Christopher B. Collins
Licensed Architect - State of Illinois
Licensed Architect - State of Wisconsin
Licensed Architect - State of Florida 
Licensed Design Firm - State of Illinois
Self-Certified Architect - City of Chicago
Certified Passive House Consultant (active 2012-2017) 
LEEDd Accredited Professional (active 2011-2014) 
Association of Licensed Architects - Illinois Member
US Sailing: Certified Club Race Officer
773-540-4226

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 Department
Lead 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