524-528 7th Street Buildings
Zion Development Corporation - Brad Roos, 815/964-8280
Status: Current

Completed commercial remodeling of the 524 building for use as Zion Development Office location. Currently under construction with commercial/residential remodeling of the 528 building. Completed facade restoration of the 526 building.

Completed preliminary plans for renovation into commercial/residential units; provided assistance in filing an application for registration with the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.

Completed a building component survey and analysis. Completed renovation and restoration work to repair asbestos roof shingles and replaster exterior walls.

Completed roof replacement and entire exterior tuckpointing.

Developed master plan for conversion to Single Room Occupancy (SRO) facility.

Completely renovated 150,000 sf of this 3-story, 1923 building after it had been vacated for 12 years. Work highlights include: window replacement, stone panel cleaning and repair, light fixture replacement, complete tuckpointing, elevator installation, door hardware replacement, tactile/Braille signage system installation, and new stair tower addition.

Completed renovation and restoration of original 1845 mill and recovered turbine for educational and historical display. Completed a 2,800-sf, 2-level annex addition containing public meeting rooms and restrooms, and an elevator that serves the restored mill and annex to make the entire facility handicapped accessible. Completed an outdoor amphitheater to complement the restored facility and augment its educational features. All work was coordinated to coexist with the mill race restoration, a separate Park District project.