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1600 S Saint Louis Ave

North Lawndale, Chicago IL 60623 16234010430000 3 units · 1906

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
13
FewerMore

This building has 13 building violations (7y), above the North Lawndale average of 1.9.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1906
Stories
Building area3,378 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16234010430000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
830 Cernan Dr

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 1600 S Saint Louis Ave in North Lawndale, owned by Eulean Pugh and constructed in 1906, has experienced significant ongoing issues in recent years, particularly in late 2023 and mid-2023, when multiple complaint-driven inspections were initiated, all of which remain unresolved as of now. The building has accumulated 13 building violations and 43 service requests over the past seven years, though environmental complaints from 2006 show previous troubling patterns, including multiple illegal dumping incidents and air pollution violations that resulted in substantial fines totaling $21,000 across three separate administrative hearings. More recently, between 2025-2026, the property has generated several service requests, including some concerning fly dumping (two open cases as of June 2026) and public way inspections, suggesting ongoing maintenance and environmental challenges. The most recent building code violations and environmental complaints indicate that the property continues to grapple with regulatory compliance and maintenance issues, though some older violations from 2006 may no longer be relevant to current living conditions.

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Risk rating

How 1600 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

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
5thpercentile

Out of 3676 buildings in this neighborhood, 3492 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
25%
No code
violation
75%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Code violations (past 7 years)

City of Chicago Department of Buildings violations issued at this address over the last 7 years — a direct record of enforcement activity.

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 75%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

1600 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 Aug 03
No Building Permit and Construction Violation
311 RequestJul 31
No Building Permit and Construction Violation

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