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1439 S Saint Louis Ave

North Lawndale, Chicago IL 60623 16232160110000 6 units · 1903

This building has more problems than most buildings in this 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
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
Units6
Year built1903
Stories
Building area6,615 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16232160110000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Grzegorz Babinski
Mailing address
381 N Elmwood Ave

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Initial analysis

The six-unit multifamily building at 1439 S Saint Louis Ave in North Lawndale, constructed in 1903 and currently owned by Grzegorz Babinski, has experienced a noticeable pattern of animal-related incidents over the past two years, with four recorded complaints between October 2024 and January 2026 concerning stray or vicious animals in the vicinity. The property has also been the subject of a fly dumping complaint (now closed) in April 2026. While these incidents may not directly reflect on the building's internal conditions, they could indicate neighborhood maintenance and safety challenges. The building's official records show minimal documented violations of building codes (only two in the past seven years) and a low number of service requests through the 311 system (six in seven years), suggesting relatively stable building maintenance when compared to many urban properties. Additionally, there is a pending request for tree planting from May 2026, which remains open as of the latest data.

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Risk rating

How 1439 S Saint Louis 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
21stpercentile

Out of 3670 buildings in this neighborhood, 2899 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
46%
No code
violation
54%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Building size

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Location

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Number of units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 35.3%
Moderate concern 41.4%
Severe concern 23.2%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

1439 S Saint Louis Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request May 30
Tree Planting Request
311 RequestApr 20
Fly Dumping Complaint

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