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1514 S Kostner Ave

North Lawndale, Chicago IL 60623 16221170230000 5 units · 1925

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model predicts a high risk of further maintenance problems 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 North Lawndale — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.9
3
FewerMore

This building has 3 building violations (7y), above the North Lawndale average of 1.9.

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Initial analysis

The five-unit residential building at 1514 S Kostner Ave in North Lawndale, built in 1925 and currently owned by RMAL ESTATES LLC, has experienced several significant events in recent years that warrant attention. Most concerning are three open, unresolved complaint-driven inspection violations recorded in September 2024, representing the only active violations on record and indicating potential ongoing compliance issues. The building's 311 service request history from the past seven years shows eight total interactions, with three building violation reports submitted in June 2024, though these particular requests have since been marked as closed. Other service requests within this period include an information-only call in June 2024, an abandoned vehicle complaint in May 2024, and a street light outage report in October 2023, all of which were closed without indicating any building-specific implications.

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Building characteristics
Units5
Year built1925
Stories—
Building area5,976 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16221170230000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1514 S Kostner Ave

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Risk rating

How 1514 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

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
12thpercentile

Out of 3676 buildings in this neighborhood, 3235 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
36%
No code
violation
64%
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.

Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

311 call rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property 311 call rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 64%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

1514 S Kostner Ave event timeline

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

2024
Building Violation Sep 19 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationSep 19
COMPLAINT

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