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1526 N Ashland Ave

Wicker Park, Chicago IL 60622 17062060410000 2 units · 1903

This building has more problems than most buildings in this neighborhood. 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 Wicker Park
At or below average
avg 1.1
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Wicker Park average of 1.1.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1903
Stories
Building area1,932 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)17062060410000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
2140 W Wellington Ave

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The property at 1526 N Ashland Ave in Wicker Park is a 2-unit building constructed in 1903, currently owned by Bart Yoon. The building's documented history over the past seven years shows relatively few incidents, with a total of 28 service requests, three building permits, and three violations recorded in the owner's name. Of particular note is a recent vacant/abandoned building complaint from April 2024 and a graffiti removal request from February 2025, both of which have been resolved. The property's environmental history includes one significant incident from 2000 regarding asbestos, though no similar issues have been reported in the more recent past. While the building has maintained a relatively low number of complaints and violations in recent years, the February 2025 graffiti incident and April 2024 vacant complaint warrant attention as potential indicators of neighborhood maintenance challenges, though both issues were promptly addressed through appropriate channels.

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Risk rating

How 1526 N Ashland 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
24thpercentile

Out of 1716 buildings in this neighborhood, 1304 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
51%
No code
violation
49%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Number of bedrooms

Total bedroom count is a proxy for property scale.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

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

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 severity forecast
No violation 46.1%
Moderate concern 23.7%
Severe concern 30.2%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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1526 N Ashland Ave event timeline

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2025
311 Request Feb 11
Graffiti Removal Request

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