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1531 S Kolin Ave

North Lawndale, Chicago IL 60623 16222240110000 4 units · 1923

This building has far more open problems than almost any other in the neighborhood. Renters here report frequent, slow-to-fix problems. Get repair promises in writing and check the unit before signing.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in North Lawndale
Above average
avg 2.0
9
FewerMore

This building has 9 building violations (7y), above the North Lawndale average of 2.0.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1923
Stories
Building area5,764 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16222240110000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
1531 S Kolin Ave Bsmt

Landlord portfolio

Other Chicago properties this owner holds, with risk grades for each.

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Initial analysis

The four-unit residential building at 1531 S Kolin Ave in North Lawndale, owned by Nataliya Kucherenko, has a documented history dating back to 1996, with its most significant recent issues occurring in the past two years. The property has consistently had unresolved building code violations, with three complaint-driven inspections in June 2022 and a periodic routine inspection in May 2024 that remain open. While one complaint-driven violation from April 2022 has been resolved, the persistence of multiple open violations suggests ongoing compliance challenges.

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Risk rating

How 1531 S Kolin 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
4thpercentile

Out of 3670 buildings in this neighborhood, 3523 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
23%
No code
violation
77%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Violation rate, owner's portfolio

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

Building size

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

Location

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

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 10.9%
Moderate concern 28.3%
Severe concern 60.8%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

1531 S Kolin Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request May 18
Abandoned Vehicle Complaint
311 RequestMay 18
Abandoned Vehicle Complaint

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