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20 S Hamlin Chicago

Garfield Park, Chicago IL 60624 16141010250000 10 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 Garfield Park — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.9
6
FewerMore

This building has 6 building violations (7y), above the Garfield Park average of 1.9.

Building characteristics
Units10
Year built1916
Stories
Building area10,290 sq ft
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)16141010250000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
805 N Peoria St

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The 10-unit residential building at 20 S Hamlin in Chicago's Garfield Park neighborhood, owned by KEMT LLC, has been in existence since 1916 and has experienced several notable issues in recent years. The building is currently facing multiple unresolved code violations from March 2021, which were initiated through complaint-driven inspections. Prior to this, a pattern of unresolved violations was documented in August 2019, during a periodic routine inspection, with multiple citations recorded on that date. The property has generated a total of 16 service requests through the 311 system in the past seven years, with the most recent cluster of activity occurring in 2026, including requests for tree trimming, street light repair, and reports of deceased animals, with one abandoned vehicle complaint still under investigation. While some of these service requests have been successfully resolved, such as the recent tree debris cleanup and dead animal pickup, the building's persistent unresolved code violations, particularly those dating back to 2019 and 2021, are notable concerns regarding the property's maintenance history.

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Risk rating

How 20 S Hamlin Chicago'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
1stpercentile

Out of 3998 buildings in this neighborhood, 3958 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
16%
No code
violation
84%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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

Lot size

Total lot square footage is a proxy for property scale.

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 84%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

20 S Hamlin Chicago event timeline

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2023
311 Request Jul 05
Water in Basement Complaint
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