Year-in-Review Archive
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...
WIN: Greater Union Baptist Church Receives Preliminary Chicago Landmark Recommendation
Greater Union Baptist Church Chicago Landmark Designation Report, December 2022
WIN: Historic 1928 Parking Garage To Be Adaptively Reused for Residential
What’s that building? The Medallion; Built almost a century ago as a six-story parking garage, the structure is being turned into a 72-unit apartment...
WIN: Congress Theater Redevelopment Plan Heading for City Council Approval
Congress Theater Redevelopment Moves A Step Closer To Getting $20 Million Boost From City; Local developer Baum Revision is pursuing a $70.4 million restoration...
WIN: Shuttered Overton Elementary School to be Adaptively Reused as Community Center and Washington Park Streets and Sanitation Building to Become Culinary Incubator
Closed Bronzeville School Overhaul Among City-Funded Projects To Boost Entrepreneurship On South Side; A culinary incubator, a sustainable commercial center and a community hub...
WIN: Renovated Patio Theater Energized by Live Music and Performances
After A Pandemic Slump, Portage Park’s Patio Theater Ready To Create Its Next Chapter; The owner has renovated parts of the old theater since...
WIN: Pioneer Arcade Receives Final Chicago Landmark Approval as part of Adaptive Reuse Plan (Chicago 7 2015)
Preliminary landmark approved for Pioneer Arcade; The building will be part of a new senior housing development, Lukas Kugler, Urbanize Chicago, 11/8/22Pioneer Arcade Chicago...
WIN: Former West Pullman School Wins Driehaus Foundation Adaptive Reuse Award
Elementary School Shuttered During 2013 Mass Closings Transformed Into Senior Housing — But The Chalkboards Remain; The former West Pullman Elementary School now provides...
WIN: South Chicago YMCA to be Renovated for Affordable Senior Housing
South Chicago Celebrates Preservation, Restoration and Reopening of Community Asset, Chicago Defender, 12/21/21Closed South Chicago YMCA Set For Revival With $26 Million Renovation Of...