2023 Year-in-Review

POTENTIAL WIN: Chicago Landmark Jewelers Building at 35 East Wacker to be Adaptively Reused for Hotel and Residences

Chicago Developer Agrees To Buy 40-Story Office Tower, Eyes Hotel Conversion; Mike Reschke's Prime Group Selected as Buyer of Landmark Jewelers Building at...

WIN: Roberts Temple Becomes National Historic Site

Roberts Temple, site of Emmett Till’s funeral, pushed as national historic site; Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ, at 40th and State...

WIN: Bronzeville Designated a National Heritage Area

Preserving Black Metropolis Gets A Big Boost, The Chicago Reporter, 12/26/22 ‘Chicago Tonight’ in Your Neighborhood: Bronzeville Receives Historic Designation, Blair Paddock and...

WIN: $1 Million Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Grant to Restore Historic Sears Sunken Garden

$1 million Driehaus grant will help revive historic Sears garden; The grant — announced this weekend — helps cover the planned $5 million...

WIN: Lake Meadows Pavilion Exterior Renovation Completed

Lake Meadows Pavilion Concludes Exterior Renovation In Bronzeville, Jack Crawford, Chicago YIMBY, 5/21/23 Unsung architectural ‘jewel on the prairie’ in Bronzeville is poised...

WIN: Redevelopment underway for MHUB / Cameron Building

Initial Permit Issued For MHUB Redevelopment Of Cameron Building In Near West Side, Jack Crawford, Chicago YIMBY, 5/4/23 Public money powers manufacturing incubator...

POTENTIAL WIN: City Seeks Developer for Landmarked Stock Yards Bank

City again asking for offers on historic Stock Yards Bank building, Dennis Rodkin, Crain’s Chicago Business, 11/29/23 Iconic Stock Yards Bank Building Is...

WIN: Marshall Field’s Warehouse / Former Olson Brothers Rug Factory to Anchor Film Sound Studio

Big studio campus on Northwest Side set to open in early 2024, Alby Gallun, Crain's Chicago Business, 5/22/23 Film Studio With 9 Sound...

WIN: Winning Adaptive Reuse Selected for McKinley Park Pershing Road CMD Warehouse Building (Chicago 7 2014 & 2020)

Apartments, Grocery Store Coming To City-Owned Warehouse In McKinley Park; The $121 million project aims to bring 120 apartments, a grocery store and...

WIN: Chicago Landmark W.M. Hoyt Building Adaptive Reuse Moving Forward

Chinatown warehouse slated for redevelopment into four-star hotel with offices, retail, Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 9/7/23 Class L incentive approved for redevelopment...