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1316 S Lawndale Ave

North Lawndale, Chicago IL 60623 16231110140000 3 units · 1903

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
Units3
Year built1903
Stories
Building area3,858 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16231110140000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Roger Sanders
Mailing address
1316 S Lawndale

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 1316 S Lawndale Ave in North Lawndale, owned by Roger Sanders, is a 1903 construction that has recently experienced a notable cluster of service requests. Over the past seven years, there have been a total of 14 311 service requests associated with the property, with the most significant recent pattern occurring in December 2025, when six abandoned vehicle complaints were filed within a single month, with the most recent of these complaints being recorded in January 2026. While all these complaints have been marked as closed, the concentrated nature of these reports suggests there may have been an ongoing issue with abandoned vehicles in the immediate vicinity during that period. The building's historical record shows only these recent service requests, with no documented safety violations, building code infractions, or maintenance issues recorded in the available data.

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Risk rating

How 1316 S Lawndale 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
35thpercentile

Out of 3670 buildings in this neighborhood, 2386 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
56%
No code
violation
44%
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.

311 calls (past 7 years)

311 service requests tied to this address over 7 years.

Location

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12-Month severity forecast
No violation 51.0%
Moderate concern 35.2%
Severe concern 13.7%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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1316 S Lawndale Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jan 11
Abandoned Vehicle Complaint

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