North Center is challenging Lakeview and Lincoln Park as the home teardown capitol of Chicago in 2014. The community area, which is bordered by Montrose Avenue, Diversey Parkway, the Chicago River and Ravenswood Avenue, had 58 suspected teardowns through Sept. 2014, compared with 60 in all of 2013.

Website Chicago Cityscape defines a suspected teardown as a property for which there are demolition and construction permits issued within 90 days of each other.

Suspected teardowns, 2014

0 - 2 3 - 10 11 - 38 39 - 58

Source: Chicago Cityscape

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