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1228 W Albion Chicago

Rogers Park, Chicago IL 60626 11323130190000 15 units · 1925

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
Units15
Year built1925
Stories
Building area11,994 sq ft
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)11323130190000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
J Twombly M Melente
Mailing address
1256 W Albion

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AI summary

The 15-unit residential building at 1228 W Albion in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood, owned by J Twombly and M Melente, has a relatively clean record of service requests over the past seven years, with only seven 311 service requests logged during this period. All recorded incidents occurred between May 2025 and March 2026, and notably, they all relate to "Finance Parking Code Enforcement Review" matters, suggesting a temporary cluster of concerns regarding parking-related financial enforcement issues. However, all these requests have been marked as closed, indicating that whatever concerns were raised have been addressed. The building, constructed in 1925, has experienced no other documented complaints or service requests on record outside of this specific parking enforcement cluster, which constitutes 100% of its 311 service request history. The absence of any safety-related incidents or other major complaints is worth noting, though the limited data period should be considered when evaluating the building's overall condition and management history.

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Risk rating

How 1228 W Albion 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

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
35thpercentile

Out of 1536 buildings in this neighborhood, 998 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
39%
No code
violation
61%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Number of units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

Lot size

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Building size

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12-Month severity forecast
No violation 32.9%
Moderate concern 61.8%
Severe concern 5.3%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

1228 W Albion Chicago event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Mar 30
Finance Parking Code Enforcement Review
311 RequestMar 15
Finance Parking Code Enforcement Review

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