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855 N Hamlin Ave

Humboldt Park, Chicago IL 60651 16023290020000 3 units · 1891

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 Humboldt Park — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.2
24
FewerMore

This building has 24 building violations (7y), above the Humboldt Park average of 1.2.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1891
Stories
Building area1,764 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)16023290020000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1749 W Golf Rd #122

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 855 N Hamlin Ave in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, owned by Larry Schwartz, has a documented history dating back to 1891. Of particular concern is the building's current status, with four open complaint-driven inspection violations recorded in October 2020, representing ongoing compliance issues that remain unresolved as of October 2023. The building has had 24 building violations over the past seven years, with 23 service requests to 311, though the majority of these (20 out of 23) relate to garbage cart maintenance or alley pothole complaints in 2025, suggesting recent infrastructure or waste management challenges in the immediate vicinity rather than building-specific issues.

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Risk rating

How 855 N Hamlin 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
3rdpercentile

Out of 6229 buildings in this neighborhood, 6042 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
27%
No code
violation
73%
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 (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.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

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

Property class (211)

Assessor class 211 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 73%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

855 N Hamlin Ave event timeline

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

2020
Building Violation Oct 28 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationOct 28
COMPLAINT

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