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1545 S State Chicago

Near South Side, Chicago IL 60605 17221060250000 81 units · 1900

This building has far more open problems than almost any other in the neighborhood. Renters here report frequent, slow-to-fix problems. Get repair promises in writing and check the unit before signing.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Near South Side
Above average
avg 6.5
25
FewerMore

This building has 25 building violations (7y), above the Near South Side average of 6.5.

Building characteristics
Units81
Year built1900
Stories
Building area122,143 sq ft
Property class391
PIN (Cook County parcel)17221060250000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Carriage House Apts
Mailing address
Po Box 4900

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The 81-unit Carriage House Apartments at 1545 S State Street in Chicago's Near South Side neighborhood is a century-old building constructed in 1900, currently owned by Carriage House Apts. The building's recent history (last seven years) shows a total of 25 building violations and 21 service requests through the 311 system, along with 8 building permits and 2 environmental complaints. Most notably, recent building code violations include multiple periodic routine inspections in November 2023, with one open violation as of late 2023, though others from the same period have been resolved. A permit-related inspection violation from September 2025 has also been resolved.

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Risk rating

How 1545 S State Chicago'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
2ndpercentile

Out of 57 buildings in this neighborhood, 56 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
5%
No code
violation
95%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Building size

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

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

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

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.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 1.5%
Moderate concern 48.8%
Severe concern 49.7%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

1545 S State Chicago event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Apr 16
Traffic Signal Out Complaint
311 RequestMar 14
Pothole in Street Complaint

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