November 2023 Newsletter
POTENTIAL WIN: After Suspected Arson, 6540 N. Glenwood Could be Redeveloped With Additional Affordable Rental Units
"A Glenwood Avenue building damaged in a suspicious fire could be redeveloped, with some affordable units added, if a rezoning is granted."The property at...
POTENTIAL WIN: OPC Lawsuit Challenges Precedent Set by Transferring Public Parkland for Private Use
"As the Obama Presidential Center’s main building rises higher above Jackson Park, the project’s main opponents on Tuesday made what could be one of...
THREATENED: Closed in 2014 After Being Declared Unsafe, Darrow Bridge / Columbia Bridge Languishes
"The Chicago Department of Planning and Development estimates that some 700,000 people will visit the Obama Presidential Center (OPC) each year after its completion...
WIN: Former St. Bartholomew School to House Migrants
"Plans are being made to temporarily house between 300 to 350 migrants next year at the former Saint Bartholomew School, 4910 W. Addison St.,...
THREATENED: Restoration Funds Needed for St. Hyacinth Basilica
"The leaders of a historical Avondale church are asking parishioners, neighbors and fans for help preserving the aging structure."St. Hyacinth Basilica, 3635 W. George...
WIN: CHA Launches Restore Home to Renovate 36 Small- to Mid-Sized Apartment Buildings
"The Chicago Housing Authority doesn’t have the greatest reputation for keeping its promises. So every time it makes a new one, it has something...
WIN: 1516 W. Carroll Avenue Warehouse to Adaptively Reused as Restaurant and Urban Farm
"Chef Erling Wu-Bower is making his return to the Chicago food scene with a new restaurant focusing on “personal cuisine” dedicated to his roots."Wu-Bower,...
WIN: 165 N. Morgan in Fulton Market to be Adaptively Reused
"Fulton Street Companies, along with partner Fred Latsko of Latsko Interests, has announced that Heisler Hospitality has signed a 10,000-square-foot, full building lease for...
WIN: Class L Tax Incentives Approved for Flatiron Building Renovation
"Tax incentives have been approved for the Flatiron Building at 1579 N Milwaukee Avenue in Wicker Park. Located at the heart of the neighborhood...
WIN: Nat King Cole Home Renovated
"The Bronzeville three-flat where groundbreaking Black musician Nat King Cole grew up, a city landmark that was in poor condition, has been rehabbed and...