The Work of Christopher B. Collins as Architect - abridged CBC Architects,
Inc., Principal; 2000-present projects by cbc|a are noted below as AOR (Architect-of-Record) CBC Architects subcontracted at times for LeVaughn + Associates from 2016-2023 subcontracted projects are noted below as w/ LVA Metzler/Hull Development Corp., Senior Architect
/ Architect-of-Record; 1999-2005 projects are noted below as AOR w/ M/H Single Family Residence (sfr) – New Construction Brewer Bay; Tortola, BVI, single family residence, 4,300 square feet new concrete
AOR 1832 N Howe Street; Chicago, sfr, 8,800 sf new masonry AOR w/ M/H 1866
N Howe Street; Chicago, sfr, 10,200 sf new masonry AOR
w/ M/H 1903 N Howe Street; Chicago, sfr, 6,200 sf new masonry
AOR w/ M/H 1853 N Burling Street; Chicago, sfr, 9,696 sf new masonry AOR 1917 N Burling Street; Chicago, sfr, 6,300 sf new masonry
w/ Suvanne 1933 N Burling Street; Chicago, sfr, 7,200 sf new masonry AOR w/ M/H 1935 N Burling Street;
Chicago, sfr, 6,200
sf new masonry AOR w/ M/H 1737 N Mohawk Street; Chicago, sfr, 6,200 sf new masonry w/ M/H 1921 N Mohawk Street;
Chicago, sfr, 6,200
sf new masonry w/ M/H 1928 N Mohawk Street; Chicago, sfr, 6,800 sf new masonry AOR w/ M/H 1930 N Mohawk Street;
Chicago, sfr, 6,800
sf new masonry AOR 2026 N Mohawk Street; Chicago, sfr, 11,700 sf new masonry AOR w/ M/H 1823 N Cleveland
Avenue; Chicago, sfr, 6,300
sf new masonry AOR w/ M/H 1825 N Cleveland Avenue; Chicago, sfr, 6,200 sf new masonry AOR w/ M/H 2044 N Clifton Avenue; Chicago, sfr, 7,100 sf new masonry AOR w/ M/H 2121 N Clifton Avenue; Chicago, sfr, 5,800 sf new masonry AOR w/ M/H 2432 N Surrey Court; Chicago, sfr, 6,400 sf new masonry AOR w/ M/H 1246 W Webster Avenue;
Chicago, sfr, 5,200
sf new masonry AOR 1643 N Paulina Street; Chicago, sfr, 7,700 sf new masonry veneer w/ LVA Single Family
Renovation (sfr) or Condominium Residence Renovation 1337
W Henderson; Chicago, sfr, 11,000 sf renovation & addition w/ LVA 1501 N State Parkway;
Unit#18B; Chicago, condo, 2,900 sf rehab w/ LVA 1515 N State Parkway; Chicago, sfr, custom
door shop drawings 1521 N State Parkway; Chicago, sfr, interr
rehab + roof top deck, 9,692 sf masonry AOR 1530 N State Parkway; Chicago, condo, 4,270 sf interior rehab AOR 67 E Bellevue Place; Chicago; sfr, 5,300 sf rehab + addition AOR 40 E Burton
Place; Chicago; sfr, 15,950 sf rehab + addition AOR 61 W Burton Place; Chicago, sfr, rear deck add
+ office & media cabinetry design AOR 179 E Lake Shore Drive Unit#14W; Chicago, condo, 3,600 sf rehab AOR, w/ CG 179 E Lake Shore Drive Unit#22E; Chicago, condo, 3,600 sf rehab AOR 209 E
Lake Shore Drive Unit#4E; Chicago, condo, 6,400 sf rehab w/LVA 1807 N Sedgwick Street; Chicago,
sfr, 4,300 sf rehab AOR w/ CD 2123-2127 N Bissell Street; Chicago, sfr, 9,362
sf historic rehab AOR 2317 N Geneva Terrace; Chicago, sfr, 6,000 sf historic rehab masonry
AOR 1950 N Orchard Street; Chicago, sfr, master bathroom and electrical rehab AOR 1832 N Howe Street; Chicago, staff office & garage addition, 2,600 sf new masonry AOR 1934 N
Howe Street; Chicago, sfr design study, 7,150 sf rehab + addition Design Arch, unbuilt 2055 N
Howe Street; Chicago, sfr plumbing & tuckpointing rehab AOR 2021 N Howe Street; Chicago,
sfr 11,400 sf interior rehab AOR 1755 N Mohawk Street; Chicago, family room, and garage addition, 1,200
sf masonry AOR 1825 N Mohawk Street; Chicago, sfr, 6,200 sf rehab masonry AOR , w/ LVA 1301 N Dearborn Street; Chicago, condo residence Unit 1105-06, 4,000 sf rehab AOR 1534 N
