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2542 N Halsted St

Sheffield & DePaul, Chicago IL 60614 14294160700000 3 units · 2017

Nothing on record for this building in the last seven years. Our model still sees a moderate chance of maintenance problems in the next 12 months, from the owner's wider portfolio and the surrounding area rather than from anything recorded here. 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 Sheffield & DePaul — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.0
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Sheffield & DePaul average of 1.0.

The bar and the rating point different ways because they measure different things: the bar counts building violations already on file, the rating forecasts the next 12 months.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built2017
Stories
Building area4,646 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)14294160700000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
2542 N Halsted St

Landlord portfolio

Other Chicago properties this owner holds, with a risk rating for each.

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 2542 N Halsted St in the Sheffield & DePaul neighborhood was constructed in 2017 and is currently owned by a taxpayer entity. The property has experienced minimal building activity since its construction, with only one building permit and a single graffiti removal request recorded through the city's 311 service system in 2026. However, the property's ownership through TAXPAYER OF is part of a larger ownership portfolio with significantly higher activity levels. The owner entity has recorded a staggering 2228 building violations, including 10 environmental enforcement actions and 33 environmental complaints over the past seven years. The owner has also had 8731 service requests and 338 building permits logged under their name during this period, along with 3 house share violations. These figures suggest that while the individual building has maintained a relatively low profile in terms of service requests and permits, it is part of a much larger ownership portfolio with substantial documented activity and regulatory interactions throughout the city.

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Risk rating

How 2542 N Halsted 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
28thpercentile

Out of 403 buildings in this neighborhood, 290 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
53%
No code
violation
47%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

The data points that most influenced this building's risk rating — ranked by the weight the model placed on each one.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

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

Building size

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

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 47%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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