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12114 S Lowe Ave

West Pullman, Chicago IL 60628 25281180180000 2 units · 1903

This building has more problems than most buildings in this neighborhood. A handful of unresolved issues. Worth a careful walk-through and pointed questions.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in West Pullman
Above average
avg 4.0
6
FewerMore

This building has 6 building violations (7y), above the West Pullman average of 4.0.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1903
Stories
Building area1,936 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)25281180180000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
12114 S Lowe Av

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 12114 S Lowe Avenue in the West Pullman neighborhood, owned by John Sims, has a documented history dating back to its 1903 construction. Of particular concern are six unresolved building code violations recorded on September 6, 2019, all resulting from complaint-driven inspections. While the exact nature of these violations is not specified in the records, their open status suggests ongoing compliance issues. The property has also generated six 311 service requests over the past seven years, though these are primarily related to municipal maintenance matters rather than building-specific issues. These requests include two abandoned vehicle complaints (both closed in December 2025), a garbage cart maintenance request (June 2025), and two tree emergency reports (one in December 2024 and another in March 2025). Additionally, there was one alley pothole complaint that was resolved in June 2024. While the 311 service requests indicate engagement with city services for various neighborhood issues, the persistent building code violations from 2019 warrant particular attention in evaluating the property's maintenance history.

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Risk rating

How 12114 S Lowe 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
23rdpercentile

Out of 1005 buildings in this neighborhood, 774 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
43%
No code
violation
57%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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The data points that most influenced this building's risk rating — ranked by the weight the model placed on each one.

Location

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

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 25.3%
Moderate concern 34.2%
Severe concern 40.5%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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12114 S Lowe Ave event timeline

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2025
311 Request Dec 18
Abandoned Vehicle Complaint
311 City Services
311 RequestDec 18
Abandoned Vehicle Complaint

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