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1511 Howard

Rogers Park, Chicago IL 60626 11293000200000

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
Units
Year built1924
Stories
Building area12,376 sq ft
Property class318
PIN (Cook County parcel)11293000200000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Charlotte A Walters
Mailing address
1511 W Howard

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Initial analysis

The property at 1511 Howard Street in Rogers Park is a 99-year-old building owned by Charlotte A Walters, with relatively minimal activity on record over the past seven years. The building's documented history shows just one 311 service request and one building permit during this period, both of which are notably limited for a structure of its age. The sole service request was made in July 2025 for a tree removal inspection by the Chicago Department of Transportation, which has since been closed. It's worth noting that this request appears to be related to infrastructure maintenance rather than building conditions or tenant services. The building permit records for this period also show only one permit was issued, though the specific details and nature of this permit are not provided in the available data. Given the age of the building and the limited number of documented service requests and permits, this property has had relatively few official interactions with city services in recent years, though this alone may not necessarily indicate any particular condition or maintenance pattern.

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Risk rating

How 1511 Howard'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
36thpercentile

Out of 1536 buildings in this neighborhood, 983 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
40%
No code
violation
60%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Lot size

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Township: Rogers Park

Located in Rogers Park. The township captures local housing-market and code-enforcement patterns that affect all properties in the area.

Building size

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12-Month severity forecast
No violation 39.9%
Moderate concern 47.5%
Severe concern 12.6%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

1511 Howard event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Jul 28
Tree Removal Inspection
CDOT - Department of Transportation

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