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1457 S Kostner Ave

North Lawndale, Chicago IL 60623 16222160180000 4 units · 1919

This building has far more open problems than almost any other in the neighborhood. A handful of unresolved issues. Worth a careful walk-through and pointed questions.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in North Lawndale
Above average
avg 2.0
24
FewerMore

This building has 24 building violations (7y), above the North Lawndale average of 2.0.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1919
Stories
Building area4,050 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)16222160180000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Maximum Prop 1457 S Ko
Mailing address
3920 W Chicago Ave

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Risk rating

How 1457 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
9thpercentile

Out of 3670 buildings in this neighborhood, 3340 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
31%
No code
violation
69%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

Location

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Building size

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

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 9.5%
Moderate concern 27.9%
Severe concern 62.5%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

1457 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 May 06
Graffiti Removal Request
311 RequestMar 18
Graffiti Removal Request

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