May 2023 Newsletter

WIN: Lake Meadows Pavilion Exterior Renovation Completed

“‘It’s a jewel on the prairie,’ Lee Bey said.“We love the building,” said Gordon Ziegenhagen, Draper & Kramer’s senior vice president.” (Bey, Chicago Sun-Times,...

THREATENED: Expiring TIF Funding Jeopardizes Congress Theater Redevelopment

"A long-drawn-out plan to revive the decaying Congress Theater faces another major setback as the developer could lose millions in critical city funding."Baum Revision...

WIN: Redevelopment underway for MHUB / Cameron Building

"A preliminary permit for interior demolition has been granted in preparation for the revitalization of the Cameron Building at 240 N Ashland Avenue in...

90-Day Demolition Delay: Harold Meitus House, 6740 S. South Shore Dr., South Shore

#101010607 Date Received: 03/29/2023 Ward: 5th Ald. Leslie Hairston Applicant: Precision Excavation, LLC C/O Estefania Enriquez Owner: South Shore & 67, LLC C/O Naser Odeh, Manager Permit Description: Wreck...

Urban Spelunking: Chicago’s Legendary Blackstone Hotel

"For decades, Chicago’s Blackstone Hotel, 636 S. Michigan Ave., has meant history to me: jazz history. The name immediately sends me strolling down a...

90-Day Demolition Delay: The Wolfson Building, 2678 W. Washington Blvd., East Garfield Park

#101013739 Date Received: 05/19/2023 Ward: 27th Ald. Walter Burnett, Jr. Applicant: Maria V Contracting, Inc. C/O Magaly Villegas Owner: Landmark Living 2678, LLC C/O Guillermo Meza Ortega Permit Description:...

WIN: Adaptive Reuse of Closed Former Emmet Elementary School Receives Funding

"The Austin community celebrated Wednesday as construction started on the $40.9 million Aspire Center, a business development hub."Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Ald. Chris Taliaferro (29th)...

90-Day Demolition Delay: 6233 N. Winthrop Avenue, Edgewater

#101018169 Date Received: 05/25/2023 Ward: 48th Ward Ald. Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth Applicant: Lagos General Contractors, Inc. C/O Lisette Favela Owner: Waltor Boitchouk Permit Description: Demolition of a two-story, frame and...

90-Day Demolition Delay: 207 W. Superior Street, River North

#101014618 Date Received: 05/17/2023 Ward: 42nd Ald. Brendan Reilly Applicant: Burnham Nationwide, Inc. C/O Mary Thies Owner: The Lake Property Owner, LLC C/O William V. Krehbiel Permit Description: Demolition...