Celebrate National Preservation Month and join the free 2026 Chicago Preservation Expo from 4-7 p.m. on Monday, May 18 at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. Register to attend today at the link in our bio.
Jobs alert! DPD is hiring a Senior Zoning Plan Examiner for the Bureau of Zoning and three City Planner V positions for the Bureau of Planning and Design. Learn more about these positions and apply today at the link in our bio.
Today, Mayor Brandon Johnson and DPD announced 11 awardees for Neighborhood Opportunity Fund (NOF) grants totaling more than $2.1 million, including a South Lawndale performance space, a Humboldt Park travel agency and an Austin karaoke venue.
Ranging from $60,000 to $250,000, the grants are supporting a variety of South, Southwest and West Side improvement projects valued at $5.5 million, including eight renovations of existing business locations and three buildouts for new enterprises.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, with the next evaluation deadlines occurring on May 15 and August 14. For more information, visit Chicago.gov/NOF.
We are proud to award our Neighborhood Opportunity Fund Grants to small businesses and organizations that are uplifting their entire communities while creating jobs and adding to the amenities our great city has to offer. Congratulations to all of our 2026 NOF Grant recipients!
Approvals at today's Community Development Commission meeting included more than $220 million in new investment, advancing plans for a Morgan Park residential complex and an office-to-hotel conversion in the Loop.
✅ CDC approved $5 million in TIF and the transfer of City-owned land for Far South CDC and POAH's mixed-income housing proposal at 11420 S. Halsted St. The $54.6 million project includes two buildings with 70 total units, 66 of which will be affordable. A portion of the 6.5-acre City property will also be used for future phases of the 13-acre Morgan Park Commons development, including a two-acre park connecting to the Major Taylor Trail.
✅ CDC approved a $50 million TIF loan for The Prime Group and Capri Interests LLC's planned $166.5 million adaptive reuse project at 111 W. Monroe St. Improvements to the landmark building will repurpose 275,000 square feet of former office space for a 327-key hotel and associated amenities.
Meet Missing Middle housing developer Urbanism LLC at a community meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 20 hosted by the McKinley Park Development Council with DPD and Ald. Julia Ramirez (12th).
Just announced: DPD is accepting applications for Adopt-A-Landmark grants through Aug. 10! Learn more about the application process and register for a May 21 informational webinar at Chicago.gov/AAL.
Still in shock and so grateful that my team and I will be receiving a City of Chicago preservation award for the @mojomuseum . This is so BIG!!! Thank you @chicagodpd for recognizing our work! This preservation work has been hard, rewarding and such a great experience. I LOVE this preservation work and I am so honored to be working now with others who have significant properties that need advocacy and support. So much more to come…
Today's Commission on Chicago Landmarks meeting advanced the landmark designation process for a Near West Side skyscraper and a three-block historic district in Edgewater.
✅The former Chicago Daily News Building, 2 N. Riverside Plaza, received a final landmark recommendation. Designed by Holabird & Root, the 1929 Art Deco building helped establish Chicago as a center for modern media and architectural design. It was also the first private office building in the city to include a public plaza.
✅ A DPD report confirmed the department's support for the designation of the Bryn Mawr Avenue District between Sheridan Road and Broadway, finding the proposed protection of 15 contributing buildings built from 1897 to 1929 aligns with the City's planning initiatives for the area, including 2025's Broadway Land Use Framework.
Within the proposed district, the Landmarks Commission preliminarily approved demolition permits for non-contributing one-story structures at 5614 N. Winthrop Ave. and 1106 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., and denied a demo permit for a two-story building at 1114 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., citing the structure's history, condition and contributing architectural characteristics.
Community members are invited to an Irving Park Road Study open house from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 20 at the Portage Park Senior Center. Attendees can learn more about the planning process, focused on a 6-mile stretch of Irving Park between California and Overhill avenues, and share input to help shape the final recommendations.
Register to attend at Chicago.gov/IrvingPark.
Meet Missing Middle housing developer Urbanism LLC at a community meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 20 hosted by the McKinley Park Development Council with DPD and Ald. Julia Ramirez (12th).
