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GreenSky is a locally owned,
eco-boutique in the restored corner Victorian building anchoring the
corner of Ashland and Balmoral Avenues in Chicago’s Andersonville
Neighborhood .
GreenSky was established in 2006, to add
to the retail mix of Andersonville's
commercial area, as well as adding a charming, artsy touch to this
once bland & shuttered building. GreenSky is the first business in Andersonville to earn Green America
approval and also the first to earn the highest
sustainability rating from Eco-Andersonville. Specializing in
recycled, reclaimed, Fair Trade, & socially conscious products; each
item on GreenSky's shelves has a story & does something good.
This colorful shop run by Shopkeeper, Nadeen Kieren, offers a
variety of gifts & functional items from handmade decorative tiles
& vases to outdoor furniture made from recycled milk jugs and
toothbrushes & razors made from recycled yogurt cups.
“It’s the kind of shop you only find when you're on vacation”,
visitors say. Unique items made by small independent artisans
include license plates made into artistic state maps, sea grass
handbags, birdhouses made from reclaimed barn wood, mixed media art from local
artists, yard art from reclaimed steel drums, Unique Petoskey stone
jewelry, and much more! GreenSky’s offerings are continually
changing as new artists are discovered.
The parent company, GreenSky Company Ltd.
restored the building in 2005, winning a Good Neighbor Award from
the Chicago Board of Realtors and a Chicagoland Painted Ladies Award
for the colorful Victorian color scheme. GreenSky Company has also
restored 2 additional 3-flats in the area and each is an award
winner in its own right.
The name "GreenSky" is inspired by the founder of the church where the owners
were married in 1994. In the 1860’s
a man named Peter Greensky founded the small the Objibway
Indian church in Charlevoix, Michigan.
Nadeen & Thom pride themselves on the local focus of
their work. They live, work, & play locally… |
