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1420 S Trumbull Chicago

North Lawndale, Chicago IL 60623 16232160210000 20 units · 1978

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model predicts continuing maintenance failures over the next 12 months. Read the records below before you sign. Ask which issues were resolved, get repair commitments in writing, and inspect the unit yourself.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in North Lawndale — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.9
7
FewerMore

This building has 7 building violations (7y), above the North Lawndale average of 1.9.

Building characteristics
Units20
Year built1978
Stories
Building area14,076 sq ft
Property class315
PIN (Cook County parcel)16232160210000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
7370 N Lincoln Ave

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The 20-unit residential building at 1420 S Trumbull in North Lawndale, owned by Spaulding Trumbull LLC and constructed in 1978, has experienced a notable pattern of ongoing maintenance and public safety concerns over the past seven years. Most significantly, there are currently five unresolved building code violations from February 2020 related to a complaint-driven inspection, marking these as the most serious and persistent issues on record. Additionally, there was one resolved building code violation from November 2019. The property has generated a total of 10 service requests through the 311 system in the past seven years, with the most recent three complaints (as of September 2025) pertaining to fly dumping, stray animals, and a suspected leak. A concerning cluster of three fire hydrant-related complaints occurred simultaneously in August 2024. The total counts of violations and service requests under the current ownership (Spaulding Trumbull LLC) show 21 building violations and 44 service requests, suggesting a potential pattern of reactive rather than proactive property management in addressing resident concerns and building maintenance needs.

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Risk rating

How 1420 S Trumbull Chicago'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

Lower risk — safer than most nearby

City inspectors rarely find violations here. Strong maintenance history and a clean complaint record.

Typical — about average for the neighborhood

Some past violations or complaints on record. Worth asking the landlord about any open issues before signing.

Higher risk — riskier than most nearby

Elevated violation and complaint history. City inspectors have found issues here before and are statistically likely to again.

Neighborhood percentile
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Out of 3676 buildings in this neighborhood, 3676 are predicted to be safer. The band is relative to this neighborhood, so a share of every neighborhood falls in each colour.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
9%
No code
violation
91%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Lot size

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Location

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

Code violations, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 91%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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1420 S Trumbull Chicago event timeline

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