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Uptown Square District's Landmark Status Being Considered Thursday

By Josh McGhee | September 30, 2015 5:37am
 The consideration process was supposed to occur on Sept. 2, but the Landmark meeting was canceled.
The consideration process was supposed to occur on Sept. 2, but the Landmark meeting was canceled.
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UPTOWN — The long process to grant the Uptown Square District landmark status is advancing again as the Commission on Chicago Landmarks begins the consideration process at City Hall Thursday.

The discussion was supposed to occur at the Commission on Chicago Landmarks meeting on Sept. 2, which was canceled, postponing consideration until their next meeting, which is at 12:45 p.m. Thursday in Room 1103 at City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle St., according to a letter sent to homeowners in the district.

The letter from the Department of Planning and Development was obtained by Uptown Update. The Uptown Square District is up first for preliminary landmark recommendation, according to the agenda for the meeting.

The final district boundary and description would be defined in a Chicago Landmark designation ordinance approved by City Council. But a proposed map shows the boundary would stretch north on Broadway from the McJunkin Building, at 4520 N. Broadway, to the U.S. Post Office, at 4850 N. Broadway. It would stretch east on Lawrence Avenue from the Peoples Church of Chicago, at 941 W. Lawrence Ave., to the Green Mill, at 4800 N. Broadway. It will also include a small stretch of Racine Avenue stretching south of Broadway to the Wilson Avenue Theater, at 1050 W. Wilson Ave.

An image of the map is included here.

A vote from the commission to recommend preliminary landmark status would "formally initiate the consideration process," the letter said.

"This process typically takes 9-12 months and would include communication throughout the process with you as a representative of the property owner, as well as a request for consent to the proposed designation," said the letter to property owners. "It would also put in place the Commission's review authority over building permit applications for the buildings in the district, a procedure that would remain in effect while the designation is under consideration."

Questions about the process can be sent to Matt Crawford at matt.crawford@CityofChicago.org

Here are five things to know about the landmark status process in Uptown.

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