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214 N Laporte Ave

Austin, Chicago IL 60644 16094090160000

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model sees a moderate chance of more in the next 12 months. A few records worth reading before you sign. Check whether they were closed out, and ask what was actually fixed.

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
1
FewerMore

This building has 1 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 built1914
Stories
Building area2,390 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16094090160000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
214 N Laporte Ave

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The property at 214 N LaPorte Ave in Chicago's Austin neighborhood is a 1914 building currently owned by SOW Community Development. The building's record over the past seven years shows minimal violations, with only one building code violation documented in November 2019, though this was resolved promptly. The property has generated eight 311 service requests in the past seven years, with the most recent being three garbage cart maintenance requests and a pet wellness check in 2025. Additionally, there have been reports of an abandoned vehicle and a stray animal in the vicinity, though these were location-specific rather than building-specific issues. The owner has maintained relatively few building permits on record, with only one for the building and three total permits across all parcels they own. Notably, there was a significant increase in service requests during the specified period, with the ownership group generating 31 requests in total, though many of these related to non-building-specific issues such as garbage cart maintenance and waste management concerns.

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Risk rating

How 214 N Laporte 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
24thpercentile

Out of 7223 buildings in this neighborhood, 5489 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
58%
No code
violation
42%
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
Moderate failure risk 42%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

214 N Laporte Ave event timeline

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2023
311 Request Jul 05
Water in Basement Complaint

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