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857 W Lawrence Ave

Uptown, Chicago IL 60640 14172050110000 6 units · 1900

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 Uptown — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 2.1
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Uptown average of 2.1.

Building characteristics
Units6
Year built1900
Stories
Building area9,704 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)14172050110000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
857 W Lawrence Av

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The six-unit residential building at 857 W Lawrence Ave in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood, owned by Richard Wu and constructed in 1900, has experienced several notable events and service requests over the past two years. The most recent incident was a rodent baiting complaint filed with the Streets and Sanitation department in December 2025, which has since been closed. During 2025, there was also one open tree removal inspection request, following a previously closed tree emergency reported in March 2025. The summer of 2024 saw two tree trim requests submitted in August, both of which were closed, and a cab feedback request in June 2024 that also reached a conclusion.

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Risk rating

How 857 W Lawrence 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
42ndpercentile

Out of 1231 buildings in this neighborhood, 714 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
53%
No code
violation
47%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

Number of units

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

Township: Lake View

Located in Lake View. The township captures local housing-market and code-enforcement patterns that affect all properties in the area.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 47%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

857 W Lawrence Ave event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Dec 01
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint
Streets and Sanitation

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