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2255 N Lawler Ave

Belmont Cragin, Chicago IL 60639 13332100020000 3 units · 1923

This building has more problems than most buildings in this neighborhood. Few open issues; problems get fixed quickly. A reasonable bet for a smooth tenancy.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Belmont Cragin
At or below average
avg 0.9
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Belmont Cragin average of 0.9.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1923
Stories
Building area2,272 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13332100020000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
2255 N Lawler Av

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Initial analysis

The three-unit multifamily building at 2255 N Lawler Ave in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood is a 1923 construction currently owned by Valentin Bahena. The property has had minimal documented activity over the past seven years, with only three 311 service requests on record, all of which were resolved. The most recent incident, recorded in November 2025, was an information-only inquiry made through the 311 City Services system. Prior to that, there were two garbage-related service requests in 2024: one for a missed garbage pick-up in May and another regarding garbage cart maintenance in March of that year. While these waste management issues were appropriately addressed and closed, they represent the only documented service requests for this property within the available data period, suggesting either relatively few issues or potentially incomplete record keeping.

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Risk rating

How 2255 N Lawler 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

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
26thpercentile

Out of 4437 buildings in this neighborhood, 3283 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
64%
No code
violation
36%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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311 calls (past 7 years)

311 service requests tied to this address over 7 years.

311 call rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property 311 call rate across the owner's portfolio.

Number of units

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

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 57.4%
Moderate concern 33.4%
Severe concern 9.2%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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2255 N Lawler Ave event timeline

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2025
311 Request Nov 13
311 INFORMATION ONLY CALL
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