Hyde Park Institutional Inspection & Repairs

The aging historic facades of the Catholic Theological Seminary were rapidly failing to prevent costly water damage to the building. Hicks Architectural Group was asked to investigate and determine what needed to be done. We performed a close‑up, hands‑on, 100‑percent scaffold inspection of all historic terra cotta and masonry, made targeted spot inspection openings of suspected worst‑case areas, then charted the location and type of observed deterioration onto “Facade Maps” for each building elevation and prepared a comprehensive critical examination report per City of Chicago Building Department requirements.

As a result of our findings, we designed mitigation repairs, prepared construction documents for competitive bidding and permitting, carefully reviewed new material mock‑ups to match original building materials, and performed services to routinely check, review, and record the quality of the work during the construction period.