![]() They said they were unaware the city would consider landmarking the building.Īfter the city yanked the first permit, Veritas immediately filed for another one. Veritas LLC, co-owned by Anthony Giannini and Steven DeGraff, bought the building with the intention of razing it, their zoning attorney told the landmark commission. In November, city officials revoked a demolition permit for the vacant building at the corner of Lake Street and Ogden Avenue after saying it had been issued in error. “One of the things that I think makes it more historical is that there used to be Michael Jordan’s office upstairs,” Burnett said. Walter Burnett (27th), said the building also has sports history significance - it was once an office for former Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan. With City Council approval, the building will join at least 10 other tied houses that have been landmarked by the city.ĭuring the Committee on Zoning earlier this week, Ald. LUCE BLOCS FULLThe approval comes one day after the Committee on Zoning advanced the landmark designation to the full City Council. The Commission on Chicago Landmarks unanimously approved preliminary landmark status earlier this year after listening to pleas from preservationists and dozens of residents. The building is “one of the few remaining and best preserved early examples of a Schlitz Brewery tied house,” said Kandalyn Hahn, a staffer with the Department of Planning and Development. was La Luce’s home from 1989 until the restaurant closed in 2016. FULTON MARKET - The former home of La Luce Italian restaurant, which was nearly torn down late last year, is officially a Chicago Landmark.Ĭity Council on Wednesday formally designated the building a Chicago Landmark after community uproar last year when its owner sought to demolish the building.īuilt in 1892 as a Schlitz brewing saloon and tied house, the Queen Anne Victorian building at 1393-1399 W. ![]()
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