2022 Year-in-Review
POTENTIAL WIN: Pittsfield Building Listed for Sale After Years of Legal Issues and Deferred Maintenance
After years of neglect, a downtown landmark goes up for sale; A new owner of the Pittsfield Building could pull the 38-story tower out...
WIN: Illinois Institute of Technology Completes Restoration of Three Mies van der Rohe Buildings
In Chicago, Dirk Denison Renovates Mies-Designed Dorms at IIT, James Gauer, Architectural Record, 11/14/22The Illinois Institute of Technology restores three Mies van der Rohe...
WIN: Modernist Lake Meadows Professional Building to be Fully Restored
Unsung architectural ‘jewel on the prairie’ in Bronzeville is poised to shine again; The long-vacant, two-story former Lake Meadows professional building at 31st Street...
WIN: After Decades of Delays, St. Boniface Residential Adaptive Reuse Moving Forward (Chicago 7 2003 & 2009)
"Construction on a long-delayed project to turn a historical Noble Square church into condos will begin as soon as the city grants a key...
WIN: Maxim’s to Reopen as the Astor Club in Late 2022
Is Chicago ready for another ritzy private club? Well, the Astor Club is coming to the former home of Maxim’s, Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune,...
WIN: Flat Iron Arts Building Purchased by Preservation-Sensitive Buyers
Wicker Park’s Flat Iron Arts Building Sells To New Owners For First Time In 3 Decades; The building has long been home to artist...
WIN: Second Presbyterian Church Receives $250,000 Adopt-a-Landmark Grant for Interior Restoration
Second Presbyterian Church gets renovation funding, Adopt-A-Landmark funding will support an interior restoration, Lukas Kugler, Urbanize Chicago, 7/18/22
WIN: KAM Isaiah Israel Receives $250,000 Adopt-a-Landmark Grant for Stained Glass Window Restoration
Landmarks Commission gives $250,000 to KAM Isaiah Israel for rehab, Marc C. Monaghan and Hannah Faris, Hyde Park Herald, 7/7/22
WIN: City Council Approves Salvation Army Building Adaptive Reuse as Hotel and Apartments (Chicago 7 2021)
Committee on Design reviews NOMA, The mixed-use development will center around the Salvation Army building, Lukas Kugler, Urbanize Chicago, 7/15/222,200 Apartments, Hotel Proposed For...
WIN: Pilgrim Baptist Church Receives $2.1 Million State Grant for National Gospel Museum
Dreaming of a future for the South Side’s historic Pilgrim Baptist Church; Planned gospel museum gets a boost with $2.1 million in state funds,...