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1501 N Cleveland Ave

Old Town, Chicago IL 60610 17041100280000 3 units · 1883

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, and our model puts it at a low risk of maintenance problems over the next 12 months. No public enforcement record to go on. Walk the building, ask the current tenants how repairs get handled, and get any promises in writing.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Old Town — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.3
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Old Town average of 1.3.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1883
Stories
Building area8,000 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)17041100280000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
3912 N Lowell Ave

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 1501 N Cleveland Ave in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood is a historically significant structure dating back to 1883 and is currently owned by MDI Cleveland LLC. Over the past seven years, the property has generated 31 service requests through the city's 311 system, with the most recent cluster of complaints occurring in spring 2026. The latest documented issues include a closed rodent baiting complaint from June 2026, a city vehicle sticker violation (closed) from May 2026, and multiple street-related concerns including two pothole complaints in April 2026 (one of which remains open), a closed e-scooter parking complaint from March 2026, and a closed water-related issue from March 2026. The building's service request history suggests ongoing attention is needed to address urban infrastructure issues in its immediate vicinity, particularly concerning street maintenance as evidenced by two recent pothole complaints, though these are municipal rather than building-specific issues.

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Risk rating

How 1501 N Cleveland 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
56thpercentile

Out of 579 buildings in this neighborhood, 255 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
67%
No code
violation
33%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Location

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

Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

Property class (211)

Assessor class 211 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 33%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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1501 N Cleveland Ave event timeline

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2026
311 Request Jun 08
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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