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South Side Revival: City Plans $80M Transformation of Vacant Bank into Cutting-edge Musical Recording Complex

DECEMBER 2, 2024 | @worldbusinesschicago

“Chicago nonprofit Third Coast Music envisions transforming the landmark building at 4120 S. Halsted St., acquired by the city in 2000, into the centerpiece of a ‘scoring stage’ complex where musical ensembles of up to 100 people could record, with additional spaces for postproduction, special events, a cafe and a Chicago music museum.” 

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City envisions transforming vacant South Side bank building into $80 million recording complex

NOVEMBER 19, 2024 | Chicago Tribune

“Chicago nonprofit Third Coast Music envisions transforming the landmark building at 4120 S. Halsted St., acquired by the city in 2000, into the centerpiece of a ‘scoring stage’ complex where musical ensembles of up to 100 people could record, with additional spaces for postproduction, special events, a cafe and a Chicago music museum.” 

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Historic Stock Yards Bank Could Become Music Recording Studio, Learning Center

NOVEMBER 19, 2024 | Block Club Chicago

“The city’s planning department has selected nonprofit Third Coast Music’s proposal to develop the landmarked bank into a $80 million, state-of-the-art media production complex.”

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$80M film-scoring studio, music school wanted for stockyards

NOVEMBER 19, 2024 | The Real Deal

“City of Chicago could sell historic building for $1.9M to Third Coast Music.”

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Stockyards sites proposed for $80 million music campus to support Chicago’s film and TV industry

NOVEMBER 19, 2024 | Crain’s Chicago Business

“A pair of long-unused sites at the Halsted Street entrance to the old Union Stock Yard is being pitched for a two-building, $80 million music campus that would include a state-of-the-art facility for producing film scores, education programs in a historic building and related ventures.”

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State-of-the-Art Recording Facilities Proposed for Stockyards Bank Site

NOVEMBER 18, 2024 | Chicago Department of Planning and Development

“An $80 million recording complex proposed by Third Coast Music is the winning respondent to a City of Chicago Request for Proposals (RFP) for the landmark Stockyard Bank and adjacent land in New City, the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) announced today.”

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Third Coast Music seeks to build Chicago’s First Scoring Stage

MARCH 25, 2024 | Reel Chicago

“With a vision to transform the city into a thriving hub for music in film, TV, and independent production, Third Coast Music aims to revolutionize the local music scene by providing a state-of-the-art facility that caters to diverse musical genres and talents.”

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