October 2024 Newsletter
POTENTIAL WIN: William LeBaron Jenney Designed Central YMCA Association Building at 19 S. LaSalle Street Considered for Residential Adaptive Reuse
"After picking up a distressed office building near Willis Tower off the discount rack, Chicago investor Igor Gabal has purchased a vintage LaSalle Street...
WIN: Zoning for Rector Building / Bell Federal at 79 W. Monroe Street Adaptive Reuse Approved
"The Zoning Board of Appeals has approved a variation for the residential conversion planned at 79 W. Monroe. Planned by R2 Companies and the...
POTENTIAL WIN: Zoning Requested for Adaptive Reuse of Millinery Mart Building at 65 E. Wacker for Residential
"Mavrek Development is partnering with ACRES Commercial Realty Corp to redevelop the existing historic building at 65 E. Wacker Place. Located near the Chicago...
POTENTIAL WIN: Clark Adams Building at 105 W. Adams Street Sold for Affordable Residential Adaptive Reuse
"A team of local investors has purchased a distressed Loop office tower that it plans to convert into apartments with the help of city...
WIN: Construction Begins on Adaptive Reuse of Historic Earle School for Affordable Housing (Chicago 7 2014)
"Developers are kick-starting work to convert the former Charles Warrington Earle School into affordable apartments after the Englewood property was one of 50 schools...
WIN: Residential Adaptive Reuse Proposed for Timber Loft Building at 811 W. Evergreen
"A zoning application has been submitted for a proposed residential conversion at 811 W. Evergreen. Located along W. Evergreen Ave just west of N....
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...
THREATENED: Demolition of Workers Cottage Energizes Preserve Advocacy Effort
" Vlodek helps run the Chicago Workers Cottage Initiative, a nonprofit that seeks to preserve the late 19th-century homes known for their gabled roofs...
WIN: Cook County Land Bank Authority Celebrates 2,000th Renovated Home
"Local officials and leaders at the Cook County Land Bank Authority joined (owner) Tytus Henry Thursday to celebrate the completion of the single-family home...
WIN: Bellinger Cottage at 2121 N. Hudson Street Beautifully Restored by Preservation-Oriented Buyers
During the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, 'Chicago patrolman Richard Bellinger worked valiantly to ensure his family’s cottage could endure the fire that was...