Building violation repairs in Wicker Park and West Town
Pre-1900 on average, and full of landmark and historic-district frontage where what you may do to a facade is constrained before you start. Roofing citations are essentially absent in this ZIP and permit items are heavy, which fits a neighbourhood where the buildings have been renovated repeatedly and the paperwork has not always kept up.
Also covers Ukrainian Village, Noble Square, East Village.
What the City's record shows in 60622
cited properties
open violations
items per notice
What gets cited here, in order
- masonry42%
- permits and plans30%
- plumbing13%
- carpentry7%
- porches and stairs6%
Cited buildings here were built around 1898 on average, and 71% of cited owners do not live at the property.
Wicker 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 Wicker 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 Wicker 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.
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
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
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
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
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
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