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![Built by Henri IV in 1605 as a speculative development where a uniform four story facade was imposed upon all purchasers. The buildings were possibly designed by Louis Metezeau, An evolution of the renaissance arcaded square (see SS Annunziata in Florence). There is the "big house" effect in the way the residential units are linked into more massive proportions. The proportions of the arched arcade openings are the lowest of the later Parisian squares. Their width varies from 8 feet on the west side to 9.1 feet on the north side forming a 1I1 raio when measured to the spring of the arch itself. The approximate height of most paviliions is 42 feet to the cornice line and 54 feet to the height of the roof beyond. The ground floor of these residences is now primarily devoted to restaurants and shops.](http://www.cnu.org/sites/www.cnu.org/files/imagecache/thumbnail/IMG_0284.jpg "Built by Henri IV in 1605 as a speculative development where a uniform four story facade was imposed upon all purchasers. The buildings were possibly designed by Louis Metezeau, An evolution of the renaissance arcaded square (see SS Annunziata in Florence). There is the "big house" effect in the way the residential units are linked into more massive proportions. The proportions of the arched arcade openings are the lowest of the later Parisian squares. Their width varies from 8 feet on the west side to 9.1 feet on the north side forming a 1I1 raio when measured to the spring of the arch itself. The approximate height of most paviliions is 42 feet to the cornice line and 54 feet to the height of the roof beyond. The ground floor of these residences is now primarily devoted to restaurants and shops.")
![The Archer Courts townhouses were built on 1.143 acres of land surrounding a rehabilitated "towers in the park" public housing complex in Chicago's Chinatown neighborhood. Of the 43 townhouses, 34 were sold at market prices to moderate-income residents, five were sold by lottery to low-income local families, and four were donated to the housing authority in exchange for the land. The 2-3 bedroom units, built from modular elements, feature alley-fed single car garages and rooftop decks. All units are adaptable for full accessibility, with wide interior doors and stairs, zero-step ground floor entries, and ground floor bathrooms. An innovative financing model used TIF funds and tax-exempt municipal bonds to access low-cost capital. The development won the 2005 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Architectural Excellence at the Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards.](http://www.cnu.org/sites/www.cnu.org/files/imagecache/thumbnail/RIMG0013.jpg "The Archer Courts townhouses were built on 1.143 acres of land surrounding a rehabilitated "towers in the park" public housing complex in Chicago's Chinatown neighborhood. Of the 43 townhouses, 34 were sold at market prices to moderate-income residents, five were sold by lottery to low-income local families, and four were donated to the housing authority in exchange for the land. The 2-3 bedroom units, built from modular elements, feature alley-fed single car garages and rooftop decks. All units are adaptable for full accessibility, with wide interior doors and stairs, zero-step ground floor entries, and ground floor bathrooms. An innovative financing model used TIF funds and tax-exempt municipal bonds to access low-cost capital. The development won the 2005 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Architectural Excellence at the Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards.")
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