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219 N Cicero Ave

Austin, Chicago IL 60644 16103120030000 5 units · 1902

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
9
FewerMore

This building has 9 building violations (7y), above the Austin average of 1.6.

Building characteristics
Units5
Year built1902
Stories
Building area2,550 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)16103120030000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
305 N Cicero

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The 5-unit residential building at 219 N Cicero Ave in Chicago's Austin neighborhood, owned by Chance Ministry, has a significant number of unresolved regulatory issues. Built in 1902, this property is currently facing multiple ongoing compliance challenges, with six open periodic routine inspection violations as of August 2023 and two additional pending violations in 2024 and 2026. These recent and numerous inspection violations suggest potential ongoing maintenance or safety concerns that may affect resident quality of life. The building's violation and service request history over the past seven years shows a total of 15 building violations and 18 service requests associated with the owner. While the property has experienced some external maintenance issues, including a fly dumping incident in late 2025 and a graffiti incident in mid-2024 (both now resolved), these were not directly related to the building's habitability. The concentration of open violations, particularly from 2023, warrants attention as these represent unresolved compliance issues that could impact resident safety and comfort.

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Risk rating

How 219 N Cicero 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
4thpercentile

Out of 7223 buildings in this neighborhood, 6934 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
25%
No code
violation
75%
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.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 75%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

219 N Cicero Ave event timeline

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2026
Building Violation Mar 03 Serious
PERIODIC
OPEN

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