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623 W Buckingham Pl 1

Boystown, Chicago IL 60657 14213090210000 3 units · 1916

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model predicts a high risk of further maintenance problems in the next 12 months. A few records worth reading before you sign. Check whether they were closed out, and ask what was actually fixed.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Boystown — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.8
1
FewerMore

This building has 1 building violations (7y), at or below the Boystown average of 1.8.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1916
Stories
Building area5,400 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)14213090210000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
621 W Buckingham Place

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 623 W Buckingham Place in Chicago's Boystown neighborhood is a 107-year-old property currently owned by Robert J Lill. The building's recent records from 2024-2025 indicate some ongoing maintenance and safety concerns, most notably an open building code violation related to a periodic routine inspection from June 2024. There is also an open water lead test kit request from June 2025 that requires attention. The property has experienced several service-related issues over the past two years, including a missed garbage pick-up in September 2025, and two recycling pick-up requests in December 2024, both of which were resolved. Additionally, a porch inspection request from April 2024 has been closed, though the resolution details are not specified. While the building has had only one building code violation on record over the past seven years, the pattern of service requests suggests ongoing challenges with maintenance and city services, particularly regarding waste management and environmental safety matters.

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Risk rating

How 623 W Buckingham Pl 1'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
32ndpercentile

Out of 121 buildings in this neighborhood, 82 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
40%
No code
violation
60%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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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.

Building size

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

Location

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 60%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

623 W Buckingham Pl 1 event timeline

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2025
311 Request Jun 10
Water Lead Test Kit Request

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