1. Housing Compactness
Single Family Homes Townhomes Multifamily Housing
(4-10 du/ac) (20-40 du/ac) (50-100 du/ac)

2. Housing Compactness
Open Space
10 DU/AC 25-30 DU/AC Parking
Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design with Nature
Illustration by John Ellis, WRT/Soloman E.T.C.

3. Housing Compactness
Open Space
50-150 DU/AC 100 DU/AC
Parking
Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design with Nature
Illustration by John Ellis, WRT/Soloman E.T.C.

4. Housing Compactness
Open Space
150 DU/AC 150 DU/AC Parking
Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design with Nature
Illustration by John Ellis, WRT/Soloman E.T.C.

5. Townhome Single Family
Aerial, Chicago, IL
Stories: 2-3
Units per Building: 1
12 Units/Acres
Diversey and Hermitage, Chicago, IL

6. 2 Flats
Patterns of Density 3
Aerial, Chicago, IL
1846 Nelson, Chicago, IL
Stories: 2
Units per Building: 2
16 Units/Acres
2819 Clybourn, Chicago, IL

7. 3 Flats
Aerial, Chicago, IL
3045 Clybourn, Chicago, IL
Stories: 3
Units per Building: 3
24 Units/Acres
Diversey and Clybourn, Chicago, IL

8. 6 Flats
Aerial, Chicago, IL
1929 Potomac, Chicago, IL
Stories: 3
Units per Building: 6
26.4 Units/Acres
3059 Clybourn, Chicago, IL

9. Courtyard Building
Aerial, Chicago, IL
2330 W. Armitage, Chicago, IL
Stories: 3
Units per Building: 15-30
36+ Units/Acres
1704 Humboldt Park, Chicago, IL

10. Low-rise Multi Residential over Retail
Aerial, Chicago, IL
Low-rise 4+1, Chicago, IL
Stories: 2-8
Units per Building: 20-52
31-83 Units/Acres
2900 Clybourn, Chicago, IL

11. Mid-rise
Aerial, Chicago, IL
Stories: 6+
Units per Building: 36+
62+ Units/Acres
Parkhomes, Lakeshore East, Chicago, IL

12. Riverfront Development
Chicago River
Stories: Varies
Units per Building: Varies

13. Mixed Density Block
Stories: 2-8
50-80 Units/Acres
Chicago Mixed Density Block

14. A Neighborhood For Everyone
•Support for transit, walking
and bicycling
•Range of housing options
•Healthy environment
•Access to green space
•Design, aesthetics and
local historic character

15. 3
WORK Historic
-SHOP Preservation
LIVABLE
COMMUNITIES
Vincent L. Michael, PhD

16. "Preservation"
is an overarching term: to save
buildings
"Restoration"
is the very RARE act of restoring
buildings to their historic
appearance
Wrigley Building, Graham Anderson Probst White Robie House, Frank Lloyd Wright

17. "Rehabilitation"
is the standard for 95% of historic
buildings
"Adaptive Re-use"
is another common term
Shaw Technology School, Farr Associates
The Goal:
To make buildings function
in the future while retaining
historic qualities

18. National Register of Historic Places
•Created by the National Historic
Preservation Act of 1966
•National list was the first to include
buildings, sites and structures with
local significance

19. National Register of Historic Places
•Most common form of landmark
status
•Includes both individual buildings
and districts

20. Julia C. Lathrop Homes
Significance and Context

21. Julia C. Lathrop Homes
Significance and Context

22. Julia C. Lathrop Homes
Site Plan

23. Julia C. Lathrop Homes
Buildings

24. Julia C. Lathrop Homes
Buildings

25. Julia C. Lathrop Homes
Landscape
Columbus Park Jens Jensen

26. Julia C. Lathrop Homes
Landscape
Jens Jensen, Lathrop Homes

27. National Register of Historic Places
•Protection: Section 106 Process
•SHPO (State Historic Preservation
Office) is responsible for the review
•Only protects against Federal action
or funding

28. National Register of Historic Places
Protection: Section 106 Process at
Lathrop triggered by HUD funding
Review process is already underway
1. Identify / Evaluate
Historic Properties
2. Assess Effects
3. Consultation
4. Council Comment
5. Proceed

29. National Register of Historic Places
•Federal Investment Tax Credit
(20% of total rehabilitation cost)
•Illinois Property Tax freeze
•Easements

30. Section 106: How It Works
•National Register listing helped
prevent Federal Government from
demolishing old Goldblatt's
Building on State Street, 1989 (left)
•National Register listing helped
preserve Tri-Taylor District from
state Medical Center expansion,
1981 (below)

31. Section 106: How It Works
•Postal Service planned demolition
of Burnham designed Marshall
Field River warehouse for new
post office
•Followed Section 106 but
proceeded with demolition anyway,
1991

32. Section 106: Examples
•80 buildings and landscapes at Fort
Sheridan are a National Historic
Landmark
•Complex is preserved as it is sold to
private owners - new infill and
additions permitted with design review
Fort Sheridan, Related Midwest

33. Section 106: Examples
•939 W. Armitage: CTA Brown Line
Rehabilitation, 2006-2008

34. Section 106: Examples
•939 W. Armitage: CTA Brown Line
Rehabilitation, 2006-2008

35. Section 106: Examples
•Schoenhofen Brewery: allows
demolition for 9 of 11 buildings in
historic complex
•City starts to demolish 10th
building, 1902 Power House by
Schmidt, Garden, Martin

36. Section 106: Examples
•Schoenhofen Brewery:
Renegotiated MOA requires
marketing (1985)
•New user rehabilitates building

37. Rehabilitation Examples
•American Brewery, Baltimore
Revitalization of challenged East
Baltimore neighborhood by
Humanim, non-profit 2011 National
Trust Honor Award Winner

38. Rehabilitation Examples
•American Brewery, Baltimore
Interior Views

39. Rehabilitation Examples
•Manvilla Manor, former blight on
Knoxville community
•Now 57-unit supportive living
center, 2011 National Trust
Honor Award Winner

40. What's Next For Lathrop?
• Determine what can be preserved
• Physical viability
• Economic viability
• No set formula
Lane Tech High School
WARD 47
ndustrial Corridor WARD 32
IRVING PARK
ROSCOE VILLAGE
I
1M
HAMLIN PARK
Schneider Elementary SOUTH
DALE LAKEVIEW
WARD 1
Green LATHROP
Exchange HOMES
SQUARE
WEST
DEPAUL
WARD 35
BUCKTOWN
California Ave.
Western Ave.
Ashland Ave.
Damen Ave.

41. What's Next For Lathrop?
The Framework:
•The CHA and Working
WORK
-SHOP 1
GREENING
Group have given us
guidelines, how do we
LATHROP WORK
2 meet them?
OF
-SHOP
EDUCATION •Where do we get the funds
&
COMMUNITY for development? How
BUILDING WORK
-SHOP 3
LIVABLE
COMMUNITIES
much/when is it available?
•Given the market
environment, what makes
sense at this site?
Next steps...

42. 3
WORK Question &
-SHOP Answer
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43. 312.595.7240
www.lathropcommunity.org
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