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1848 N Lincoln Ave

Old Town, Chicago IL 60614 14334080170000 4 units · 1893

This building has significantly more problems than most nearby buildings. A handful of unresolved issues. Worth a careful walk-through and pointed questions.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Old Town
Above average
avg 1.4
4
FewerMore

This building has 4 building violations (7y), above the Old Town average of 1.4.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1893
Stories
Building area3,466 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)14334080170000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Lisa Diehlman Trustee
Mailing address
2170 N Lincoln Ave

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The four-unit, 1893 building at 1848 N Lincoln Ave in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood, currently owned by the Lisa Diehlman Trustee, has a relatively clean record over the past seven years, with all identified building code violations being permit-related inspections that have been resolved promptly. The most recent permit-related violations occurred in 2023, with the most recent permits being issued and complied with in May 2023 and April 2023. The building's service request history shows 31 total 311 calls in the past seven years, with the majority of recent interactions (2025-2026) relating to street-level concerns such as e-scooter parking (two instances), potholes, a "Do Not Enter" sign repair, and a tree planting request. These external infrastructure and municipal service matters are generally unrelated to the building's internal conditions or safety and appear to have been handled through normal city processes.

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Risk rating

How 1848 N Lincoln 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

Grade A–B — Low risk

City inspectors rarely find violations here. Strong maintenance history and a clean complaint record.

Grade C — Moderate risk

Some past violations or complaints on record. Worth asking the landlord about any open issues before signing.

Grade D–F — High risk

Elevated violation and complaint history. City inspectors have found issues here before and are statistically likely to again.

Neighborhood percentile
16thpercentile

Out of 572 buildings in this neighborhood, 480 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
32%
No code
violation
68%
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.

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

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.

Number of units

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

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 28.3%
Moderate concern 53.6%
Severe concern 18.1%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

1848 N Lincoln Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Apr 27
Tree Planting Request
Streets and Sanitation
311 RequestApr 20
311 INFORMATION ONLY CALL

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