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1521 S Kenneth Ave Hse

North Lawndale, Chicago IL 60623 16221170080000 2 units · 1890

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 built1890
Stories
Building area1,584 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16221170080000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Sedrick Little
Mailing address
1521 S Kenneth Av

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 1521 S Kenneth Ave in North Lawndale, owned by Sedrick Little, has a documented history dating back to its construction in 1890. The property has experienced minimal documented service requests over the past seven years, with only two 311 service requests in recent months. These recent incidents, both occurring in September 2025, involved a fly dumping complaint and a tree debris clean-up request, both of which have since been resolved. The building's overall service request record appears relatively quiet, with only eight service requests attributed to the owner across all their parcels in the past seven years, suggesting limited recent maintenance or service issues, though it's important to note that not all building conditions may be captured in the 311 system.

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Risk rating

How 1521 S Kenneth Ave Hse'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
66thpercentile

Out of 3670 buildings in this neighborhood, 1248 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
68%
No code
violation
32%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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Location

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Number of bedrooms

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12-Month severity forecast
No violation 64.2%
Moderate concern 27.3%
Severe concern 8.6%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

1521 S Kenneth Ave Hse event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Sep 29
Tree Debris Clean-Up Request
311 City Services
311 RequestSep 08
Fly Dumping Complaint

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