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420 W Fullerton Chicago

Lincoln Park, Chicago IL 60614 14283220260000 103 units · 1921

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model predicts continuing maintenance failures over the next 12 months. Read the records below before you sign. Ask which issues were resolved, get repair commitments in writing, and inspect the unit yourself.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Lincoln Park — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.0
21
FewerMore

This building has 21 building violations (7y), above the Lincoln Park average of 1.0.

Building characteristics
Units103
Year built1921
Stories
Building area
Property class391
PIN (Cook County parcel)14283220260000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1 N Lasalle St #400

Landlord portfolio

Other Chicago properties this owner holds, with a risk rating for each.

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Initial analysis

The 103-unit building at 420 W Fullerton in Lincoln Park, managed by TLC Management Co, is a 1921 structure that has experienced a significant number of issues in recent years. The property currently has multiple unresolved building code violations from May 2025, all categorized as periodic routine inspections, along with an unresolved complaint-driven violation from March 2024. The building's recent history shows particular concern in 2025, when four sanitation-related service requests were filed in October 2025, including two Sanitation Code Violations and a Fly Dumping Complaint, all of which have since been resolved. The property has a concerning pattern of documentation over the past seven years, with 362 total building violations, 568 service requests, and 37 building permits. Additional notable issues include a house share prohibition violation in 2025 and 17 related violations recorded under the owner's total, suggesting ongoing challenges with unauthorized unit modifications. Environmental concerns date back to 1999, with two recycling work-related complaints and an administrative hearing that resulted in no fines. While the building has shown some responsiveness to certain violations, as evidenced by the resolved permit-related inspection from September 2023, the persistence of multiple open violations and recent sanitation issues suggests ongoing maintenance and regulatory compliance challenges.

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Risk rating

How 420 W Fullerton Chicago'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
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Out of 1544 buildings in this neighborhood, 1544 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
4%
No code
violation
96%
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.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

Number of units

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

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.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 96%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

420 W Fullerton Chicago event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Mar 04
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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