Month-in-Review Newsletter

WIN: Developer Withdraws Demolition Permit Application for Superior Street Rowhouses, and 38 Additional Buildings Proposed for the Historic Landmark District

The developer has withdrawn the demolition permit application for the Superior Street Rowhouses. This removes the Superior Street Rowhouses from immediate demolition risk. A...

WIN: Clarendon Park Field House Saved! (Chicago 7 2015)

After many years of preservation advocacy efforts for the Clarendon Park Fieldhouse and Community Center, the final decision for the renovation and restoration of...

Preservation Chicago/Biketropolis/CADS Art Deco Bike Tour Proves a Hit!

Over 40 Chicago architecture-loving bike riders came out on the rainy Saturday afternoon of May 18, 2019 to explore the bountiful Art Deco architecture...

WBEZ: The Push To Make Chicago’s Lakefront a National Park on WBEZ Chicago 91.5

Yellowstone. Yosemite. Grand Canyon. And Chicago’s Lakefront? The group Preservation Chicago wants to make the city’s lakefront and its nearby parks a National Park....

Television: Preservation Chicago Proposes Turning Lakefront Into National Park on CBS 2 Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) — Preservationists want to turn Chicago’s lakefront into a national park, believing it might be the best way to protect the city’s...

Sherman House (4th Building) by Holabird & Roche Built 1911 & 1920, Closed 1971, Demolished 1980

Sherman House (4th) Architect: Holabird & Roche Location: Northwest of Clark and Randolph Street Built: 1925 Closed: 1973 Demolished: 1980The first Sherman House Hotel was located at the northwest...

16 W. Maple St. – 90-Day Demolition Delay

Address: 16 W. Maple St. #100817848 Date Received: 05/23/2019 Ward: 2 Applicant: Taylor Excavating & Construction, Inc. Owner: Twelve West Maple, LLC Permit Description: Demolition and removal of an existing...

1847 N. Humboldt Blvd. (rear)– 90 – Day Demolition Delay

Address: 1847 N. Humboldt Blvd. (rear) #100819371 Date Received: 05/15/2019 Ward: 1 Applicant: D.S. Construction Inc. Owner: Humboldt Community Christian School Permit Description: Partial demolition and removal of a three-story...