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1524 W Diversey Pky

Lake View, Chicago IL 60614 14291280310000 2 units · 1890

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 built1890
Stories
Building area2,226 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)14291280310000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1524 W Diversey Pkwy

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 1524 W Diversey Parkway in the Lake View neighborhood, owned by Dennis J McElaney, has a documented history dating back to 1890. The property has generated a modest number of service requests over the past seven years, totaling 11, with the most recent cluster of reports occurring between late 2024 and early 2026. The majority of these requests have been related to street maintenance and public infrastructure, including two street cleaning requests in December 2024, an inspection of the public way in March 2026, a pothole complaint in February 2026, and a water on street issue in August 2025. One notable point is the presence of an open service request from November 2025 regarding sign repair, which has yet to be resolved as of the latest records. While the building itself has not generated any direct service requests in recent years, the majority of documented issues have been related to street and public way conditions rather than building-specific concerns.

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Risk rating

How 1524 W Diversey Pky'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
78thpercentile

Out of 3452 buildings in this neighborhood, 759 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
75%
No code
violation
25%
Code violation
likely
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Location

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Township: Lake View

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12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 25%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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