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327 N Mason Ave

Austin, Chicago IL 60644 16084010090000 3 units · 1916

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 Austin — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.6
4
FewerMore

This building has 4 building violations (7y), above the Austin average of 1.6.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1916
Stories
Building area3,768 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16084010090000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
327 N Mason

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The three-unit, 1916 multi-family building at 327 N Mason Ave in the Austin neighborhood, currently owned by Mary H Johnson, has experienced several significant issues over the past seven years that warrant attention. Most notably, there are four unresolved complaint-driven inspection violations recorded on August 30, 2019, suggesting potential safety or habitability concerns that have remained unaddressed for over four years. In addition to these building code violations, there have been seven 311 service requests related to the property, including a concerning low water pressure complaint in June 2024, which was subsequently resolved. Other municipal service requests have generally been less critical and relate to routine maintenance issues such as garbage and recycling cart management (March 2025), tree planting (May 2024), and an alley light outage (May 2024), all of which have been properly addressed and closed.

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Risk rating

How 327 N Mason 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
8thpercentile

Out of 7223 buildings in this neighborhood, 6645 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
36%
No code
violation
64%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Location

Precise location is a proxy for area-level risk — some Chicago zip codes have systematically higher code-enforcement activity.

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.

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 64%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

327 N Mason Ave event timeline

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2026
311 Request Jul 03
Low Water Pressure Complaint
311 City Services

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