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1605 S Homan Ave 2

North Lawndale, Chicago IL 60623 16234040020000 2 units · 1900

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, but recent activity points to a low risk of further maintenance problems in 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
29
FewerMore

This building has 29 building violations (7y), above the North Lawndale average of 1.9.

The bar and the rating point different ways because they measure different things: the bar counts building violations already on file, the rating forecasts the next 12 months.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1900
Stories
Building area2,132 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16234040020000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
5000 Plano Pkwy

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The property at 1605 S Homan Ave 2 in North Lawndale is a two-unit, 123-year-old building currently owned by Federal Home Loan Mortgage, with a significant record of building violations and service requests. Most notably, there has been an unusual cluster of six building code violations in December 2024, all of which have been resolved, suggesting recent compliance with building codes. Prior to this, there was one building violation complaint filed in November 2024 that has also been closed. The building's overall record shows 29 building violations in the past seven years, which is concerning for a two-unit property, though 38 violations are attributed to the owner across five parcels, indicating that other properties owned by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage may be included in this total. The property has generated two 311 service requests in the past seven years, including a traffic signal complaint in March 2026 that was closed. The building has required some level of maintenance or repairs, as evidenced by four building permits issued in the past seven years, though details of the work completed under these permits are not specified in the available data.

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Risk rating

How 1605 S Homan Ave 2'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
70thpercentile

Out of 3676 buildings in this neighborhood, 1103 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
70%
No code
violation
30%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

The data points that most influenced this building's risk rating — ranked by the weight the model placed on each one.

Location

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

Permit rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property permit rate across the owner's portfolio.

Lot size

Total lot square footage is a proxy for property scale.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 30%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

1605 S Homan Ave 2 event timeline

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

2024
Building Violation Dec 10
COMPLAINT
COMPLIED
Building ViolationDec 10
COMPLAINT

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