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Landmarks Commission Vote Blow to Developers

CHICAGO-The Chicago Commission on Landmarks has voted to recommend that the City Council extend landmark status to the Motor Row district on the Near South Side. Property owners on Motor Row, some of whom want to tear down structures to build condos, are against the extension of landmark status to the area.

By Ted Jackson | Updated on October 11, 2000

CHICAGO-The Chicago Commission on Landmarks has voted to recommend that the City Council extend landmark status to the area known as Motor Row along South Michigan Ave.

Built mostly in the very early part of the century, the 56 buildings in the district are considered one of the largest groups of former automobile dealerships in the country. Many owners of buildings in the area have expressed strong opposition to the extension of landmark status to the district because that could interfere with future development plans for the area. Residential construction around the south edges of the Downtown has been booming and some owners have expressed an interest in tearing down their properties to build condos.

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