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2513 N California Ave

Logan Square, Chicago IL 60647 13254160120000 5 units · 1893

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years. Our model still sees a moderate chance of maintenance problems in the next 12 months, from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area rather than from anything recorded here. No public enforcement record to go on. Walk the building, ask the current tenants how repairs get handled, and get any promises in writing.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Logan Square — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 0.7
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Logan Square average of 0.7.

The bar and the rating point different ways because they measure different things: the bar counts building violations already on file, the rating forecasts the next 12 months.

Building characteristics
Units5
Year built1893
Stories
Building area2,208 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)13254160120000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
2513 N California Av

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The five-unit building at 2513 N California Ave in Logan Square, owned by Park Jong Bo, is a 130-year-old structure built in 1893. Over the past seven years, the property has generated a total of nine 311 service requests, with the most recent incidents occurring in 2026. The building's recent service request history has been notably focused on lighting issues, with three street light outage complaints logged between May and September 2025, and one additional street light complaint in March 2026. The property has also experienced some public space maintenance issues, including a tree emergency report and a rodent baiting complaint in 2026, both of which have since been resolved. While the building's overall service request volume is relatively low for its age and unit count, the concentrated nature of the street lighting issues during 2025-2026 suggests a particular pattern of infrastructure concerns in the immediate vicinity during that period.

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Risk rating

How 2513 N California Ave'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
24thpercentile

Out of 5187 buildings in this neighborhood, 3942 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
60%
No code
violation
40%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

The data points that most influenced this building's risk rating — ranked by the weight the model placed on each one.

Property class (212)

Assessor class 212 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

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.

Number of units

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

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 40%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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2513 N California Ave event timeline

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2026
311 Request Apr 06
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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