553 North Lawndale Avenue, Chicago
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Permits and code violations
6 permits not closed out. Unfinished permits pass to the next owner. 24 open violations.
- Permit – express permit program Oct 2026Active
For permit 101065658: replacement electrical contractor. new contractor(s) listed under "other applicants and contractors" on permit certificate.
- Permit – express permit program May 2026Complete
For permit 101065658: replacement plumbing contractor. new contractor(s) listed under "other applicants and contractors" on permit certificate.
- Permit – express permit program Feb 2026Active
Tuckpointing and unit masonry repair / replacement: 1500 sq. ft., lintel qty. 0, max. length 0. location: south wall.
- Permit - new construction Jun 2025Active
Self-cert 2019 cbc: full building permit for 2 story 3 d.u. building with basement, rear porch with stair at 1st/2nd story, 3 exterior parking spaces on concrete pad as per plan (occupancy group r-5, type va construction).
- Permit - easy permit process Sep 2023
Fences: 66ft in x 6ft in: qty 1
- Permit - wrecking/demolition May 2023Complete
Emergency wreck and remove a 1 story masonry residence
- Permit - renovation/alteration Jul 2022Expired
Spr 2019 cbc interior remodeling of 3 unit residential building
- Permit - wrecking/demolition Feb 2018Complete
Emergency wreck and remove a 3 story masonry multi unit residence.
- Permit - wrecking/demolition Jun 2013Complete
Wreck and remove single family residence. emergency.
- Permit - porch construction Jul 2006
Replace existing three story enclosed porch with open porch same size and location per arch. plans.
Chicago Department of Buildings
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Major airport
7.4 mi
Chicago Midway (MDW). Aircraft may be audible under approach paths.
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Trading floors, logistics and the deepest architecture stock in America
Chicago carries a full corporate economy at a price the coasts do not match. Neighborhoods are distinct and walkable, two and three flats are everywhere, and the Loop still sets the commute for finance, law and consulting.
- $71,673
- median household income
- 18.9%
- residents aged 25 to 34
- 45%
- households that own their home
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- Logistics and rail
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CME Group · Boeing suppliers · University of Chicago · Northwestern Medicine · United Airlines
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- Young professionals
- Families buying space
- Two and three flat owners
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