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532 N Ogden Ave 1

West Town, Chicago IL 60642 17081260220000 3 units · 1894

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model predicts continuing maintenance failures over the next 12 months. Read the records below before you sign. Ask which issues were resolved, get repair commitments in writing, and inspect the unit yourself.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in West Town — not a forecast
Above average
avg 0.9
20
FewerMore

This building has 20 building violations (7y), above the West Town average of 0.9.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1894
Stories
Building area3,339 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)17081260220000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
532 N Ogden Av

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 532 N Ogden Ave in West Town, owned by Josephine Izzo, has experienced various maintenance issues and service requests over the past several years, with records extending back to 1993. The most pressing current concerns involve six open violations from 2021-2026, with a particularly notable unresolved permit-related inspection violation from May 2026, as well as five unresolved complaint-driven inspection violations from April 2021, suggesting ongoing compliance and maintenance challenges. The property has generated significant service activity in recent years, particularly in the latter half of 2025, with multiple dead animal pick-up requests (four in November and one in May) and a graffiti removal request (October 2025), all of which have been successfully closed. Looking further back in the building's history, there was a hazardous materials-related environmental complaint filed in August 1993, though there is no record of any subsequent related issues. While the building's age (constructed in 1894) is typical for the neighborhood, the combination of recent service requests and unresolved violations may warrant attention to building maintenance patterns.

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Risk rating

How 532 N Ogden Ave 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
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Out of 2271 buildings in this neighborhood, 2248 are predicted to be safer. The band is relative to this neighborhood, so a share of every neighborhood falls in each colour.

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Predicted 12-month outcome
18%
No code
violation
82%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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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.

Location

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

Code violations, owner's portfolio

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

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 82%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

532 N Ogden Ave 1 event timeline

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2026
Building Violation May 29 Serious
PERMIT
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