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1512 N Laramie Ave

Austin, Chicago IL 60651 16041070330000 2 units · 1953

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 Austin
At or below average
avg 1.7
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Austin average of 1.7.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1953
Stories
Building area2,179 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16041070330000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1512 N Laramie

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Initial analysis

The two-flat residential building at 1512 N Laramie Ave in Chicago's Austin neighborhood, owned by Rose M Brown, has been in existence since 1953 and is currently registered as a two-unit property. Over the past seven years, there have been a total of six recorded service requests through the city's 311 system, with the most recent cluster of incidents occurring in 2024. Notably, there was a sewer cave-in inspection request in April 2025, which is the most recent and potentially most significant issue on record, followed by two garbage cart maintenance requests (one in April 2024 and another in March 2025), and several infrastructure-related complaints including a sidewalk inspection request and a pothole complaint in August 2024. The presence of a vicious animal complaint in September 2024 also merits attention as it relates to resident safety concerns. While all reported issues have been closed, the variety of concerns logged in recent years - particularly the sewer inspection and sidewalk inspection requests - suggest ongoing attention to infrastructure and safety matters in the building's immediate vicinity.

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Risk rating

How 1512 N Laramie 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
79thpercentile

Out of 7212 buildings in this neighborhood, 1515 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
81%
No code
violation
19%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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311 call rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property 311 call rate across the owner's portfolio.

Township: West Chicago

Located in West Chicago. The township captures local housing-market and code-enforcement patterns that affect all properties in the area.

Township: Lake View

Located in Lake View. The township captures local housing-market and code-enforcement patterns that affect all properties in the area.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 74.4%
Moderate concern 18.3%
Severe concern 7.3%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

1512 N Laramie Ave event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Apr 17
Sewer Cave-In Inspection Request
Alderman
311 RequestMar 05
Garbage Cart Maintenance

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