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620 S Cicero Ave

Austin, Chicago IL 60644 16164010310000 5 units · 1914

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
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
Units5
Year built1914
Stories
Building area2,950 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)16164010310000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
Po Box 10797

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Initial analysis

The 5-unit residential building at 620 S Cicero Ave in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood, owned by John Matts, has been standing since 1914 and has a relatively limited history of documented incidents over the past two decades. The most recent building-related issues occurred in late 2024, including a health department building violation in September that was closed, and two air pollution complaints in August and September 2024, both of which were investigated and found to have no violations. The property has experienced some infrastructure-related issues in recent years, with multiple street and alley maintenance concerns being reported through the 311 service system, including pothole complaints and street lighting problems, with the most recent being an alley pothole complaint from May 2026 that is currently open. While the building has experienced various neighborhood-related issues as evidenced by the 311 service requests, including street lighting problems and an abandoned vehicle complaint, these primarily relate to external infrastructure rather than the building's structural or environmental conditions. The only documented environmental complaints related specifically to the building occurred in 2024, with both air pollution complaints being resolved within one day of filing.

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Risk rating

How 620 S 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
19thpercentile

Out of 7223 buildings in this neighborhood, 5851 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
53%
No code
violation
47%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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Building size

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Location

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

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 47%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

620 S Cicero Ave event timeline

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

2024
311 Request Sep 05
Building Violation
Health
Environmental ComplaintSep 04
Air Pollution Work Order

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