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1528 S Springfield Ave

North Lawndale, Chicago IL 60623 16231230430000 3 units · 2009

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 built2009
Stories
Building area3,360 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16231230430000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Nijesh Chandran
Mailing address
1111 W Madison St#3E

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Initial analysis

The property at 1528 S Springfield Ave is a three-unit residential building located in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood. Built in 2009 and currently owned by Nijesh Chandran, the building's recent history over the past seven years shows a mixed record of tenant-related and building maintenance concerns. Notably, there has been only one 311 service request directly related to the building during this period, which was a closed vicious animal complaint from March 2025. However, the ownership group associated with the building has generated a total of 97 service requests through the 311 system, which likely includes multiple requests across their total of 12 parcels, suggesting significant involvement with city services beyond this single address.

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Risk rating

How 1528 S Springfield 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
43rdpercentile

Out of 3670 buildings in this neighborhood, 2092 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
60%
No code
violation
40%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Location

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Number of rooms

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Building size

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12-Month severity forecast
No violation 60.4%
Moderate concern 24.4%
Severe concern 15.2%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

1528 S Springfield Ave event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Mar 04
Vicious Animal Complaint

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