November 2018 Newsletter

LOSS: Victorian Queen Anne at 1441 W. Carmen Bulldozed!

“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...

WIN: Proposed Pilsen Landmark District Receives Preliminary Landmark Status!

After many years of advocacy, outreach and preparation, Preliminary Landmark Status was approved for the proposed Pilsen Chicago Landmark District on December 6, 2018....

WIN: Waterman Building on State Street to Become Boutique Hotel

In 2006, the Waterman Building received the dubious honor of being included on Blair Kamin’s short list of the most “unsightly structures” in the...

THREATENED: Superior Street Rowhouses to Receive 90-Day Reprieve from Demolition Due to an Extension of the 90-Day Demo Delay!

With only days remaining until the expiration of the 90-Demolition Delay hold after which time the City of Chicago is obliged to release a...

LOSS: Boston Store Stables Demolished!

The Boston Store Stables was a well-designed commercial warehouse building at 4340 S. Vernon Avenue in Bronzeville. It was built in 1906 by the...

WIN: Uptown Theater Restoration Plan Receives City Council Approval!

On November 13, 2018, the Chicago Community Development Commission voted to approve the $75 million rehabilitation of the long-vacant Uptown Theatre. After decades of...

November 2018 Month-in-Review Newsletter

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