Podmajersky, Inc.
Podmajersky incorporated is a real estate company that owns over 125 properties in the East Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago.[1]
History[edit]
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Podmajersky Inc. was started by Slovak immigrants who had started a dairy in the Pilsen, Chicago area,[2] which at the time was a bohemian neighborhood. Over time, the company grew its property holdings to include more than 125 properties in the area.[3] [4] [5] Unusual in Chicago, the company has turned alleys that serve its properties into courtyards.[6] Nicknamed 'Podville' and marketed as the 'Chicago Arts District',[7] the company has been renting to artists.[8][9]
In 1979, the company bought the remains of Chicago's Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church.[10][11]
In 2007, local residents protested the development of a community garden that Podmajersky, Inc. had purchased.[12]
The family that owns the company has been to court over ownership issues.[13][4][3]
References[edit]
- ↑ Sudo, Chuck (August 20, 2015). "Six Chicago Real Estate Dynasties". Bisnow Chicago. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
- ↑ "Chicago Art District". chicagoartsdistrict.org. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The ugliest family fight in Chicago real estate". Crain's Chicago Business. 2014-06-14. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Gallun , Alby. "A family unhappy in its own way:The Podmajerskys turn on one another over their empire in Pilsen". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
- ↑ "Can Anyone Stop Pilsen From Gentrifying?". Chicagoist. Archived from the original on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
- ↑ Institute, Rocky Mountain (1998-01-23). Green Development: Integrating Ecology and Real Estate. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9780471188780. Search this book on
- ↑ "How to Make Art Work". South Side Weekly. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
- ↑ Isaacs, Deanna. "Pilsen's Ailing Arts District". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
- ↑ https://m.legacy.com/obituaries/chicagotribune/obituary.aspx?n=john-podmajersky&pid=173323197&referrer=0&preview=false
- ↑ Levitt, Aimee. "The history of Pilsen's ghost church". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
- ↑ "Finding Inspiration In An Old Church Tower". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
- ↑ "Chicago Indymedia: Pilsenites protest proposed Podmajersky parking plot". chicago.indymedia.org. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
- ↑ Connolly, Michael P. "If You Expect to Work in the Family-Owned Business for Life, Be Sure to Get It in Writing". Murtha Cullina LLP. Retrieved 2018-08-22 – via Lexology.
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