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1212 S Avers Ave

North Lawndale, Chicago IL 60623 16231020230000 2 units · 1900

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 built1900
Stories
Building area2,750 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16231020230000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Carl H Zimmerman Jr
Mailing address
1212 S Avers Ave

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 1212 S Avers Avenue in North Lawndale, owned by Carl H Zimmerman Jr, is a century-old property constructed in 1900. The building's documented history over the past seven years shows a total of eight service requests through the city's 311 system, with all cases having been resolved and marked as closed. The most recent records from 2026 include two information-only calls in May and April, while 2025 witnessed several incidents related to animal welfare, with reports of injured animals filed in December and November. Prior to these, there were also two service requests related to property maintenance: a garbage cart maintenance issue in September 2025 and an inspection of the public way in July 2025. While the building has experienced various service-related incidents, it's worth noting that none of the reported issues appear to directly impact resident safety or building integrity, and all matters have been properly addressed through the 311 system's closure process.

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Risk rating

How 1212 S Avers 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
67thpercentile

Out of 3670 buildings in this neighborhood, 1211 are predicted to be safer.

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

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12-Month severity forecast
No violation 46.7%
Moderate concern 25.6%
Severe concern 27.7%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

1212 S Avers Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request May 07
311 INFORMATION ONLY CALL
311 City Services
311 RequestApr 09
311 INFORMATION ONLY CALL

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