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624 S Kostner Ave

Garfield Park, Chicago IL 60624 16153070310000

This building has a higher-than-average number of open problems nearby. Few open issues; problems get fixed quickly. A reasonable bet for a smooth tenancy.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Garfield Park
Above average
avg 1.9
4
FewerMore

This building has 4 building violations (7y), above the Garfield Park average of 1.9.

Building characteristics
Units
Year built1924
Stories
Building area2,158 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16153070310000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1535 Park Ave 405

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Initial analysis

The property at 624 S Kostner Ave in Garfield Park is a two-parcel building constructed in 1924, currently owned by Ruby T Bryant. The building's record reveals several concerning patterns, with the most significant being four unresolved complaint-driven inspection violations recorded in May 2026, which represent the only building code violations on record in the past seven years. While the building's total number of 311 service requests over the past seven years is relatively low at nine, there was an unusual cluster of traffic signal-related complaints in April 2026 (three requests), along with another traffic signal complaint in February 2026, and a street-related issue in March 2026. These traffic-related problems, all of which were resolved, occurred shortly before the May violations were recorded. The building's most distant service request dates back to November 2024 and concerned a pothole in the street, which was also closed. It's noteworthy that the most recent violations are still open as of now, representing the only active issues currently on record for the property.

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Risk rating

How 624 S Kostner 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

Grade A–B — Low risk

City inspectors rarely find violations here. Strong maintenance history and a clean complaint record.

Grade C — Moderate risk

Some past violations or complaints on record. Worth asking the landlord about any open issues before signing.

Grade D–F — High risk

Elevated violation and complaint history. City inspectors have found issues here before and are statistically likely to again.

Neighborhood percentile
89thpercentile

Out of 3992 buildings in this neighborhood, 439 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
72%
No code
violation
28%
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

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Number of rooms

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12-Month severity forecast
No violation 64.1%
Moderate concern 26.8%
Severe concern 9.1%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

624 S Kostner Ave event timeline

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

2026
Building Violation May 06 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationMay 06
COMPLAINT

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