Building violation repairs in Logan Square and Bucktown
Boulevard greystones and worker cottages, in the most heavily renovated part of this list. That produces a distinctive notice: the citation is frequently against work somebody else already did, badly or without a permit, and the current owner inherited it at closing. Unwinding that is a different job to ordinary repair, and it usually starts at the permit desk rather than on the wall.
Also covers Bucktown, Humboldt Park (east), Palmer Square.
What the City's record shows in 60647
cited properties
open violations
items per notice
What gets cited here, in order
- masonry36%
- permits and plans26%
- plumbing18%
- porches and stairs9%
- carpentry8%
Cited buildings here were built around 1908 on average, and 67% of cited owners do not live at the property.
Logan Square 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 Logan Square 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 Logan Square
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.
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
Masonry Repair & Restoration
The full exterior brought back, including terra cotta and historic ornament, when patching one spot will not satisfy anybody.
On the notice as: Repair exterior wall, Building in disrepair
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
Cornice & Bay Wall Repair
The details that make a Chicago greystone or two-flat worth what it is worth, stabilised and restored instead of stripped off.
On the notice as: Repair cornice, Repair bay wall
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
Structural Repairs & Engineer Reports
The engineer report the City is demanding, filed, plus the repairs it calls for. Until this lands, nothing else on your notice can close.
On the notice as: Submit structural report, Structural member, pier block
Nearby on the Northwest Side
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