Life Safety Evaluations (Deprecated 2015)

OUTDATED. This dataset is not updated after 2015 due to changes in how the source data are maintained. For current information about high-rise buildings required to comply with the Life Safety Evaluation (LSE) Ordinance adopted in 2004, please visit the <a href="https://www.chicago.gov/dob" target="_blank">Department of Buildings section</a> of the City of Chicago Web site and in the main menu select: Department Records and Data > Life Safety Evaluation (LSE) Building Status. -- This dataset is a listing of the report status of all residential buildings required to submit a Life Safety Evaluation under city ordinance. Because the Chicago building code has since 1975 required new high-rise residential buildings to be constructed with sprinkler systems, the Life Safety Ordinance mostly impacted high-rise residential buildings constructed prior to 1975. This dataset does not describe the overall safety of a building, only whether or not the life safety evaluation was submitted and approved by the City of Chicago. Please note that the majority of reports “failed” initially as a result of a new reporting process and changes to building standards.