Dearborn Parkway; Chicago, sfr 7,075 sf rehab + breezeway addition w/ LVA 1839 N Burling Street:
sfr 5,200 sf interior rehab, 400 sf addition + rear deck w/ LVA 1916 N Burling Street; Chicago,
sfr addition 3,000 sf masonry AOR 2249 N Burling Street; Chicago, sfr renovation + addition, 5,000 sf AOR 1524 N Hoyne Street; Chicago, sfr historic renovation + addition 7,200 sf AOR ,w/ LVA 4951 N Winchester; Chicago, sfr 3,300 sf frame rehab AOR w/ CG 4222 N Hermitage; Chicago,
sfr 6,100 sf frame rehab AOR 1449 W Foster Avenue; Chicago, add dwelling unit, masonry AOR 3205 W Armitage Avenue; Chicago, de-convert dwelling unit, masonry AOR 538 W
Deming Place; Chicago, sfr 4,400 sf masonry rehab w/ LVA 558 W Belden Avenue; Chicago, sfr renovation
+ addition 3,450 sf masonry w/ LVA 1260 N Astor Street; Chicago, condo rehab 4,800 sf w/ LVA 5318 S Greenwood Avenue; Chicago, sfr renovation + addition 5,089 sf frame AOR 3458 W
Duck Lake Rd; Watersmeet, MI, entry addition, kitchen renovation AOR Roof
Top Decks/Garages/Porches/Decorative Fencing/Orangeries/Elevators 331 E Wisconsin Ave; Neenah, WI, single family historic porch restoration AOR 625 Bougainvillea; Naples,
FL, outdoor kitchen renovation AOR 14136 Crackerjack Ln; Lakeside, MI, rear deck, outdoor kitchen, and pool
renovation AOR 49015 Skyhi Road; Grand Beach, MI, new partially enclosed frame deck w/ shower
AOR 2205 W Walton Street; Chicago, exterior stone patio and canopy system AOR 511 W Armitage Avenue; Chicago, garage rooftop deck AOR 3205 W Armitage Avenue; Chicago,
garage and fireplace AOR 1426 W Melrose Avenue; Chicago, garage rooftop deck AOR 1103 W Webster Avenue; Chicago, new masonry garage AOR 3019 W Ardmore; Chicago, new masonry garage AOR 535 W Belden Avenue; Chicago, new masonry garage AOR 1949 N Lincoln Avenue; Chicago,
garage and deck replacement AOR 2123 N Bissell Street; Chicago, steel rear porch replacement and conversion
to sfr AOR 2142 N Seminary Avenue; Chicago, removal of fire escape and violations AOR 2044 N Seminary; Chicago, removal of fire escape and violations AOR 1521 N
State Parkway; Chicago, addition to fire escape AOR 1222 N Astor Street; Chicago, elevator addition
w/ LVA 2404 W Grace Street; Chicago, porch replacement AOR 544 W Dickens Avenue; Chicago,
iron fence & rail, stone piers AOR 2435 N Burling Street; Chicago, rear deck rail design AOR 1540 N Dearborn Parkway; Chicago, breezeway addition design AOR 1312 N Dearborn Parkway;
Chicago, greenhouse conservatory AOR 1312 N Dearborn Parkway; Chicago, iron fence & rail, stone piers,
fountain design AOR Multi-family 1201 N LaSalle
Parkway; Chicago, amenity space renovation & bathroom addition AOR 2742 N Lincoln Avenue; Chicago,
multi-family & Commercial, 8,000 sf new masonry w/EDC 1815 N Howe Street; Chicago, multi-family,
22,100 sf new masonry w/EDC 2700 N Lakeview Ave; Chicago, 3-unit multifamily 18,500 sf concrete masonry
rehab w/ LVA 3347 N Southport Ave; Chicago, 7-story commercial/resident 29,500 sf new masonry
w/ LVA Light Interior Renovation including Custom Cabinetry, Wine Storage, Kitchen, and Bathrooms 04 Kensington Drive; North Barrington, custom wine room AOR 1103 W Webster Avenue; Chicago, wine storage & foyer stair renovation 3019 W Ardmore; Chicago, custom wine storage 511 W Armitage
Avenue; Chicago, wine storage 2205 W Walton Street; Chicago,
