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1428 N Western Ave

Wicker Park, Chicago IL 60622 16012150360000 3 units · 1892

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 Wicker Park — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 1.1
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 building violations (7y), at or below the Wicker Park average of 1.1.

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 built1892
Stories
Building area3,662 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)16012150360000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Mailing address
1633 W Beach Ave

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Initial analysis

The three-unit, 1892 building at 1428 N Western Ave in Wicker Park, owned by Kantipur Real Estate H, has experienced several notable incidents over the past seven years, with the most recent cluster of service requests occurring in March 2026 when multiple water-related issues were reported on the street. Prior to these water complaints, the property had two documented rodent-related issues in 2025 and 2024, and a street light malfunction report in September 2024. While the building's age and history suggest it has weathered various urban challenges, the recent spate of water-related incidents in 2026 stands out as the most significant cluster of service requests in recent memory. The total of 12 service requests over seven years indicates some level of maintenance and community engagement, though the nature of these requests varies widely from infrastructure concerns to pest management issues.

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Risk rating

How 1428 N Western 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
18thpercentile

Out of 1722 buildings in this neighborhood, 1412 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
46%
No code
violation
54%
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.

Property class (211)

Assessor class 211 — small residential (roughly 2–6 units). The assessor's property-class code, which correlates with building type and the violation rates the model expects.

Location

Precise location is a proxy for area-level risk — some Chicago zip codes have systematically higher code-enforcement activity.

311 calls (past 7 years)

311 service requests tied to this address over 7 years.

12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk 54%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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1428 N Western Ave event timeline

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2025
311 Request Jun 06
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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