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2701 W Medill Ave

Logan Square, Chicago IL 60647 13362060210000 6 units · 1910

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model predicts continuing maintenance failures over the next 12 months. Read the records below before you sign. Ask which issues were resolved, get repair commitments in writing, and inspect the unit yourself.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Logan Square — not a forecast
Above average
avg 0.7
3
FewerMore

This building has 3 building violations (7y), above the Logan Square average of 0.7.

Building characteristics
Units6
Year built1910
Stories
Building area5,890 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)13362060210000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
7731 W Fargo

Landlord portfolio

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Initial analysis

The six-unit residential building at 2701 W Medill Ave in Logan Square, owned by Paul and Linda Ceffalo, was constructed in 1910 and has experienced several notable events in recent years. Most concerning are three unresolved complaint-driven inspection violations recorded in December 2023, which warrant attention given their open status. The building's maintenance record shows a total of seven 311 service requests over the past seven years, though all of these have been resolved. These requests included three instances of graffiti removal between November 2025 and November 2025, a water lead test kit request in July 2025, and various infrastructure issues outside the building such as an alley pothole complaint (October 2024), an abandoned vehicle complaint (September 2024), and a street light outage (June 2024). While the graffiti removal and infrastructure-related service requests were properly addressed, the recent open violations from December 2023 represent the most significant current concern regarding the building's condition and compliance status.

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Risk rating

How 2701 W Medill Ave'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
6thpercentile

Out of 5187 buildings in this neighborhood, 4876 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
37%
No code
violation
63%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Code violations (past 7 years)

City of Chicago Department of Buildings violations issued at this address over the last 7 years — a direct record of enforcement activity.

Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 63%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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2701 W Medill Ave event timeline

Building violations, environmental complaints and enforcement, permits, scofflaw listings, and 311 calls — most recent records in order.

2025
311 Request Jul 23
Water Lead Test Kit Request

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