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612 N Lockwood Ave

Austin, Chicago IL 60644 16091110390000

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years. Our model still sees a moderate chance of maintenance problems in the next 12 months, from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area rather than from anything recorded here. No public enforcement record to go on. Walk the building, ask the current tenants how repairs get handled, and get any promises in writing.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Austin — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.6
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Austin average of 1.6.

The bar and the rating point different ways because they measure different things: the bar counts building violations already on file, the rating forecasts the next 12 months.

Building characteristics
Units
Year built1903
Stories
Building area2,136 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16091110390000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
612 N Lockwood

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The three-story residential building at 612 N Lockwood Avenue in the Austin neighborhood, owned by Mitchell Elsieline, was constructed in 1903 and has a single parcel of land. Over the past seven years, the building has generated a total of 18 service requests through the 311 system, with the most notable cluster of incidents occurring in 2024. Between August and November 2024, there were three documented rodent-related complaints, suggesting an ongoing pest management issue during that period. Additionally, in October 2024, there was a request for sewer cleaning inspection, which could be related to the building's maintenance concerns. More recently, in 2025, there have been two "information only" calls to 311, though these do not indicate any specific building issues. While the overall number of service requests is relatively modest for a building of this age and size, the concentrated nature of the rodent complaints and the sewer cleaning request in 2024 warrants attention to the building's pest control and sanitation systems during that period.

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Risk rating

How 612 N Lockwood 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
21stpercentile

Out of 7223 buildings in this neighborhood, 5706 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
55%
No code
violation
45%
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.

311 calls (past 7 years)

311 service requests tied to this address over 7 years.

Location

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

311 call rate, owner's portfolio

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

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 45%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

612 N Lockwood Ave event timeline

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

2024
311 Request Nov 09
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint
311 City Services
311 RequestOct 04
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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