Adaptive reuse adaptivereuse

About this tag & topic

Examples of adaptive reuse projects, which typically involve restoring a building but in a slightly new way. For example, a church or synagogue to housing, or a parking garage to apartments.

This tag & topic page has 38 news & development items, 34 Chicago building permits, 9 Chicago zoning changes

News & Developments Gallery 38 items

Zoning Changes & Ordinances 9 items

Building Permits 34 items

Sorted by most recently issued permit first

  • 601 W Diversey Pkwy - Renovation/alteration
    issued on 2/2/2026

    convert hotel to 40 apartments
  • 2701 N Clark St - Renovation/alteration
    issued on 1/30/2026

    Adding 2 floors, converting from 50 SRO units to 25 dwelling units
  • 444 N Wabash Ave - Renovation/alteration
    issued on 10/23/2025

    Convert upper four floors of a commercial building to 34 homes.
  • 3330 W Roosevelt Rd - Renovation/alteration
    issued on 4/11/2025

    Movie theater to indoor sports & recreation
  • 2 S Halsted St - Renovation/alteration
    issued on 8/1/2024

    Convert former bank and office building into a hotel with restaurant and retail spaces
  • 4641 N Ashland Ave - Renovation/alteration
    issued on 1/29/2024

    Convert former religious school building to 42 apartments.
  • 6115 S Pulaski Rd - Renovation/alteration
    issued on 1/23/2024

    Convert former bank to laundromat
  • 153 W Ohio St - Renovation/alteration
    issued on 8/30/2023

    Convert 5-story + 1 basement office building to 31 dwelling units and ground floor retail.
  • 2235 W Cermak Rd - Renovation/alteration
    issued on 7/18/2023

    Convert former bank and enclose its drive through for an orthodontics office
  • 2710 N Pine Grove Ave - New construction
    issued on 6/9/2023

    Add 22 dwelling units to existing church (the church uses of the building will also shrink their volume)
  • 6028 S Champlain Ave - Renovation/alteration
    issued on 5/26/2023

    Convert former synagogue to private arts club and residence
  • 3900 N Elston Ave - Renovation/alteration
    issued on 5/23/2023

    Convert car repair shop to mixed martial arts (MMA) training center
  • 5320 W Devon Ave - Renovation/alteration
    issued on 5/4/2023

    Convert medical office building into CPS early learning center.
  • 2720 W Cermak Rd - Renovation/alteration
    issued on 3/27/2023

    Add a front house with 3 dwelling units and 1 commercial unit (total of 6 dwelling units).
  • 3600 W Palmer St - Renovation/alteration
    issued on 3/8/2023

    Add a dwelling unit in new floors above existing commercial space
  • 4601 S Ellis Ave - Renovation/alteration
    issued on 2/17/2023

    Convert former church to 29 apartments
  • 7131 N Western Ave - Renovation/alteration
    issued on 12/12/2022

    Former Bakers Square restaurant to fitness center
  • 919 S Ada St - Renovation/alteration
    issued on 11/16/2022

    Convert former CHA building to 15 apartments (1 of 2 permits for this project)
  • 919 S Ada St - Renovation/alteration
    issued on 11/16/2022

    Convert former CHA building to National Public Housing Museum (2 of 2 permits for this project)
  • 2724 W 21st St - Renovation/alteration
    issued on 11/10/2022

    Convert former warehouse or factory to self-storage
  • 1356 W Chestnut St - Renovation/alteration
    issued on 10/17/2022

    Former St. Boniface church into 18 units
  • 561 W Jackson Blvd - Renovation/alteration
    issued on 8/9/2022

    Convert 7-story office building to hotel.
  • 2655 N Clark St - Renovation/alteration
    issued on 6/29/2022

    Convert 64 SRO units to 30 dwelling units (each with own kitchen) (maintaining affordability)
  • 6028 S Champlain Ave - Renovation/alteration
    issued on 6/1/2022

    Convert former place of worship into a private arts club and residence
  • 1218 W Lexington St - Renovation/alteration
    issued on 3/22/2022

    Convert former convent to 14 dwelling units.
  • 4046 N Hermitage Ave - Renovation/alteration
    issued on 3/10/2022

    Convert 3-story concrete frame brick factory to 19 dwelling units.
  • 1645 E 53rd St - Renovation/alteration
    issued on 1/18/2022

    Expand and modernize existing mixed-use building, adding a floor. There will be a total of four dwelling units and one eyecare business.
  • 4533 N Clark St - Renovation/alteration
    issued on 12/21/2021

    Extend third story portion, convert building to 24 apartments (one commercial space will remain).
  • 839 W 79th St - Renovation/alteration
    issued on 9/9/2021

    GADC's Healthy Hub office permit
  • 4601 S Ellis Ave - Renovation/alteration
    issued on 4/12/2021

    4601 S Ellis Ave
  • 8401 S Saginaw Ave - Renovation/alteration
    issued on 12/30/2020

    Great Lakes Academy expansion into adjacent former church building
  • 3121 N Broadway - Renovation/alteration
    issued on 12/29/2020

    Convert parking garage to 72 dwelling units.
  • 1324 W Concord Pl - Renovation/alteration
    issued on 10/26/2020

    Lincoln Yards sales center in former fire station
  • 1900 W Lawrence Ave - Renovation/alteration
    issued on 6/24/2019

    1900 W Lawrence (former Sears)

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