November 2024 Newsletter
WIN: Illinois Senate Passes Resolution 891 to Support the Restoration of Promontory Point’s Historic Limestone Retaining Wall (Chicago 7 2022)
"To support the preservation of Promontory Point, a historic landmark in Burnham Park, State Senator Robert Peters passed a resolution which aims to restore...
POTENTIAL WIN: Developer Plans to Adaptively Reuse Pelouze Building as Residential
"A Chicago loft office building with ties to architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and actress Mary Tyler Moore has been sold to a...
POTENTIAL WIN: Boylston Building at 116-122 W. Illinois Street to be Converted to Residential
"A loft building in Chicago’s River North has traded hands for the first time since it was built more than a century ago, setting...
WIN: City Council Approves Adaptive Reuse of 1220 W. Van Buren for Residential Oxford Lofts
"The Chicago City Council has approved the residential conversion of the loft building at 1220 W Van Buren Street in the West Loop. The...
WIN: Restoration of Historic Esdohr House in Jefferson Park Complete
"The historic Esdohr House, one of the oldest remaining structures in Jefferson Park, has been restored and will host pop-ups next summer."The house at...
WIN: Grant Received to Adaptively Reuse Vacant Chicago Firehouse as as a Youth Center for the National Museum of Mexican Art
"The National Museum of Mexican Art has received a $1 million grant to help its conversion of an old Chicago fire station into a...
COLUMN: Coming to the rescue of the Walser House, Austin’s Frank Lloyd Wright landmark
"Preservationists and an Austin neighborhood organization are rallying to help save an architecturally-influential — but seriously deteriorating — Frank Lloyd Wright home on the...
POTENTIAL WIN: Zoning Approved for Adaptive Reuse of Millinery Mart Building at 65 E. Wacker for Residential
"The Committee on Zoning has approved the redevelopment of the existing historic building at 65 E. Wacker into apartments. Planned by Mavrek Development and...
LOSS: Large Historic Kenwood Victorian at 932 E. 50th St. Demolished After Being Released from 90-Day Demolition Delay After Only TWO Days!
Question are being asked regarding the circumstances of the emergency demolition of 932 E. 50th Street in Kenwood. This large orange-rated home was added...
WIN: Mellon Grant Funds Removal of United Electrical Workers Union Hall Mural
"Efforts to preserve a renowned mural on the Near West Side have received a financial boost. The Chicago Public Art Group has been awarded...