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2824 W Nelson St

Avondale, Chicago IL 60618 13251110140000 4 units · 1914

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years, and our model puts it at a low risk of maintenance problems over the next 12 months. No public enforcement record to go on. Walk the building, ask the current tenants how repairs get handled, and get any promises in writing.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Avondale — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 0.6
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Avondale average of 0.6.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1914
Stories
Building area1,966 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13251110140000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
2824 W Nelson

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Initial analysis

The four-unit residential building at 2824 W Nelson St in Avondale, owned by Roberto G Flores, has been standing since 1914 and has recently experienced several notable issues. Most significantly, there appears to be an ongoing water-related concern, with multiple leak-related service requests in November 2025 - five separate reports were filed within a single day, all of which have since been closed. This cluster of water-related incidents suggests there may have been a temporary but significant plumbing system challenge in the building. More recently, in May 2026, a water lead test kit request was filed and remains open, indicating potential concerns about water quality that will require monitoring once results are processed. While the building has had only 12 service requests in the past seven years, the concentration of water-related issues and the pending lead test request warrant attention to the building's plumbing and water systems as these are critical to resident health and safety.

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Risk rating

How 2824 W Nelson St's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of Chicago code enforcement data — building violations, 311 complaint history, environmental enforcement, and owner track records. It estimates the probability that the City of Chicago will find a code violation at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Lower risk — safer than most nearby

City inspectors rarely find violations here. Strong maintenance history and a clean complaint record.

Typical — about average for the neighborhood

Some past violations or complaints on record. Worth asking the landlord about any open issues before signing.

Higher risk — riskier than most nearby

Elevated violation and complaint history. City inspectors have found issues here before and are statistically likely to again.

Neighborhood percentile
67thpercentile

Out of 3681 buildings in this neighborhood, 1215 are predicted to be safer. The band is relative to this neighborhood, so a share of every neighborhood falls in each colour.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
76%
No code
violation
24%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Number of units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

Number of bedrooms

Total bedroom count is a proxy for property scale.

Township: West Chicago

Located in West Chicago. The township captures local housing-market and code-enforcement patterns that affect all properties in the area.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 24%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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2824 W Nelson St event timeline

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2026
311 Request May 07
Water Lead Test Kit Request

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