The Neely Building is a building at 871 N. Franklin Street in Chicago's Near North Side. It was designed by Fugard & Knapp and was built in 1922 at a cost of $110,000 ($ in today's dollars)."Work Under Way on New $110,000 Printing Plant", Chicago Tribune. September 3, 1922. p. 14.Printing. August 4, 1928. Walden, Sons & Mott. p. 44. The building originally housed the Neely Printing Company.The Inland Printer. May 1923. p. 258. Retrieved February 27, 2020. An addition was built in 1936, and a one-story wing was built in 1941, both designed by Thielbar & Fugard."Printing Company Expands", Chicago Tribune. August 2, 1936. p. B8."Chicago", Printing. Walden, Sons & Mott. Vol. 66. 1942. It would occupy the entire block."Printing Firm, Affiliate Set Big Expansion: Neely, Franklin to Spend $475,000", Chicago Tribune. July 30, 1956. p. B5. A fourth story addition was planned in 1946."Juneway Terr. Firm Drops Its Plea For Permit", Chicago Tribune. April 28, 1946. p. N4."Bowling Alley Plea Approved By Zoning Board", Chicago Tribune. June 2, 1946. p. N10.
The building was later owned by Moody Bible Institute."Threatened: Moody Bible Institute Buildings For Sale", Preservation Chicago. Retrieved February 28, 2020.Realty and Building. Economist Publishing Company. Volume 207. 1992. In July 2019, Moody Bible Institute announced they intended to sell the Neely Building and other nearby properties.Kozlarz, Jay. "Moody Bible Institute puts 10 acres of prime Near North Side land up for sale", Curbed. July 31, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2020.Ecker, Danny. "10 acres of prime downtown land for sale", Crain's Chicago Business. July 30, 2019. Retrieved February 29, 2020. In February 2020, it was reported that JDL Development had entered into preliminary agreement to purchase Moody's properties.Ori, Ryan. "Moody Bible Institute selling 10 acres on Near North Side to luxury high-rise developer", Chicago Tribune. February 14, 2020. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
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