The Hollenbach Building was a building located at 808 W. Lake Street in Chicago's Fulton Market District, designed by Worthmann & Steinbach and built in 1912.The Economist. January 27, 1912. p. 235. Retrieved February 12, 2020.The American Florist. November 11, 1911. p. 878. It was built for $12,000 and was owned by Charles Hollenbach, housing the Hollenbach Seed Company."Chicago Seed Dealer Made Life Member of Trade Association", Chicago Tribune. June 22, 1949. p. 26.Freeburg, Russell. "Chicago Green Thumb Big and Still Growing", Chicago Tribune. April 10, 1953. p. B7. An addition was proposed in 1919 to be designed by Worthmann & Steinbach, but no permit was ever issued for its construction.The Economist. February 8, 1919. p. 267. Retrieved February 12, 2020. Hollenbach Seed Company left the building in 1958, moving to the northwest suburbs."77-Year Old Seed Firm Locates in Northwest Area", Daily Herald. October 9, 1958.
Kathy Kozan purchased the building for $190,000 in 1994, after initially leasing it.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. She was its third owner and renovated the building."Web site serves up mayhem near club – Chromium closes after cameras capture slaying", Chicago Sun-Times. January 14, 2008. p. 10. The building served as the home of Kozan Design Studios, a company that created custom art for trade shows, theaters, theme parks, and other clients until 2010.Boyer, Mark. "West Loop Building, Full of Colorful, Sculptural Oddities, for $2.25M", Curbed. April 8, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2020.Firshein, Sarah. "New-to-Market Windy City Funhouse With Themes and Theatrics", Curbed. April 11, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2020.Almada, Jeanette. "Furniture art catches on – Midwest open to custom designs", Chicago Sun-Times. April 20, 1997. p. 10. It also contained an apartment where Kozan resided. During this period, the building was filled with unique, colorful sculptures.
In 2013, the building was sold to One Off Hospitality Group for $1.7 million. The first floor would house One Off Hospitality Group's Publican Quality Bread.Gorden, Audrey. "A guide to eating 2017 James Beard Award-winning food in Chicago", RedEye. June 24, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2020.Waxman, Naomi; Selvam, Ashok. "Future of Publican Quality Bread's Fulton Market HQ uncertain", Eater. February 10, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2020. 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.Ecker, Denny. "Hotel and office proposal adds to Fulton Market frenzy", Crain's Chicago Business. July 25, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2020. A demolition permit was issued on December 9, 2020, and the building was demolished in January 2021."West Loop Industrial Lofts Chicago 7 2021", Preservation Chicago. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
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