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2512 N Southport Ave

Lincoln Park, Chicago IL 60614 14293130340000 3 units · 1887

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 Lincoln Park — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.0
0
FewerMore

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

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1887
Stories
Building area2,212 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)14293130340000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
Po Box 2513

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Initial analysis

The three-unit, 1887 brick building at 2512 N Southport Ave in Lincoln Park, currently owned by SEMCO 2512 LLC, has experienced several noteworthy municipal interactions over the past two years. Most significantly, there have been two sanitation-related incidents in June 2025, involving a sanitation code violation and a fly dumping complaint, though both were subsequently closed. The property has also faced infrastructure-related issues, with a sewer cave-in inspection request and an inspection of the public way both filed and closed in June 2024. Other service requests in recent years include a tree trimming request (though this service is no longer being accepted), a pothole complaint in the street (July 2024), and seven other documented 311 service requests over the past seven years, all of which have been closed. While the building is relatively old for a Chicago structure, the frequency and variety of service requests in recent years, particularly regarding sanitation and infrastructure issues, merit attention to the building's current maintenance dynamics.

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Risk rating

How 2512 N Southport 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
82ndpercentile

Out of 1544 buildings in this neighborhood, 278 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
Model explanation

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Year built

The year a building was constructed is a proxy for its maintenance challenges.

Number of bedrooms

Total bedroom count is a proxy for property scale.

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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2512 N Southport Ave event timeline

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2025
311 Request Jun 02
Sanitation Code Violation

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