Lake Forest of the South Side, Kenwood District:4845 South Ellis

Once referred to as the “Lake Forest of the South Side,” Kenwood developed as a pleasant residential suburb between the late 1850s and 1880s. The area retained its suburban character even after annexation to Chicago in 1889 and includes one of the city’s finest collections of architectural styles, ranging from Italianate and Colonial Revival to Queen Anne and Prairie School. This 1902 home, designed with Tudor-influenced details,... 

3963 West Belmont designed by noted architect Alfred S. Alschuler

Constructed in 1924, this pioneering concrete-frame, metal-and-glass multi-story industrial loft building was designed by noted architect Alfred S. Alschuler. It was built for the Florsheim Shoe Company, one of the nation’s leading shoe manufacturers during the 20th century. The building had been vacant for many years when Dubin Residential purchased the property in 2005 and began a $56 million conversion, funded in part with city TIF assistance,... 

The Overton Hygienic Building: 3617-3625 South State

Developed during the first decades of the 20th century, the “Black Metropolis” was home to numerous nationally prominent, African-American-owned and -operated businesses and cultural institutions. This building was constructed in 1922 by noted entrepreneur Anthony Overton, a purveyor of cosmetics for black women. This once-vacant and boarded-up building was threatened with demolition before being rehabilitated by the developer for their own offices... 

139-Room Holiday Inn Express Quito Will Be the First IHG Hotel to Open in Ecuador

IHG, the world’s largest hotel group by number of rooms, today announced that the new 12-story Holiday Inn Express Quito in Ecuador has recently opened. This new property, IHG’s first hotel in Ecuador, further demonstrates the company’s commitment to expanding the Holiday Inn Express brand throughout key cities in Latin America, as it is the 14th Holiday Inn Express located in Central and South America. “We are thrilled to be opening the... 

East Village District: 1130 North Winchester

The East Village District contains nearly three hundred properties built between the early 1880s and the 1920s. This ensemble of buildings consists primarily of two- and three-flats as well as single-family houses and multi-family residential buildings. The area was home to German, Polish, and other European immigrants who settled in the area throughout the late 1800s and early 1900s. The owner of this property removed a non-historic 2-story front... 

Chicagos Historic Places Revitalized; 22 Properties to Be Honored at Landmark Preservation Awards

The mansions of magnates, the hotel of presidents, the turn-of-the-century homes of Chicagoans, and other community treasures have recently been restored with special attention to historic architectural features. These and other Landmark buildings and their owners, 22 in all, honored today with the Chicago Landmark Award for Preservation Excellence. ADVERTISEMENT “It’s an honor to recognize these outstanding citizens who are truly dedicated...