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1358 W. Chestnut/921 N. Noble

#100308747
Date received: 9/2/09
Address: 1358 W. Chestnut/921 N. Noble
Ward: 27
Applicant: Midwest Wrecking
Owner: Archdiocese of Chicago
Permit Description: Wreck and remove a 2 and 1-story brick building(s)
Status: Released 9/2/09 [new application due to inactivity; application for this address previously released 3/6/09 and the City continues to work with the Archdiocese to find viable reuse options to preserve the building]

2 comments

1 Noah { 09.13.09 at 11:32 pm }

921 N. Noble, aka St. Boniface

http://www.chicagocatholicnews.com/2009/09/new-deal-reached-to-save-historic-st.html

“(UPDATED: 9/12/09) An agreement has been reached to save historic St. Boniface — or, at least, significant parts of the vacant West Town church — from the wrecking ball, officials said Friday. Under the deal, four signature church towers would be saved, and the building would be converted into a “senior living” complex…”

2 DXO { 09.14.09 at 2:36 am }

Thanks for posting, Noah! This is as good of an outcome we could have expected…

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