2022 Year-in-Review

WIN: Google To Purchase Thompson Center for New Chicago Headquarters (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)

Thompson Center, luckily, shows up in Google’s search for office space, The sale bodes well for the Thompson Center, but also for a downtown...

WIN: Historic Morse Theater to Reopen as Rhapsody Theater

Rogers Park’s Mayne Stage To Become Rhapsody Theater, Hosting Magic Shows And Music In Historical Venue, A Northwestern medical professor and magician is rehabbing...

POTENTIAL WIN: Chicago Collaborative Archive Center Press Conference for Reuse of Century and Consumers Building Generates Strong Media Coverage (Chicago 7 2011, 2013 &...

Groups coalesce around plan to save State Street buildings; The proposal calls for turning them into a shared archive center, but the properties’ owner,...

WIN: After Decade Long Year Effort, Clarendon Park Community Center Breaks Ground on $13 Million Renovation (Chicago 7 2015)

Uptown’s Clarendon Park Community Center, Once Facing Wrecking Ball, Kicks Off $13 Million Overhaul; The renovation will restore the more than 100-year-old field house...

WIN: 226 W. Jackson Renovation and Hotel Adaptive Reuse Complete

Commission On Chicago Landmarks Approves Tax Incentive For Loop Hotel, Ian Achong, Chicago Yimby, 4/11/22Historic Loop office building prepares to reopen as dual hotels,...

WIN: Laramie State Bank Restoration Powerfully Catalyzes Chicago Avenue Revitalization (Chicago 7 2019)

An economic revival finally reaches Austin; A stretch of Chicago Avenue called the Soul City Corridor sparks opportunities for businesses to revitalize one of...

WIN: Bronzeville Marshall Field Warehouse to be Transformed into The Lillian Marcie Center for the Performing Arts

Bronzeville’s Lillian Marcie Center, A 350-Seat Theater In The Works, Gets $26 Million In State Funding; The grant will bring actor Harry Lennix one...

WIN: Capital Garage To Become Bramble Arts Lofts Theatre

Bramble Theatre Company’s New Performing Arts Space In Andersonville Aims To Help Revive A Struggling Industry; Bramble Theatre Co. formed right before the pandemic...

WIN: St. Laurence Church School to Become Arts Incubator (Chicago 7 2011)

Theaster Gates' arts incubator breaks ground in Grand Crossing, The 40,000-square-foot incubator, located in the former St. Laurence elementary school, has some big-name backers,...

WIN: Covent Hotel Renovation and Conversion to Affordable Housing Underway

Covent Hotel project set to break ground in September, The SRO building will be converted into affordable apartments, Lukas Kugler, Urbanize Chicago, 8/2/22Rehab Of...