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1420 W Howard St 202

Rogers Park, Chicago IL 60626 11291080090000 4 units · 1915

This building has a higher-than-average number of open problems nearby. A handful of unresolved issues. Worth a careful walk-through and pointed questions.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Rogers Park
At or below average
avg 2.3
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Rogers Park average of 2.3.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1915
Stories
Building area4,392 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)11291080090000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mona K Buechler
Mailing address
1420 W Howard St

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Initial analysis

The four-unit residential building at 1420 W Howard St in Rogers Park, owned by Mona K Buechler, is a 1915 construction that has experienced some notable maintenance and community issues in 2026. The property has generated a total of 18 service requests to 311 over the past seven years, with a recent cluster of incidents occurring between March and May 2026. During this period, there were two separate graffiti incidents requiring removal, multiple sanitation-related concerns including a code violation and a restaurant complaint in March, and a sewer cleaning inspection request in early March. Additionally, there was a finance parking code enforcement review completed in May 2026. While the building has a documented history of service requests, the concentration of issues in recent months, particularly concerning sanitation and exterior maintenance, may warrant attention to the property's current maintenance standards.

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Risk rating

How 1420 W Howard St 202's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of Chicago code enforcement data — building violations, 311 complaint history, environmental enforcement, and owner track records. It estimates the probability that the City of Chicago will find a code violation at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Grade A–B — Low risk

City inspectors rarely find violations here. Strong maintenance history and a clean complaint record.

Grade C — Moderate risk

Some past violations or complaints on record. Worth asking the landlord about any open issues before signing.

Grade D–F — High risk

Elevated violation and complaint history. City inspectors have found issues here before and are statistically likely to again.

Neighborhood percentile
39thpercentile

Out of 1536 buildings in this neighborhood, 937 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
44%
No code
violation
56%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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311 calls (past 7 years)

311 service requests tied to this address over 7 years.

Property class (211)

Assessor class 211 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 34.1%
Moderate concern 42.9%
Severe concern 23.0%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

1420 W Howard St 202 event timeline

Building violations, environmental complaints and enforcement, permits, scofflaw listings, and 311 calls — most recent records in order.

2026
311 Request May 04
Finance Parking Code Enforcement Review
311 City Services
311 RequestApr 24
Graffiti Removal Request

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