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1920 N Karlov Ave

Hermosa, Chicago IL 60639 13344050300000 3 units · 1898

This building has significantly more problems than most nearby buildings. A handful of unresolved issues. Worth a careful walk-through and pointed questions.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Hermosa
Above average
avg 0.9
13
FewerMore

This building has 13 building violations (7y), above the Hermosa average of 0.9.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1898
Stories
Building area2,895 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13344050300000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Felicitas Acevedo
Mailing address
1920 N Karlov

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AI summary

The three-unit residential building at 1920 N Karlov Ave in Hermosa, owned by Felicitas Acevedo, is a 125-year-old structure that has experienced an unusually high number of building-related issues in recent months. Most notably, there are currently six unresolved complaint-driven inspection violations as of July 2025, all of which remain open and represent a significant concern for resident safety and habitability. Between July 17 and August 1, 2025, there were five additional building violation service requests, along with one plumbing violation investigation and a porch inspection request, though these issues were subsequently closed. The building's recent history shows an alarming cluster of building-related problems, with multiple violations occurring in close succession during July 2025, suggesting either persistent maintenance challenges or possible documentation issues. While the building has had a total of 13 violations recorded over the past seven years, the current concentration of unresolved issues is particularly noteworthy and warrants attention.

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Risk rating

How 1920 N Karlov 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
11thpercentile

Out of 1617 buildings in this neighborhood, 1439 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
46%
No code
violation
54%
Code violation
likely
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Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

Code violations (past 7 years)

City of Chicago Department of Buildings violations issued at this address over the last 7 years — a direct record of enforcement activity.

Location

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12-Month severity forecast
No violation 25.6%
Moderate concern 47.7%
Severe concern 26.7%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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1920 N Karlov Ave event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Aug 01
Building Violation
311 RequestJul 31
Building Violation

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