Month-in-Review Newsletter
WIN: Landmarked Ukrainian Village Church Converted to Residential Building
“In Chicago’s Ukrainian Village, the landmarked St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church at 921 N. Hoyne Avenue has been transformed into nine high-end condo units...
THREATENED: Historic Field-Pullman-Heyworth House in South Shore Threatened
“Eyeing the success of recent luxury-priced developments in Hyde Park and Woodlawn, a real estate agent in the next neighborhood south, South Shore, is...
WIN: Three Humboldt Park Warehouses to Be Converted into “Creative Office Campus”
“A cluster of old warehouses in West Humboldt Park will soon be transformed into a “creative office campus” for tech companies and makers. A...
WIN: Hollander Storage Building Adaptive Reuse
“The 106-year-old Hollander Storage & Moving building site on Milwaukee Avenue will soon see new life as a mixed-use development.“About a year after hitting...
“Actually all dead…it’s been dead for some years.”Alderman’s Comments Regarding South Shore Nature Sanctuary Cause Outrage
Ald. Leslie Hairston (5th) proclaims in the Sun-Times that the cherished South Shore Nature Sanctuary is “actually all dead...it’s been dead for some years.”...
LOSS: Terra Cotta Facade at 1315 W. Loyola Avenue Demolished
The lovely terracotta building facade located at 1315 W. Loyola Avenue has been demolished.Initial renderings showed the one-story façade being saved, restored and incorporated...
WIN: Village Theater Historic Façade Reused
The ornate two-story exterior facade of the Village Theater/Germania Theater has been saved and reconstructed. A Designated Chicago Landmark since 2009, the façade of...
WIN: Patio Theater Restoration Plan Advances
"For more than a decade, Portage Park residents walked by the Patio Theater hoping to see it thrive again. It closed and reopened several...
THREATENED: Moody Bible Institute Buildings For Sale
"In a rare offering of urban land that could be redeveloped with more than 5 million square feet of buildings, Moody Bible Institute is...
THREATENED: Salvation Army River West Site for Sale
The Salvation Army is looking to sell its main downtown campus in the River West neighborhood, hoping to cash in on real estate investors'...