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1519 W Farwell Chicago

Rogers Park, Chicago IL 60626 11321200060000 39 units · 1928

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model predicts continuing maintenance failures over the next 12 months. Read the records below before you sign. Ask which issues were resolved, get repair commitments in writing, and inspect the unit yourself.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Rogers Park — not a forecast
Above average
avg 2.3
11
FewerMore

This building has 11 building violations (7y), above the Rogers Park average of 2.3.

Building characteristics
Units39
Year built1928
Stories
Building area32,412 sq ft
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)11321200060000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1519 W Farwell Av

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Initial analysis

The property at 1519 W Farwell in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood is a 39-unit building constructed in 1928, currently owned by the entity "TAXPAYER OF." The building's recent record shows a concerning cluster of unresolved periodic routine inspection violations dating back to September 2022, with six open violations remaining on the books. The building's history over the past seven years reveals a significant volume of activity, with the owner incurring a total of 2,228 building violations and 8,731 311 service requests. The property has undergone 338 building permits during this period, indicating ongoing maintenance or improvements. A small number of environmental issues have been documented, including 10 enforcement actions and 33 complaints, primarily focused on air pollution incidents in 1994 that resulted in two municipal prosecution tickets with $100 fines each.

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Risk rating

How 1519 W Farwell Chicago'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

Lower risk — safer than most nearby

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

Typical — about average for the neighborhood

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

Higher risk — riskier than most nearby

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

Neighborhood percentile
3rdpercentile

Out of 1541 buildings in this neighborhood, 1495 are predicted to be safer. The band is relative to this neighborhood, so a share of every neighborhood falls in each colour.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
6%
No code
violation
94%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Lot size

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Building size

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Code violations, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 94%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

1519 W Farwell Chicago event timeline

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2025
311 Request Sep 03
Water Lead Test Kit Request

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