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
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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
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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
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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...

