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1524 N Hamlin Ave 1A

Humboldt Park, Chicago IL 60651 16021030290000 2 units · 1903

This building has a higher-than-average number of open problems nearby. Few open issues; problems get fixed quickly. A reasonable bet for a smooth tenancy.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Humboldt Park
At or below average
avg 1.3
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Humboldt Park average of 1.3.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1903
Stories
Building area3,204 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16021030290000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Ernesgido J Mateo
Mailing address
1524 N Hamlin Av

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AI summary

The two-unit residential building at 1524 N Hamlin Ave 1A in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood, owned by Ernesgido J Mateo, is a century-plus-old structure built in 1903. Over the past seven years, there have been four documented 311 service requests associated with the property. The most recent documented request, from May 2026, pertains to a blue recycling cart and is currently open. Prior to that, in August 2025, there was a request related to finance parking code enforcement review, which has since been closed. Two other requests were filed in 2024: an open tree planting request from November and a closed abandoned vehicle complaint from April. While the number of service requests is relatively low for a property of this age and size, the nature of these requests primarily relates to city services rather than building-specific issues, with no reports of health or safety concerns in the available data.

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Risk rating

How 1524 N Hamlin Ave 1A'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
79thpercentile

Out of 6211 buildings in this neighborhood, 1304 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
78%
No code
violation
22%
Code violation
likely
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311 call rate, owner's portfolio

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Township: West Chicago

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12-Month severity forecast
No violation 62.0%
Moderate concern 23.6%
Severe concern 14.4%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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1524 N Hamlin Ave 1A event timeline

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2026
311 Request May 09
Blue Recycling Cart

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