Building violation repairs in Albany Park and Lincoln Square
Dense 1920s courtyard buildings and two-flats, and one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the country, which matters practically: a City notice arrives in English regardless of who owns the building. Masonry leads the citation mix, with porch and carpentry items close behind on the rear elevations.
Also covers Lincoln Square, Ravenswood, Ravenswood Manor.
What the City's record shows in 60625
cited properties
open violations
items per notice
What gets cited here, in order
- masonry42%
- permits and plans21%
- porches and stairs15%
- carpentry13%
- plumbing7%
Cited buildings here were built around 1921 on average, and 69% of cited owners do not live at the property.
Albany Park is mostly brick two-flats
The photograph is one of ours, a brick two-flat taken from cited to closed. It is not a picture of Albany Park itself. It is the building type your blocks are made of, and the standard we finish them to.
Knowing the type matters more than it sounds. It decides whether your notice is a mortar problem or a framing one, whether a permit is needed before anyone touches it, and what the inspector will look at when they come back.
See more of our workWhat we fix most in Albany Park
Notices here lead with masonry, then permits and plans. These are the trades that actually close cases on these blocks, and we self-perform all but the licensed ones.
Tuckpointing & Repointing
The joints get ground out and repointed to match, so the wall stops shedding mortar and the inspector stops writing it up.
On the notice as: Repair exterior wall, Building in disrepair
Porches, Stairs & Decks
Porches and exterior stairs rebuilt to current Chicago code, which is the item the City is least willing to be patient about.
On the notice as: Repair porch system, Repair exterior stair
Parapet & Coping Repair
The wall above your roof line made solid again, so nothing is loose over the sidewalk and water stops entering the top of the building.
On the notice as: Parapet, Parapet & coping
Windows, Doors & Carpentry
Glass, sashes, frames and exterior doors made to work and lock again. The single most common item on Chicago notices.
On the notice as: Maintain window, Replace broken window panes
Egress, Exits & Stair Lighting
Exits cleared and stairs lit. These are life-safety items, and they are the ones that escalate fastest when ignored.
On the notice as: Obstructions in exit way, Illuminate public stair/hall
Permits, Plans & Unpermitted Work
Drawings prepared, permits pulled under our licence, and old unpermitted work made legal. You never have to call the department yourself.
On the notice as: Plans & permits required, Work not allowed
Nearby on the North Side
Cited in Albany Park? Find out what it costs.
We price every item on your notice in person, for free, and tell you honestly which ones are repairs and which are replacements.
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