Parking at 1450 E 53rd St
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Parking at this address

1450 E 53rd St

Ward 4, cleaning section 1 · 100,396 parking tickets were written across 110 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, September 22
Then Wednesday, September 23 · Wednesday, November 4 · Thursday, November 5. 9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone — but nearby blocks are, so a guest can still cross the line into one.
Cameras nearby?
None
No speed or red-light camera within a 10-minute walk.

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5500 S Cornell Ave alone took 692 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning6,881 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5500 S Cornell Ave — 692, 9 min walk SE
  • 5400 S Hyde Park Blvd — 600, 7 min walk SE
  • 5500 S Hyde Park Blvd — 594, 10 min walk SE
  • 1700 E 53rd St — 535, 8 min walk E
  • 5000 S Woodlawn Ave — 400, 9 min walk NW
Permit zones365 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 5500 S Harper Ave — 365, 7 min walk S
Plate checks19,226 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 5400 S Cornell Ave — 1,140, 7 min walk SE
  • 5000 S Cornell Ave — 831, 6 min walk NE
  • 1400 E 52nd St — 789, 2 min walk NW
  • 5000 S Lake Shore Dr — 778, 8 min walk NE
  • 5200 S Kenwood Ave — 696, 3 min walk W
Posted restrictions4,592 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 1600 E 50th Pl — 1,012, 8 min walk NE
  • 5200 S Cornell Ave — 751, 4 min walk E
  • 5100 S Harper Ave — 728, 3 min walk N
  • 5000 S Blackstone Ave — 642, 5 min walk N
  • 5000 S East End Ave — 618, 7 min walk NE
Metered blocks69,121 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 1300 E 53rd St — 15,694, 4 min walk W
  • 1400 E 53rd St — 10,344, 1 min walk W
  • 1600 E 53rd St — 6,805, 5 min walk E
  • 1500 E 53rd St — 4,870, 3 min walk E
  • 1600 E 55th St — 4,151, 7 min walk SE

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 4, section 1. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr1Wed
Apr2Thu
May13Wed
May14Thu
Jun26Fri
Jun29Mon
Aug10Mon
Aug11Tue
Sep22Tue
Sep23Wed
Nov4Wed
Nov5Thu

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, September 22.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
None nearby, but the app warns you anywhere in the city.
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City sticker & plates
A missed sticker is $200 and it’s a deadline, not a driving mistake. We buy them on time, every year.
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The tickets you still get
Contested by mail — 59% of mailed contests are dismissed — and paid before the fine doubles.
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What it costs
The average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.