May 2023 Newsletter
LOSS: Hofsten House at 5545 S. Woodlawn Avenue Demolished
"A second home built in the 1890s on the 5500 block of South Woodlawn Avenue is slated for demolition, leading neighbors to push again...
BUYER WANTED: Landmarked Sears Administration Building Listed for Sale
"The former Sears headquarters in Homan Square and other buildings and land around it are up for sale."Indianapolis-based Royal Pine Properties is selling the...
BUYER WANTED: Edgewater Covenant Church and Rectory at 1400 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue Offered for Sale
"We are pleased to present for sale this beautiful Church and Rectory House. Located on the northwest corner of Bryn Mawr Ave and Glenwood...
THREATENED: Alderwoman Taylor’s Letter Requests Archdiocese of Chicago to Lift the Ban and Reopen The Shrine
"May 9, 2023Archdiocese of Chicago, 835 N. Rush St, Chicago, IL 60611
His Eminence, Blase Cardinal Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago
Ms. Betsy Bohlen, COO of the...
WIN: The Belden-Stratford Reopens After Meticulous Restoration
"Four and a half years after buying the venerable but fading Belden Stratford Hotel, Joe Mansueto's team is reopening it with a new look...
BUYER WANTED: Fisher Studios Condo at 1209 N. State Parkway Offered for Sale
"In the 1930s, when a Marshall Field’s executive tapped an innovative Chicago architect to design apartments for a site on North State Parkway, he...
BUYER WANTED: Condo in Carl Street Studios at 155 West Burton Place Listed for Sale
"This one-of-a-kind property is a work of art by Edgar Miller and Sol Kogen at Carl Street Studios.Nestled behind a secure iron gate in...
ChiTerraCottaTours.com: Vast Chicago Terra Cotta Tours Website Photo Collection are a Visual Delight
"'Terra cotta has by its facility of formation furnished the architect with a freedom of expression that enabled him to give scope to his...
WIN: Marshall Field’s Warehouse to Anchor Film Sound Studios
"Movie studios and production companies that need space in Chicago to shoot their next show will soon have a new option: the Fields Studios...
Chicago Reader: Starship Chicago II has landed: The tale of the Thompson Center, continued
"Here’s a question: How many elements can you strip from an iconic building before it loses its identity?"Could you pull the clocks off State...