Year-in-Review Archive
WIN: Historic Bridgeview Bank Lobby to Become WeWork Co-Working Space
WeWork opening in Uptown apartment project; The location in the landmark Bridgeview Bank building will be the co-working giant's first on the city's North...
WIN: Francis Scott Key Public School in Austin Reopens as The Field School (Chicago 7 2015)
Field School students to start classes at renovated Key Elementary building, Francia Garcia Hernandez, AustinTalks, 8/21/22
WIN: Chatham Roller Rink Reopens After Renovation
South Side Skating Rink Reopens After Remodel: ‘The Rink Is For The Community’; The Chatham rink has been around for almost 50 years. "We...
WIN: ‘Authenticity is Guiding Principle’ for Adaptive Reuse of Peabody Elementary School into Residential Building (Chicago 7 2015)
These developers keep going back to school, There used to be a teacher's desk in each classroom at the old Peabody School in Noble...
WIN: 100-Year Old ‘Ghost Signs’ Rescued Just Days Before Demolition
Rare Lakeview Ghost Signs Saved Just Days Before Demolition Thanks To Donations; Local sign painters rushed to preserve the advertisements before their building is...
PARTIAL WIN: Preservation Chicago’s Viral Tweet Leads to Good Outcome for Vintage Orange Garden Neon Sign
Billy Corgan Always Loved The Neon Orange Garden ‘Chop Suey’ Sign. Now, He Owns It; Chloé Mendel and her partner, the Smashing Pumpkins frontman,...
WIN: Adaptively Reused and Landmarked, Stewart School Lofts Sells For Big Profit (Chicago 7 2014)
Stewart School Lofts on the Move, Uptown Update, 5/3/22Former CPS building in Uptown turned into apartments, Dennis Rodkin, Crain’s Chicago Business, March 14, 2018
WIN: Fred Hampton’s Maywood Home Receives Landmark Designation
“SAVE THE HAMPTON HOUSE” Campaign Receives Historical Landmark Status, Chicago Defender, 4/20/22
WIN: Long-Vacant Former Englewood Firehouse to Become Community “Living Room”
Englewood Connect, A $14 Million Culinary Hub And Community ‘Living Room,’ Breaks Ground At Century-Old Firehouse; Developers at McLaurin Development Partners said construction will...
WIN: North Lawndale Sears Sunken Garden to Be Restored
West Side Neighborhood Groups Plan To Restore Historic Sears Sunken Garden To Its Former Glory; The National Historic Landmark fell into disarray when Sears...