FitzGerald worked with artist and community leader Theaster Gates and Catapult Real Estate Development on rehabilitating the long-vacant Stony Island State Savings Bank building, located at 6760 South Stony Island Avenue in Chicago’s Grand Crossing neighborhood.

FitzGerald was tasked with coordinating the rehabilitation of the three-story, 26,700-square-foot building, which was rescued from demolition in 2012 by Gates after standing vacant for over 20 years. FitzGerald developed plans to rejuvenate the building to support Gates’ vision that the site would flourish as a hub for creative and cultural activities and serve as an anchor in the neighborhood. FitzGerald also worked to place the building on the National Register of Historic Places.

A partial list of uses includes a restaurant with culinary training facilities, artists’ studios and offices, exhibit spaces, and a library housing the collection of John H. Johnson, the founder of Ebony and Jet magazines. Special plans were executed to restore the building’s 780-square-foot basement bank vault, which can be utilized as a unique gathering space.