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1456 S Kostner Ave

North Lawndale, Chicago IL 60623 16221100430000 2 units · 1925

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 North Lawndale
At or below average
avg 2.0
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the North Lawndale average of 2.0.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1925
Stories
Building area1,896 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16221100430000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Keith White
Mailing address
1456 S Kostner Ave

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 1456 S Kostner Ave in North Lawndale, owned by Keith White, has experienced several municipal service requests over the past seven years, with the most recent activity occurring in March 2026. The property, constructed in 1925, has had documented maintenance concerns primarily related to water management issues, with three separate water-related incidents: two complaints about water on the street (in March 2026 and June 2025) and two sewer cleaning inspection requests (in March 2026 and May 2024). The building has also required attention to waste management infrastructure, as evidenced by two garbage cart maintenance requests in August 2025 and December 2024.

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Risk rating

How 1456 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
52ndpercentile

Out of 3670 buildings in this neighborhood, 1762 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
64%
No code
violation
36%
Code violation
likely
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12-Month severity forecast
No violation 56.6%
Moderate concern 20.9%
Severe concern 22.5%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

1456 S Kostner Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Mar 31
Sewer Cleaning Inspection Request
311 City Services
311 RequestMar 27
Water On Street Complaint

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