exterior stone patio and canopy system AOR 5543 N Glenwood Avenue; Chicago, sfr kitchen and master bath renovation
w/ LVA 55 W Delaware Place, Unit 321; Chicago, master bath renovation 331 E Wisconsin Ave; Neenah, WI, sfr master bathroom AOR 834 Sheridan
Road; Glencoe, sfr master bathroom renovation AOR 945 Private Road; Winnetka, custom cabinetry
kitchen and bath designs 2143 N Seminary Avenue; Chicago, kitchen
design 3019 W Ardmore; Chicago, kitchen renovation 3743 N Greenview Avenue; Chicago, light renovation AOR 625 Bougainvillea; Naples, FL, bathroom renovations AOR 57 57th Street; Indianapolis,
custom cabinetry kitchen and bath designs AOR Commercial 1462 N Milwaukee; Chicago, coffee shop - the Worm Hole, 1,500 sf interior AOR 1725 N Damen Ave; Chicago, clothing store, 1,500 sf interior AOR 1123 & 1131 W Armitage;
Chicago, building façade design consulting 1178-1180
Lee St; Des Plains, strip mall interior sub-divide unit AOR 1412 N Halsted St; Chicago, office, 4,800 sf
rehab AOR Gral. Mendiburu; Lima, Peru, three story retail & office renovation & addition Design Architect 1448 N Western Ave; Chicago, realtor office, 1,200 sf interior AOR; w/ D-space 1725 W Division St; Chicago; tavern rehab + addition AOR 5445 Ridge Ave; Cincin; med.
marijuana dispensary, 5,400 sf new glass&steel w/ INTERFORM Franklin, MA, medical marijuana dispensary,
4,100 sf new masonry w/ INTERFORM 635 N Western Ave; Chicago, Pet Boarding, 3,000 sf masonry rehab w/ INTERFORM Residential – Structural forensics, water infiltration, and code reviews Lincoln Park; Chicago, sfr, 3,200 sf water infiltration & structural forensic repair AOR Lake View; Chicago, sfr, 4,200 sf water infiltration repair of masonry w/ TJ 1144
W Schubert, two story + coach house unit building code report 1530-36
W Cornelia; Chicago, twelve unit condominium construction review 1845 N New England; Chicago, foundation repair & Bungalow Tax Credit AOR 6526, 6530, 6566 W Irving
Park Rd; Chicago, High-rise façade review – short form AOR The Work of Christopher B. Collins as Construction Project Manager Hewitt Horn Incorporated; Construction Project Manager; 2005-2007 1364 N Dearborn Parkway; Chicago, sfr, 14,750 sf, new masonry
RESUME EXPERIENCE: Architect CBC Architects, Inc., Architect, Principal (October 2007-present)Environs
Development Inc., Senior Project Manager (Fall 2014-Summer 2016)Metzler / Hull Development Corporation, Architect of
Record (Fall
1999 to 2004)Decker Legge Kemp, Inc, Associate Architect II (Fall 1997 to Fall 1999)Hartshorne
Plunkard, Ltd., project manager (September 1993 to 1997) Construction Project Manager Hewitt Horn, Incorporated (Feb
2005-Oct 2007). Adjunct Faculty Westwood College: River Oaks – Calumet City (Oct 2009-Oct 2014).Business School: Construction Management DepartmentLead Faculty (Oct
2013-Oct 2014) EDUCATION: Master of Architecture, University of Illinois at
Chicago, 1992. Certificate
in Design Excellence from
Stanley Tigerman, Director, School of Architecture. College Service Award from the Dean of Architecture, Art & Urban Planning. Study Abroad - Rome, Spring 1991. Bachelor of Arts Degree - Art History, Beloit College; Beloit Wisconsin,
1987. ACTIVITIES: Central Lake View Neighborhood
Association –
Member 2009-present CLVN: Planning & Zoning Committee – Member 2009-present
Chicago Yacht Club Race Committee – Member 2013-present
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