Chicago architecture

The Commission on Chicago Landmarks nixed economic-hardship claims by owners of 1639 N. North Park Ave.

The restoration of the historic Lakeview Avenue homes has been dubbed Adler on the Park.

A judge sided with Ald. Smith who charged the owner was letting it deteriorate in order to demolish it.

One development will preserve buildings previously threatened with demolition at Halsted and Willow.

The city's landmarks commission denied a request to tear down the workers cottage at 1639 N. North Park.

Owners appealed at a public hearing for a demolition permit for 1639 N. North Park Ave.

The commission signed off on razing a "squat" Lincoln Park cottage neighbors considered an "eyesore."

City inspectors ruled, "The building is fire-damaged and structurally unstable."

The Chicago Architecture Foundation plays host to the exhibit "50 Designers, 50 Ideas, 50 Wards."

The Zoning Committee also signed off on the former home of Chicago Public Schools as a landmark.

The Commission on Chicago Landmarks qualified newer buildings for protection on "Chicago's front porch."

Besides, Helmut Jahn said, when the rich spend big money on a memorial, "they don't want to share."

Rahm Emanuel touted the new plan as a "win, win, win," but McPier would have to float bonds.

Stone Temple Missionary Baptist Church was originally a Romanian synagogue.

The Old Town artists' haven was protected by the Commission on Chicago Landmarks.