Hollenbach Building

The Hollenbach Building was a building at 808 W. Lake Street in Chicago's Fulton Market District, which was designed by Worthmann & Steinbach and was built in 1912.^[1][2] It was built at a cost of $12,000, and was owned by Charles Hollenbach, housing the Hollenbach Seed Company.^[1][3][4] An addition was proposed in 1919, to be designed by Worthmann & Steinbach, but no permit was ever issued for its construction.^[5] Hollenbach Seed Company left the building in 1958, moving to the northwest suburbs.^[6]

Hollenbach Building
General information
Location	808 W. Lake Street, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates	41°53′9.0″N 87°38′52.4″W
Completed	1912
Demolished	January 2021
Technical details
Floor count	3
Floor area	7,125 square feet (661.9 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Worthmann & Steinbach

Kathy Kozan purchased the building for $190,000 in 1994, after initially leasing it.^[7] She was its third owner and renovated the building.^[8] It served as home to Kozan Design Studios, a creator of custom art for trade shows, theaters, theme parks, and other clients until 2010.^{[9][10][11][7]} It also contained an apartment where Kozan resided.^[8][7] The building was filled with unique colorful sculptures during this period.^[9]

In 2013, the building was sold to One Off Hospitality Group for $1.7 million.^[7] The first floor would house One Off Hospitality Group's Publican Quality Bread.^[7][12][13] In 2019, developer North Park Ventures announced its plans to demolish the Hollenbach Building and adjacent buildings and build a 19-story hotel and office building.^[13][14] A demolition permit was issued on December 9, 2020, and the building was demolished in January 2021.^[15]

References

1. The Economist. January 27, 1912. p. 235. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
2. The American Florist. November 11, 1911. p. 878.
3. "Chicago Seed Dealer Made Life Member of Trade Association", Chicago Tribune. June 22, 1949. p. 26.
4. Freeburg, Russell. "Chicago Green Thumb Big and Still Growing", Chicago Tribune. April 10, 1953. p. B7.
5. The Economist. February 8, 1919. p. 267. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
6. "77-Year Old Seed Firm Locates in Northwest Area", Daily Herald. October 9, 1958.
7. Ori, Ryan. "Publican, Blackbird, Big Star owners eye new space — but not for a restaurant", Crain's Chicago Business. September 19, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
8. "Web site serves up mayhem near club – Chromium closes after cameras capture slaying", Chicago Sun-Times. January 14, 2008. p. 10.
9. Boyer, Mark. "West Loop Building, Full of Colorful, Sculptural Oddities, for $2.25M", Curbed. April 8, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
10. Firshein, Sarah. "New-to-Market Windy City Funhouse With Themes and Theatrics", Curbed. April 11, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
11. Almada, Jeanette. "Furniture art catches on – Midwest open to custom designs", Chicago Sun-Times. April 20, 1997. p. 10.
12. Gorden, Audrey. "A guide to eating 2017 James Beard Award-winning food in Chicago", RedEye. June 24, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
13. Waxman, Naomi; Selvam, Ashok. "Future of Publican Quality Bread's Fulton Market HQ uncertain", Eater. February 10, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
14. Ecker, Denny. "Hotel and office proposal adds to Fulton Market frenzy", Crain's Chicago Business. July 25, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
15. "West Loop Industrial Lofts Chicago 7 2021", Preservation Chicago. Retrieved February 26, 2021.