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503 N Laramie Ave

Austin, Chicago IL 60644 16092160230000 2 units · 1910

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model puts this building at a low 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 Austin — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.6
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Austin average of 1.6.

Building characteristics
Units2
Year built1910
Stories
Building area2,326 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)16092160230000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
5425 W Augusta Blvd

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The two-unit residential building at 503 N Laramie Ave in Chicago's Austin neighborhood, owned by Jeanette Patterson and constructed in 1910, has experienced several service requests and incidents over the past decade. Most notably, in June 2024, the property was the subject of an air pollution complaint that was resolved within a day. The building's recent activity in 2025 has included a mix of service requests, with some related to basic maintenance and public services, such as a garbage cart maintenance issue, a tree planting request, and a water lead test kit request, which were still open or recently closed. Looking further back in the building's history, there were significant violations in September 2011 related to its status as a vacant/abandoned property, including failure to maintain security and the requirement for a watchman, resulting in $1,600 in fines, though one of these violations was ultimately city non-suited.

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Risk rating

How 503 N Laramie 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

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
50thpercentile

Out of 7223 buildings in this neighborhood, 3612 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
76%
No code
violation
24%
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.

Environmental complaint rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property environmental complaint rate across the owner's portfolio.

Year built

The year a building was constructed is a proxy for its maintenance challenges.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 24%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

503 N Laramie Ave event timeline

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

2025
311 Request Mar 28
Water Lead Test Kit Request

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