When you’ve been around as long as we have, you’re probably doing a few things right. Here at Linn-Mathes Inc., we are proud to have earned a variety of industry awards and other recognition for our outstanding work over the years, and our list of accolades is constantly growing. In this post, we have updated our awards, so check out the list below to learn more about the recognition we’ve received for our quality work and our approach to doing business.

LISC Chicago (Local Initiatives Support Corporation Chicago) – Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards:

1. Buffett Place (2015 Richard H. Driehaus Award for Architectural Excellence in Community Design – 1st Place)
2. Harvest Commons (2014 Richard H. Driehaus Award for Architectural Excellence in Community Design – 1st Place)
3. The Jackson at Woodlawn Park (2013 Richard H. Driehaus Award Foundation Award for Architectural Excellence in Community Design – 3rd Place)
4. Roseland Senior Campus (2012 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Architectural Excellence in Community Design – 1st Place)
5. Whistler Crossing (2010 Outstanding For-Profit Neighborhood Real Estate Project Award)
6. Margot & Harold Schiff Residences (2008 Richard H. Driehaus Award Foundation Award for Architectural Excellence in Community Design – 3rd Place)
7. Wentworth Commons (2007 Richard H. Driehaus Award Foundation Award for Architectural Excellence in Community Design – 3rd Place)
8. North Town Village (2004 Outstanding For-Profit Neighborhood Real Estate Project)
9. Rebecca Johnson Apartments (2003 Richard H. Driehaus Award Foundation Award for Architectural Excellence – 3rd Place)
10. Willard Square (1999 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Architectural Excellence)
11. Mid-West Apartment (1999 Outstanding For Profit Neighborhood Real Estate Project)

National Trust/HUD Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation:

1. Hilliard Homes (2007)
2. Belle Shore Apartments (1999)

Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Landmarks Illinois Preservation Awards:

1. Randolph Tower – 2013 – Project of the Year (Rehabilitation)

American Institute of Architects (AIA) Chicago Chapter:

1. Harvest Commons – 2013 – Distinguished Building Award – Citation of Merit
2. Margot and Harold Schiff Residences – 2007 – Distinguished Building Award – Citation of Merit
3. Margot and Harold Schiff Residences – 2007 – Sustainable Design Award – Special Recognition
4. Wentworth Commons – 2007 – Sustainable Design Award – Citation of Merit

United States Environmental Protection Agency:

1. Parkside of Old Town – 2009 – National Award for Smart Growth Achievement

National Housing & Rehabilitation Association (NH&RA) – J. Timothy Anderson Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation:

1. Infinite Chicago (Gibbons-Steger Building) – 2015 – Best Market Rate/Mixed-Income Residential Winner
2. Harvest Commons – 2013 – Most Innovative Adaptive Reuse
3. Harvest Commons – 2013 – Judges’ Award: Achievement in Sustainability

Urban Land Institute Chicago:

1. Harvest Commons – 2014 – Vision Award for Affordable Housing
2. Metropolitan Tower – 2014 – Vision Award for Historic Redevelopment
3. Roseland Senior Campus – 2013 – Vision Award

Affordable Housing Finance Magazine Readers Choice Awards:

1. Harvest Commons – 2013 – Green Development
2. Branch of Hope Apartments – 2011 – Green Development

Chicago Landmark Award for Preservation Excellence:

1. Steger Building (Gibbons-Steger Building) – 2015 – Rehabilitation and Adaptive Reuse
2. The Shoreland Hotel – 2014 – Rehabilitation
3. Viceroy Hotel (Harvest Commons) – 2014 – Exterior and Interior Rehabilitation
4. Steuben Club Building (Randolph Tower) – 2013 – Rehabilitation/Reconstruction
5. 310-318 South Michigan (Metropolitan Tower) – 2009 – Adaptive Reuse and New Addition

Congress for New Urbanism – Illinois Chapter:

1. Gibbons-Steger Building – 2015 – “Block, Street, and Building” Charter Award

John M. Clancy Award for Socially Responsible Building:

1. Sanctuary Place – 2005

Contractor of the Year Awards:

1. Coalition for United Community Action – 2009
2. Black Contractors United – 2001 Majority Contractor of the Year
3. Black Contractors United – 1999 Majority Contractor of the Year

Black Contractors United “Silver 25” Award – 2006 – Given to 25 companies in Chicago for their achievements and efforts to “go beyond the call of duty” in including minority and women contractors in the construction process.

Wentworth Commons Apartments is recognized as the first LEED-certified multifamily building in the Midwest.

City Hyde Park is a beautiful, modern mixed-use development situated at the heart of Hyde Park, one of Chicago’s most vibrant and well-known neighborhoods. The 14-story, 180-unit rental housing structure features an innovative and striking concrete panel design, and these unique residences are now ready to be leased. Supported by underground parking, the City Hyde Park’s ground floor is occupied by Whole Foods, and retailers Marshalls and Michaels can be found on the second floor. The Linn-Mathes team is truly proud of this one!

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Linn-Mathes Inc., in partnership with bKL Architecture, is working to build a new residential tower at 165 West Superior Street in Chicago on the former site of an old Howard Johnson’s motel. The project entails a 34-story apartment tower with 298 rental housing units and a 4-story podium that includes 109 parking spaces, a variety of retail spaces, and a public pocket park on the corner of West Superior and North Wells. As of now, the project is underway and coming along nicely, rising from the site steadily. We expect to finish this project sometime in 2017.

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