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1513 W School St 2

Lake View, Chicago IL 60657 14203240210000 2 units · 1909

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, and our model puts it at a low risk of maintenance problems over the next 12 months. 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 Lake View — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.0
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Lake View average of 1.0.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1909
Stories
Building area2,648 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)14203240210000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1513 W School St

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 1513 W School St in Lake View, owned by Lien Thuy Nguyen, was constructed in 1909 and has a relatively minimal record of service requests and permits over the past seven years. The recent history of the property, spanning from July to November 2025, shows three service requests, two of which were related to waste management (yard waste pick-up and blue recycling cart) while one was more concerning, involving a no building permit and construction violation that was filed in late October and subsequently closed. The building's permit record for the past seven years shows only two permits were issued, which is notably low for a property of this age and size. Given the age of the building and its limited documented permit activity, this property may warrant closer examination of its maintenance history and compliance with current building codes, though the available data doesn't provide definitive conclusions about its overall condition or safety.

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Risk rating

How 1513 W School St 2'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
84thpercentile

Out of 3452 buildings in this neighborhood, 552 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
77%
No code
violation
23%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

Precise location is a proxy for area-level risk — some Chicago zip codes have systematically higher code-enforcement activity.

Construction permits (past 7 years)

Number of permits pulled at this address — construction or renovation activity over 7 years.

Number of bedrooms

Total bedroom count is a proxy for property scale.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 23%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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1513 W School St 2 event timeline

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2025
311 Request Oct 24
No Building Permit and Construction Violation

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