ULI CHICAGO MEDIA ADVISORY

WHAT: A panel of experts from Urban Land Institute Chicago will announce redevelopment recommendations for the Pullman State Historic Site based on their October 2011 Technical Assistance Panel.

WHEN: March 15, 2012, 5:00pm – 6:30pm

WHERE: Pullman Visitor Center, 11141 S. Cottage Grove Avenue, Chicago, IL

PARTNERS: Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
City of Chicago Department of Housing and Economic Development
9th Ward Alderman Anthony A. Beale
Urban Land Institute Chicago (ULI Chicago)

The Urban Land Institute Chicago District Council (ULI Chicago) was engaged to conduct a
Technical Assistance Panel (TAP) to identify redevelopment strategies for the Pullman State Historic Site. The TAP met October 17-18, 2011 and included a group of seven volunteer experts in real estate development and finance, urban planning and design, historic preservation, and architecture. The panel evaluated all the available information related to the site and surrounding areas, and produced recommendations to preserve the historic integrity of the buildings and dovetail with existing redevelopment efforts and investment in and around the Pullman neighborhood.

CONTACTS: To learn more about ULI Chicago’s Pullman State Historic Site TAP, visit chicago.uli.org or contact Cindy McSherry, Executive Director, ULI Chicago, 773-549-4972.

ABOUT: ULI Chicago (chicago.uli.org), a District Council of the Urban Land Institute, has more than 1,000 members in the Chicago land area. Organized in 1986, the district council celebrates 25 years in 2012. The ULI Chicago Technical Assistance Panel program draws upon ULI member expertise to provide creative and practical solutions to land use challenges in communities across the Chicago region and beyond. ULI Chicago’s TAP program was started in 2002.

The Urban Land Institute (uli.org) is a global nonprofit education and research institute supported by its members. Its mission is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide. Established in 1936, the Institute has nearly 30,000 members representing all aspects of land use and development disciplines.