation!
The historic home at 6106 N. Kenmore, designed by the noted architectural firm of Pond & Pond, was the long-time residence of radio personality...

