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1219 W Montana St

Lincoln Park, Chicago IL 60614 14293230110000 3 units · 1894

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model puts this building at a low risk of further maintenance problems in the next 12 months. A few records worth reading before you sign. Check whether they were closed out, and ask what was actually fixed.

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
Units3
Year built1894
Stories
Building area3,427 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)14293230110000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1219 W Montana St

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 1219 W Montana St in Lincoln Park is a 1894 structure currently owned by Richard T Ashbeck. The property has experienced several maintenance and environmental issues over the past few years, with the most concerning being a documented asbestos incident in March 2026 that required official resolution by April 2026. The building's maintenance history shows recurring issues with street-level maintenance, evidenced by two graffiti removal requests in October 2025 and a rodent complaint in September 2025. Environmental maintenance has also been required, with two tree trimming requests submitted in March 2024, though it's noted that this request type is no longer being accepted. The building's permit history is minimal, showing only two permits in the past seven years, and the overall service request frequency is relatively low at five documented instances, suggesting some level of maintenance responsiveness to resident concerns.

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Risk rating

How 1219 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
96thpercentile

Out of 1544 buildings in this neighborhood, 62 are predicted to be safer. The band is relative to this neighborhood, so a share of every neighborhood falls in each colour.

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Predicted 12-month outcome
81%
No code
violation
19%
Code violation
likely
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12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 19%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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1219 W Montana St event timeline

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2026
311 Request Jun 19
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint
Environmental ComplaintMar 14
Asbestos Work Order

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