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1225 W Montana St

Lincoln Park, Chicago IL 60614 14293230090000 4 units · 1898

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 Lincoln Park — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.0
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Lincoln Park average of 1.0.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1898
Stories
Building area5,321 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)14293230090000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
559 W Surf St Unit 306

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Initial analysis

The four-unit building at 1225 W Montana St, located in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood, is a 125-year-old structure owned by Lincoln2Montana LLC. Over the past seven years, there have been five documented service requests through the city's 311 system. The most recent incident was reported in December 2025, concerning an uncleared sidewalk due to snow, which has been marked as closed. The previous year, in December 2024, there was one report of a dead bird that has since been resolved. Earlier that same year, three separate tree trim requests were submitted on March 29, though these requests were subsequently noted as no longer being accepted. While the number of service requests is relatively low for a building of this age and size, it's worth noting that three of the five requests were related to tree maintenance issues, suggesting attention to green space management could be an area of ongoing concern.

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Risk rating

How 1225 W Montana 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
66thpercentile

Out of 1544 buildings in this neighborhood, 525 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
71%
No code
violation
29%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

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Building size

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

Number of rooms

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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.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 29%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

1225 W Montana St event timeline

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

2023
311 Request May 03
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint
Streets and Sanitation
311 RequestApr 08
Shared Housing/Vacation Rental Complaint

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