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620 E 50Th Pl

Grand Boulevard, Chicago IL 60615 20102250100000 2 units · 1897

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 Grand Boulevard
At or below average
avg 2.9
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Grand Boulevard average of 2.9.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1897
Stories
Building area2,376 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)20102250100000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Leonard Watkins
Mailing address
920 S Florence St

Landlord portfolio

Other Chicago properties this owner holds, with risk grades for each.

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AI summary

The two-unit residential building at 620 E 50th Place in Chicago's Grand Boulevard neighborhood, owned by Leonard Watkins, is a historic structure dating back to 1897. The property's recent service request record over the past seven years shows five documented interactions with city services, with the most significant being a rodent baiting complaint and a sewer cave-in inspection request in 2025, both of which have been closed. The property has also engaged with city services regarding tree-related matters, including an open tree planting request from July 2025 and a now-defunct tree trimming request from February 2026. Additionally, there was one information-only call to 311 services in May 2026. While the number of service requests is relatively low for a two-unit building over this period, the nature of some requests, particularly the rodent issue and sewer inspection, are noteworthy from a resident experience perspective. However, it's important to note that the most recent requests are from 2026, suggesting there may have been limited recent activity or that additional requests may not yet be fully documented in the system.

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Risk rating

How 620 E 50Th Pl'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
77thpercentile

Out of 1162 buildings in this neighborhood, 267 are predicted to be safer.

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

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Location

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

Township: Lake

Located in Lake. The township captures local housing-market and code-enforcement patterns that affect all properties in the area.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

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

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 65.9%
Moderate concern 23.8%
Severe concern 10.3%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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The story over time

620 E 50Th Pl event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jun 09
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint
311 RequestMay 09
311 INFORMATION ONLY CALL

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