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1902 S Sawyer Ave

North Lawndale, Chicago IL 60623 16234210220000 3 units · 1881

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 built1881
Stories
Building area3,381 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16234210220000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
21040 Ne 14Th Ave

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 1902 S Sawyer Ave, located in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood, has been owned by Anthony Patterson since its construction in 1881. The property's recent service history over the past seven years shows a relatively low number of 311 service requests, totaling nine. The most recent open complaint, from June 2026, relates to fly dumping issues near the property. In late 2025, there were two tree planting requests - one that remains open and another that was closed following completion. The summer of 2025 saw several resolved community issues, including a closed e-scooter parking complaint in August, a weed removal request that was addressed within the same month, and a closed finance parking code enforcement review conducted in June. While the building's overall service request history is not particularly extensive, the open fly dumping complaint and the unresolved tree planting request from late 2025 are notable, though none of these issues appear to directly impact the building's internal conditions or resident quality of life.

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Risk rating

How 1902 S Sawyer 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
68thpercentile

Out of 3670 buildings in this neighborhood, 1174 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
69%
No code
violation
31%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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311 call rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property 311 call rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 52.8%
Moderate concern 27.3%
Severe concern 19.9%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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1902 S Sawyer Ave event timeline

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2026
311 Request Jun 10
Fly Dumping Complaint

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